Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 159

Ryan followed Natalia into the elevator and then came clean.

"I saw Hamilton downstairs just now, so I figured I'd come up with you. He's probably here to see you, right?"

Natalia paused for a second.

She hadn't noticed Hamilton.

But whether he came or not didn't really make much difference to her now.

"Does tea keep you up at night?" she asked directly.

It took Ryan a moment to catch on, but then he realized she truly didn't care anymore.

She was letting herself move on.

"Nope." He looked at Natalia and chuckled. "You know your stuff about tea?"

Natalia nodded. "Took a class."

Ryan's eyes twinkled. "Well then, you might be in for some trouble. My granddad's a real tea aficionado. Looks like we'll be calling on your expertise." Natalia laughed, "Alright, I'll have to show him my skills one of these days."

They chatted and laughed as they stepped out of the elevator.

As soon as they did, the elevator next to them opened, too.

Hamilton's gaze landed on their smiling faces, and it felt like a punch to the gut.

Especially Ryan's smile-it just looked so off.

A grown man grinning like that-it was almost like he was selling himself short.

Natalia's stride faltered, and her brows furrowed.

"Mr. Fowler, is there something you need?"

Hamilton looked at Natalia, suddenly at a loss for words.

Need something?

Of course, he did.

He was there to keep an eye on Ryan, to make sure he didn't get any funny ideas.

But he didn't really have a leg to stand on for that now.

"I got a room here," Hamilton said, his gloomy expression laced with a touch of nonchalant ease.

Natalia's brows furrowed deeply. "What?"

Hamilton let out a laugh. "After what happened to you last night, I couldn't just ignore it."

Natalia hesitated, then fell silent.

She turned and unlocked her own door.

Ryan followed her in.

But as he started to close the door, Hamilton stopped him.

"Aren't you going

you were all about preserving Ms. Jenkins' reputation before, and now you're shamelessly entering her room in the middle

didn't take it to heart;

close to another man-it's bound to

letting

expression, however, turned

close

smile and unceremoniously shut the door

closed right before his

passing bellhop tentatively asked, "Sir, do you

glacial look

dare say another word and quickly scuttled off. Inside

went to boil some water, planning to make Ryan

her

"What happened last night?"

hesitated. "Thalia showed up with

"How come you didn't call me?"

everything happened so fast-from Thalia showing up to Hamilton dealing with it-it

night, what about today? He had been with Natalia all day, and she hadn't mentioned a

was the one who had brought Natalia to this hotel, and while Natalia had a problem, he was clueless, but Hamilton

current nature of his relationship with Natalia, he

now on, could you call me, no matter what it

Natalia smiled and nodded.

not pressing further, and they switched topics

stay

was his

out, it was inappropriate for him to stay in

while, he stood up

a lady from the

man, what are you doing out here

was annoyed and frowned at

reply, the lady seemed to have

Hamilton's mouth twitched,

he suddenly found the idea of Natalia as

expression, the lady quickly added with a laugh, "Well, you'd better

she is; you gotta try unless you don't want her as your girlfriend anymore." Hamilton's eyes flashed, and just as he was about to speak,

and Natalia stepped

sweeping back

Hamilton a look of

handsome guy like you; I can't believe you turned out to be the other

was as dark as

been spoken to

a couple!" His voice

"But she lets him into her room, not

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

could explain, the lady had already slipped

heavy chill

turned to Ryan. "Be careful on your

then looked

aren't you going

out a cold laugh. "What's

smiled and turned back

you lock

Natalia nodded.