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 to your room,

Jenkins' reputation before, and

it to heart; he could

woman you like getting close to another man-it's bound to

mind letting Hamilton

however,

just close

and unceremoniously shut the door in

had been closed right before his eyes, his face

passing bellhop tentatively asked, "Sir, do

glacial look

word

planning to make Ryan

stopped her

"What happened last night?"

showed up with a guy, trying to start

come you didn't call me?" "There

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

about today? He had been with Natalia all day, and she hadn't mentioned

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

the current nature of his relationship with Natalia, he couldn't

call me, no

Natalia smiled and nodded.

they switched topics to some issues

didn't stay

was his

it was inappropriate for him to stay in

chatting for a while,

a lady from the neighboring room saw him

man, what are you doing out here at

and

seemed to have an epiphany. "Oh, did your

mouth twitched,

of Natalia as his girlfriend rather

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

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

and Natalia

her gaze sweeping back

a look

like you; I can't believe you turned out

face was as dark as a

never been spoken to like that

voice was firm as

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

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

lady had already slipped into her

heavy chill

Ryan. "Be

nodded, then looked at

you going to your

let out a cold laugh. "What's it to

and turned

you lock

Natalia nodded.