Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 159

Chapter 158

Hamilton had lost his appetite.

Hence, the dinner plans they had made just fell apart.

Mr. Bran had wanted to have dinner with Ryan, but it was clear Ryan wasn't playing ball, and that was that.

The trio left the office together, with Mr. Bran politely seeing them out.

Ryan and Natalia walked ahead, deep in conversation, about the opening ceremony of the international expo that evening.

Hamilton squinted at their retreating figures and, unable to help himself, lit up a cigarette.

The thick smoke did little to obscure the bitterness in his eyes.

Mr. Bran chuckled as he watched him. "I thought Ms. Jenkins was with you."

Hamilton snorted.

He used to think so, too.

He had always believed Natalia was his for the taking.

A tantrum, a temporary split, he figured it was just a flash of anger.

She would come back when she cooled down, he thought.

Until today, when he heard Ryan call her Nat.

It hit Hamilton then - Ryan wasn't like Ronin.

Sure, he had been mad at Natalia over Ronin before.

But deep down, he knew that playboy wasn't for her.

If he could see it, so could Natalia.

With Ronin, at best, it would end up as some sugar daddy arrangement.

A fling he could break if he pushed hard enough.

But Ryan was different.

He could tell Ryan was serious about Natalia.

The way he looked at her had a cautious tenderness that spoke of real intent.

And Natalia didn't seem to mind Ryan's attention.

Hamilton suddenly realized.

woman, it seemed, could entertain the

utterly resistant when it

he'd never felt before

forward, catching

paused, giving him a glance before resuming her talk

in

had Linda book a flight for

stopped in her tracks, turning

back to Silkwood

Hamilton frowned. "What things?"

got a

eyed her skeptically. "Really? No meetings when you're away, but as soon as you hit Boria City, you're booked?

just Ryan's ploy

meeting;

it or

her

Hamilton was on

have Linda book for tomorrow. I'll go

finished,

Silkwood City for a business trip tomorrow, anyway. I can accompany Natalia. You've got a business empire to run, Mr. Fowler. You should head back." With that, Ryan opened the car door for Natalia, who slid in without a

stood outside, his face a mask of cool

being a bit

the car, his eyes

natural to be attentive to a

crushing his cigarette underfoot as if stamping out his

glanced at Natalia. "Hamilton must

she responded without

noticed

coming back to her if

in

regretted it now, he would likely forget her soon enough once someone new came

took a deep breath, pushing thoughts

something else on her

to have dinner

didn't

his background, he probably wasn't keen on dealing

Ryan said softly, looking

of your work, your life. It's not just for

was at a loss

a moment, she managed

really not good

face cooling for the

stern gaze. Even his

conclusions. I just want to lay out my situation for you. If you don't mind it, we can talk about 'us.' Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll be wasting your

but

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