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.

in the doorway, "Aren't you

reputation before, and now you're shamelessly entering her

heart; he could understand Hamilton's

like getting close to

letting Hamilton vent

however, turned

just close

gave Hamilton a smile and unceremoniously shut the door

at the door that had been closed right before his eyes, his

asked, "Sir,

shot a glacial look his

didn't dare say another word and quickly scuttled off.

went to boil some water, planning to make

her right

"What happened last night?"

hesitated. "Thalia showed up with a guy, trying to

together instantly. "How come you didn't call me?" "There wasn't

night, everything happened so fast-from Thalia showing up to Hamilton dealing

today? He had

and while Natalia had a problem, he was

nature of his relationship with Natalia, he couldn't really say

on, could you call

Natalia smiled and nodded.

further, and they switched topics to

didn't stay

was his

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

for a while, he stood up

the neighboring room

you doing out here

annoyed and frowned

seemed to have an epiphany. "Oh,

of Hamilton's mouth twitched,

idea of Natalia as his girlfriend rather

a laugh, "Well, you'd better apologize

how tough 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, Natalia's

and Natalia stepped

lady paused, her gaze sweeping back and forth between

a look of utter

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

face was as

had never been spoken to

His voice

disgusted. "But she

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

explain, the lady had already slipped

chill

"Be careful

then

you

out a cold laugh.

smiled and turned back

lock the

Natalia nodded.