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

Hamilton thought about it, the more uncomfortable

his scoff

a look that wasn't entirely friendly and turned back to the secretary to reiterate, "We're really

secretary waved it off, "Oh,

her again, sensing that it might just make things

elevator doors opened, Natalia stepped

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.

if a boulder was pressing down on his

out, "Mr. Fowler, aren't you coming?" Hamilton finally tore

cast a pall over the negotiation meeting

and thankfully, they had made some progress, reaching

collaborating firm was headed

Mr. Bran turned to Hamilton with a

in the mood, but he glanced at Natalia. If she was going,

packing up when the

Jenkins, your boyfriend is here to

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

Natalia didn't bother to correct her. She simply apologized to Mr. Bran, "Sorry, Mr. Bran, I have

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

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

who

maintained a stoic exterior, but inwardly, he scoffed. Ryan

struggled to keep his

is a matter

lip, looking at Hamilton. His expression seemed genuinely nonchalant, not

clearly interested in the

a moment's hesitation, Natalia finally said, "I apologize, Mr. Bran, but I

her words, Mr. Bran narrowed his eyes

Bran was taken

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

in Boria City, but

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

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

family was one such echelon, well beyond his

care about the

the Fowlers'