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 her

Hamilton thought about it, the more

scoff loud and

turned back to the secretary

it off, "Oh, I get

who didn't bother correcting her

Natalia stepped inside with

the weight of the word 'boyfriend.' Not so long ago, he had claimed to be her boyfriend in front of Ryan. And now, the term had seemingly shifted

as if a boulder was pressing down on his chest, making it hard to

coming?" Hamilton finally tore his

sour, and it cast a

meeting ended around noon, and thankfully, they had made some progress, reaching a

was headed by

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

glanced at Natalia. If she was going,

was packing up when the secretary called

boyfriend is here

looked outside, seeing Ryan standing at the door, his tailored suit and poised

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

glanced at Hamilton. Though others might not know the dynamics between the

concessions and asking him to play along all for Ms. Jenkins, it seemed. And now, what was this? Was Hamilton

city, who could

a stoic exterior, but inwardly, he scoffed.

to keep

is a matter

her lip, looking at Hamilton. His expression seemed genuinely nonchalant,

Bran was clearly interested in the unfolding drama,

finally said, "I apologize, Mr. Bran, but I have

her words, Mr. Bran narrowed his eyes slightly. Before he

Bran was taken

expected the man coming for Natalia to be the scion of

for their discretion in Boria City, but

in prestige and a rising star in the Foreign

had his fair share of clout in the city's business circles, but even

such echelon, well beyond

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

Fowlers' reputation