Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 168

Ryan was momentarily stunned before his face was painted with sheer shock.

Despite suspecting it was a ruse, a way to get a rise out of Hamilton, Ryan couldn't help the thrill of joy that snuck into his heart.

"Of course, I'd love nothing more," he said, his voice laced with sincerity.

Natalia's nod came with a smile so genuine it reached her eyes, lighting them up with happiness.

Hamilton, witnessing the scene, felt a hot prickle in his eyes.

He stepped forward, grasping Natalia's wrist. "Natalia! What are you saying?"

Ryan moved to swipe Hamilton's hand away. "Mr. Fowler, please let go of my girlfriend!"

But Hamilton was relentless, his grip unwavering as his world narrowed to a single, crushing reality.

Natalia and Ryan, a couple.

Natalia was asking Ryan to be her man.

She was supposed to be his, solely his.

And now, she was dating someone else.

Her name would be linked with another man's!

"You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? Just to get at me!" he spat out, fuming over his previous threats concerning Eveleen and his failure to inform Natalia about Eveleen's involvement in the kidnapping case.

"I won't interfere with Eveleen anymore, I've made that clear to her today. Send her to jail if that's what you want, I won't lift a finger. Let's start over, Natalia."

Natalia winced under his grip.

She struggled but couldn't break free.

"Hamilton, I never joke about matters of the heart."

Today, she had spoken these words under such circumstances.

She truly wanted to use this opportunity to make Hamilton give up on her.

But being with Ryan, that was a choice she had made after much thought.

She wanted a fresh start.

She was tired of the tangled web with Hamilton.

She was trying to let go and to begin anew.

to choose someone to be with, truly be

of madness, yanked

for you,

a mask of

is your business, it has nothing to do with

it all for you. Natalia, you owe

red and wild, held her tightly in his arms, as if releasing her would

having any

Corbin, from a young age,

a stalemate until Natalia took the chance to

dealing with Hamilton, he had always been the epitome of

now, his face was set in a

touch my girlfriend again, and

Natalia's hand

mocking laughter

tell you, Natalia is my

pause, but Natalia did, just for a moment, and

her on.

deep breath, Natalia followed Ryan

feeling as if

Was Natalia truly gone?

she actually left

reddened with the sting

didn't want

Ryan let go of Natalia's

aback, fearing

to apologize but was cut off

trying to get back at him, and I still wish it were true. Even if it's not, I'm still happy. At least you

not using

Ryan froze.

I'm serious. I never take matters of the heart lightly. I can't be sure we'll last forever, but since we've started

he'd adored for years was now

"Do you

Ryan burst out laughing.

what I

laughing, they entered

catching sight of Ryan, paused

boyfriend, Ryan," Natalia

"Ryan, this is Scarlett."

eyes, for reasons unknown, welled up

years, Natalia had finally decided to

the best, Scarlett thought. This was

that jerk, didn't

Christmas Eve, how about we go out and set off