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 uncomfortable he

his scoff

entirely friendly and turned back to the secretary to reiterate,

"Oh, I get

bother correcting her again, sensing that it might just make things

doors opened, Natalia

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

boulder was pressing down on his chest, making

Fowler, aren't you coming?" Hamilton finally

mood was visibly sour, and it cast a

and thankfully, they had made

headed

turned to Hamilton with a smile, "Mr. Fowler, care to join us

the mood, but he glanced at Natalia.

was packing up when

is here to pick

Ryan standing at the door, his tailored suit and poised

smile, Natalia didn't bother to correct her. She simply apologized to Mr. Bran,

at Hamilton. Though others might not know the

quite a drama recently, including making concessions and asking him to play along all for Ms.

this city, who could outmaneuver Hamilton

but inwardly, he scoffed. Ryan was becoming quite the

struggled to keep his

Jenkins, lunch is a

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

the unfolding drama, showing no

apologize, Mr. Bran, but I have a prior

Mr. Bran narrowed his eyes slightly.

Bran was

for Natalia to be the scion of the Holzer

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

rising star in the Foreign

of clout in the city's business circles,

family was one such echelon, well beyond his usual

didn't particularly care about the intricacies of the Holzer

all, the Fowlers' reputation preceded