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

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

it to heart; he

the woman you like getting close

mind letting Hamilton

expression, however,

close

unceremoniously shut the door in

door that had been closed right

"Sir, do you need an

shot a glacial

say another word and quickly scuttled

went to boil some water, planning to

stopped her

"What happened last night?"

"Thalia showed up with a guy, trying to start

"How come

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

time last night, what about today? He had

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

relationship with

could you call me, no

Natalia smiled and nodded.

and they switched topics to some issues at

didn't stay

was his

it was inappropriate for him

for a while, he stood up to

a lady from the neighboring room saw him and jumped with

what are you doing out

and frowned at

lady seemed to have

mouth

he suddenly found the idea of Natalia

expression, the lady quickly added with a laugh, "Well, you'd better apologize quickly, then." Hamilton's brows furrowed. "She's not easy to

matter how tough she is; you gotta try unless you don't want her as your girlfriend anymore." Hamilton's eyes flashed,

Natalia stepped

paused, her gaze sweeping back

gave Hamilton a look of

I can't believe you turned out to

as dark as

spoken to

His voice was firm as he corrected

she lets

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

explain, the lady

chill enveloped

to Ryan. "Be

then looked at

Fowler, aren't you going to your

let out a cold

and turned back

sure you lock the door

Natalia nodded.