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.

stood in the doorway, "Aren't you going back to

Ms. Jenkins' reputation before, and now you're shamelessly entering her room in the middle of the night?" Hamilton's words were

didn't take it to heart; he could

woman you like getting close to

letting Hamilton vent a

however,

close

smile and unceremoniously shut the door

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

"Sir, do

a glacial look

word and

some water, planning to make

stopped her right

"What happened last night?"

with a guy, trying to

come you didn't call me?"

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

what about today? He had

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

his relationship with Natalia,

now on, could you call me, no

Natalia smiled and nodded.

they switched topics to some issues at the Foreign

didn't stay too

was his

was inappropriate for

a while,

a lady from the neighboring room saw

doing out here at

annoyed and frowned at

could reply, the lady seemed to have an

Hamilton's mouth twitched, but he didn't

of Natalia as

you'd better apologize quickly, then." Hamilton's brows furrowed. "She's not easy to

try unless you don't want her as your girlfriend anymore." Hamilton's eyes flashed, and just as he was about to speak, Natalia's

Natalia

lady paused, her gaze sweeping back and forth between

she gave Hamilton a

you; I can't believe

face was as dark

never been spoken to like

not a couple!" His voice was

disgusted. "But she lets him

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

the lady had already slipped into her

heavy chill

turned to Ryan. "Be careful on

nodded, then looked at

aren't you

let out a cold laugh.

and turned back

lock the

Natalia nodded.