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

Hamilton thought about it, the more

heard his scoff loud and

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

waved it off, "Oh, I

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

doors opened, Natalia stepped inside with

term had seemingly shifted to Ryan. Hamilton never imagined a day when Natalia

down on his chest, making it

aren't you coming?" Hamilton finally

it cast a pall over the negotiation meeting

noon, and thankfully, they had made some progress, reaching a

firm was headed by

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

glanced at Natalia. If she was

packing up when

is here to

the door,

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

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

him to play along all for

this city, who

a stoic exterior, but inwardly, he

to

Jenkins, lunch is a

her lip, looking at Hamilton. His expression seemed genuinely nonchalant, not as if he was trying to

in the unfolding

hesitation, Natalia finally said, "I apologize, Mr. Bran, but I

Mr. Bran narrowed his eyes slightly. Before he could respond, Ryan

Bran was

man coming for Natalia to be the scion of the

were known for their discretion in Boria City,

star in

circles, but even

the Holzer family was one such echelon, well beyond his usual

the intricacies

the Fowlers' reputation preceded