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

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

it to heart;

like getting close to another man-it's bound

mind letting Hamilton vent a

however, turned

just close

a smile and unceremoniously shut the door in his

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

asked, "Sir, do you need

shot a glacial

word and

went to boil some water, planning to make Ryan a cup of

stopped her

"What happened last night?"

showed up with a

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

Hamilton dealing with it-it was over in

wasn't time last night, what about today? He had been with Natalia all day, and

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

given the current nature of his relationship with

now on, could you call me, no matter

Natalia smiled and nodded.

balanced his approach, not pressing further, and they switched topics

didn't stay too

was his oversight

out, it was inappropriate for

while, he

still standing outside when a lady from the neighboring room saw

man, what are you doing out here at this

and frowned at the

reply, the lady seemed to have an

of Hamilton's mouth twitched, but he

the idea of Natalia as

"Well, you'd

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

Natalia stepped

back and forth between Hamilton and

Hamilton a look of

guy like you; I can't believe you turned

face was as

spoken to like

a couple!" His voice was firm as he corrected

disgusted. "But she lets him into

Hamilton's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

explain, the lady had already slipped into

heavy chill enveloped

Ryan. "Be careful on

nodded, then looked at

you going

cold laugh. "What's

smiled and turned back

lock the

Natalia nodded.