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.

doorway, "Aren't you going back to your room,

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

didn't take it to heart; he could understand Hamilton's

close to another man-it's bound

letting Hamilton

however,

close the

Hamilton a smile and unceremoniously shut the door

had been closed right before his eyes, his face setting

passing bellhop tentatively asked, "Sir, do you

glacial look

word and quickly scuttled off.

boil some water, planning to

her

"What happened last night?"

with a guy, trying to start

brows knitted together instantly. "How come you didn't

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

last night, what about today? He had been with

to this hotel, and while Natalia

of his relationship with Natalia, he couldn't really

on, could you call me, no matter

Natalia smiled and nodded.

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

stay

was his

inappropriate for him

for a while,

outside when a lady from the neighboring room saw him and jumped with a

are you doing

annoyed and frowned at the

to have an epiphany. "Oh, did your

of Hamilton's mouth

suddenly found the idea of Natalia

the lady quickly added with a laugh, "Well, you'd better apologize quickly, then." Hamilton's

as your

and Natalia

back and forth between

she gave Hamilton a look

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

as dark as a

never been spoken to

not a couple!" His voice

lady still looked disgusted. "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 way

then looked

you

out a cold

turned back to

you lock

Natalia nodded.