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 back to

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

it to heart; he could understand Hamilton's

close

letting

however,

close

and unceremoniously shut the

door that had been closed right before his eyes, his face setting into

tentatively asked, "Sir, do you need

shot a glacial

dare say another word and quickly

to boil some water, planning to make Ryan a

stopped her

"What happened last night?"

"Thalia showed up with a guy, trying

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

to Hamilton dealing with it-it was

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

and while Natalia had a problem, he was clueless, but

of his relationship with Natalia, he couldn't really

now on, could you call me, no matter what

Natalia smiled and nodded.

his approach, not pressing further, and they

didn't stay

was his oversight

as Hamilton had pointed out, it was inappropriate for him to stay in Natalia's

while, he stood

lady from the neighboring room saw him and

you doing

annoyed and

could reply, the lady seemed to have an epiphany. "Oh, did your

mouth

the idea of Natalia as his girlfriend

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

gotta try unless you don't want her as your girlfriend anymore." Hamilton's eyes flashed, and just as he

Natalia

her gaze sweeping back

a

can't believe you turned out to be the

as dark

never been spoken to like that

His voice was firm as

disgusted. "But she lets him into her

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

could explain, the lady had already slipped into her

heavy chill

turned to Ryan. "Be

nodded, then looked

Fowler, aren't you going

a cold laugh. "What's it to

and turned back

you lock

Natalia nodded.