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,

and

to heart; he could understand Hamilton's

close to

letting Hamilton vent

however,

close

a smile and unceremoniously shut the door in

at the door that had been closed right

asked, "Sir, do you need

glacial look

dare say another word and quickly

to boil some water, planning to

her right

"What happened last night?"

up with a

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

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

about today? He had been with Natalia all

to this hotel, and while Natalia had a problem, he was

relationship with

call me, no matter

Natalia smiled and nodded.

further, and they switched topics

stay

his

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

for a while, he

a lady from the neighboring room saw

man, what are you doing out here at

and frowned at the

seemed to have an epiphany. "Oh, did your girlfriend kick you

Hamilton's mouth twitched,

idea of

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

as your girlfriend anymore." Hamilton's eyes flashed, and just as he was about to speak,

and Natalia stepped

back and forth

she gave Hamilton a look of

handsome guy like you; I can't believe you turned out

was as dark

spoken to like

a couple!" His voice

still looked disgusted. "But she lets him into her room,

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

he could explain, the lady had

chill

to Ryan. "Be careful on your way

nodded, then looked at

you going to

out a cold laugh. "What's it

and turned back

lock the door at

Natalia nodded.