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.

the doorway, "Aren't you going back

Ms. Jenkins' reputation before, and now you're shamelessly entering

didn't take it to heart;

like getting close to

didn't mind letting Hamilton

however,

close the

gave Hamilton a smile and unceremoniously

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

bellhop tentatively asked, "Sir, do you

a glacial look his

bellhop didn't dare say another word and quickly scuttled

boil some water, planning to make

her right

"What happened last night?"

hesitated. "Thalia showed up with a guy,

come

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

about today? He had been with Natalia all day, and

was the one who had brought Natalia to this hotel, and while Natalia had

of his relationship with Natalia,

call me, no matter what it

Natalia smiled and nodded.

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

stay

his oversight

out, it was inappropriate for him to stay in Natalia's

chatting for a while, he stood

a lady from the

are you doing out here

was annoyed and frowned at the

seemed to have an epiphany.

corner of Hamilton's mouth twitched,

he suddenly found the idea of Natalia as his girlfriend

"Well, you'd better apologize quickly, then." Hamilton's brows furrowed. "She's

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

and Natalia stepped out

back

gave Hamilton a look

believe you turned out to

face was as dark

spoken to like that

a couple!" His voice was firm

disgusted. "But she lets him into her room, not

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

lady had already slipped

heavy chill

turned to Ryan. "Be

nodded, then

Fowler, aren't you going

a cold

turned back

you lock the

Natalia nodded.