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

more Hamilton thought about it, the

heard his scoff loud and

friendly and turned back to the secretary to reiterate, "We're really

it off, "Oh, I get it. Future boyfriend,

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

doors opened, Natalia stepped inside with the

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

if a boulder was pressing down on his chest,

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

was visibly sour, and it cast a pall

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

headed by a Mr.

Mr. Bran turned to Hamilton with a

he glanced at Natalia. If she was going, he might be persuaded to

packing up when the secretary called

your boyfriend is

Ryan standing at the door, his tailored suit and poised

Mr. Bran,

curiosity as he glanced at Hamilton. Though others

recently, including making concessions and asking him to play along all for Ms. Jenkins, it

who could outmaneuver Hamilton

inwardly, he scoffed.

struggled to

is a matter of

genuinely nonchalant, not as if he was trying to make things difficult for

Bran was clearly interested in the unfolding drama, showing

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

Bran narrowed his eyes slightly.

was taken

expected the man coming for Natalia to

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

lineage gilded in prestige and a rising star in the

the city's business circles, but even he

Holzer family was one such

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

all, the Fowlers'