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?

was exactly her

more Hamilton thought about it, the more

his scoff

Hamilton a look that wasn't entirely friendly and turned

secretary waved it off, "Oh,

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

doors opened, Natalia

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 even crossed his

down on

aren't you coming?" Hamilton finally tore his gaze away

was visibly sour, and it cast a

ended around noon, and thankfully, they

firm was headed by

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

the mood, but he glanced at Natalia.

when

is here to pick you

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

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

glanced at Hamilton. Though others might not

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

who could outmaneuver Hamilton

stoic exterior, but inwardly, he scoffed. Ryan was

struggled to keep his

lunch is a

looking at Hamilton. His expression seemed genuinely nonchalant, not as if he was trying to make things difficult for

interested in the

"I apologize, Mr. Bran, but

his eyes slightly. Before he could

Bran was taken

man coming for Natalia to

their discretion in Boria City, but that didn't

in prestige and a rising star in the Foreign Office, Ryan Holzer was hard to

city's business circles, but even he knew there were levels of elite he

such echelon, well beyond his usual

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

Fowlers'