Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 157

Natalia didn't want to provoke the man before her. Thus,

She remained silent.

Hamilton let out a snort of disdain and then asked, "Enjoying your breakfast?"

Natalia pursed her lips before responding, "It's quite good. Have you eaten, Mr. Fowler?"

Hamilton's face darkened considerably.

He hadn't eaten, and he had no appetite.

His heart wasn't as big as hers seemed to be.

She had just ended a relationship of over three years, and here she was, able to have a cheerful breakfast with another man.

"You're so easily pleased, huh? A simple breakfast, and you're all smiles?" The sourness in Hamilton's voice was unmistakable.

Natalia found it hard to ignore.

She couldn't be bothered to indulge in this pointless exchange with him anymore and instead greeted the secretary from the collaborating firm with a nod.

Hamilton, feeling thoroughly ignored, looked even more displeased.

The secretary approached Natalia with a friendly smile.

"Ms. Jenkins, was that your boyfriend who brought you breakfast?"

Natalia chuckled and shook her head.

"No, not my boyfriend, just a friend."

The secretary gave her a knowing grin, "Not yet, maybe, but I bet it won't be long. I saw that little hair ruffle - quite the flirtatious move! And he's so handsome, you two would make a picture-perfect couple." Hamilton couldn't help but huff at that.

Perfect couple? As if.

Ryan was nothing like Natalia's type.

At least, that was what he liked to think. But as he stewed over it, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

What was Natalia's type anyway? Clearly not someone like him, or why would she have left so decisively?

Ryan was

thought about it,

scoff loud

look that wasn't entirely friendly and turned

"Oh, I

didn't bother correcting her again, sensing that it might just make things

Natalia stepped

long ago, he had claimed to be her boyfriend in front of Ryan. And now, the term had seemingly shifted to

boulder was pressing down

aren't you coming?" Hamilton

was visibly sour, and it cast a

they had made some progress, reaching a

collaborating firm was headed

Bran turned to Hamilton with a smile, "Mr.

but he glanced at Natalia.

when the secretary

Jenkins, your boyfriend is here to pick

outside, seeing Ryan standing at the door, his tailored suit and poised stance drawing

to correct her. She simply apologized to Mr. Bran, "Sorry, Mr.

curiosity as he glanced at Hamilton. Though others

making concessions and asking him to play along all for Ms. Jenkins, it seemed. And now, what was this? Was Hamilton about to be

this city, who could outmaneuver

stoic exterior, but inwardly, he scoffed. Ryan was becoming quite the

struggled to

is

seemed genuinely nonchalant, not as if he was trying to make things

the unfolding drama, showing no intention of

said, "I apologize, Mr. Bran,

his eyes slightly. Before he could

was taken

expected the man coming for Natalia to be the scion of the

were known for their discretion in Boria City, but that didn't

a rising star in the Foreign

of clout in the city's business circles, but even he knew

Holzer family was one such echelon, well

didn't particularly care about the intricacies of the Holzer family

the Fowlers'