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.

you going back to your room, Mr.

before, and

it to heart; he

getting close to another man-it's

letting Hamilton

however, turned

just close

Hamilton a smile and unceremoniously

been closed right before his

asked, "Sir, do you

shot a glacial look his

didn't dare say another word and quickly scuttled

boil some water, planning to

stopped her right

"What happened last night?"

up with a guy,

"How come you didn't call me?"

happened so fast-from Thalia showing up to Hamilton dealing with it-it was over in minutes.

wasn't time last night, what about today? He had been with Natalia

while Natalia had a problem, he was

the current nature of his relationship

call

Natalia smiled and nodded.

balanced his approach, not pressing further, and they switched topics to some

didn't stay

was his oversight

had pointed out, it was inappropriate for him to stay in Natalia's room so

a while,

when a lady from the neighboring room saw him

are you doing out here at this

annoyed and frowned

to have an epiphany. "Oh, did your girlfriend

corner of Hamilton's mouth

the idea of Natalia as his girlfriend rather

quickly added with a laugh, "Well, you'd better apologize

you gotta try unless you don't want her as your girlfriend anymore." Hamilton's eyes

and Natalia stepped out

gaze sweeping back and forth between Hamilton and

Hamilton a

believe you turned out to be

face was as dark as

had never been spoken to

a couple!" His voice was firm as

she lets him into her room, not

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

lady

heavy chill enveloped

"Be

nodded, then

Fowler, aren't you going to

out a cold laugh. "What's it

turned back to

you lock the door at

Natalia nodded.