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 exactly

more Hamilton thought about it, the more

heard his scoff loud and

wasn't entirely friendly and turned back to the secretary to

waved it off, "Oh,

at Natalia, who didn't bother correcting her again, sensing that it might just

opened, Natalia stepped inside with the

long ago, he had claimed to be her boyfriend in front of Ryan. And now, the term had seemingly shifted to Ryan. Hamilton never imagined a day when Natalia would openly introduce someone else as her boyfriend. The thought had never

pressing down on his

his hesitation, called out, "Mr. Fowler, aren't you coming?" Hamilton finally tore his gaze away

sour, and it cast a

thankfully, they had made some

headed by

the meeting room, Mr. Bran turned to Hamilton with a smile, "Mr.

but he glanced at Natalia. If she was going, he might

packing up when the secretary called

boyfriend is here to pick

seeing Ryan standing at the door, his tailored suit and

to correct her. She simply apologized to Mr. Bran, "Sorry, Mr. Bran, I have other plans. I can't join you for

as he glanced at Hamilton. Though others might not know the dynamics between the two,

all for Ms. Jenkins, it seemed. And now, what was this?

this city, who could outmaneuver

stoic exterior, but inwardly, he scoffed. Ryan

to keep his

Jenkins, lunch is a

looking at Hamilton. His expression seemed genuinely nonchalant, not as if

clearly interested in the unfolding drama, showing no

"I apologize, Mr. Bran, but

his eyes slightly. Before he could

was taken

not expected the man coming for Natalia to be the scion of

were known for their discretion in Boria City,

rising star in the Foreign Office, Ryan Holzer

Bran had his fair share of clout in the city's business circles, but even he knew there were levels of elite he

one such echelon,

didn't particularly care about the

the Fowlers'