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.

someone to be with, truly be

of madness, yanked Natalia into his

on Eveleen for you, how can

face was a mask of

your business, it has nothing to do with

all for you. Natalia,

her tightly in his arms,

wasn't having any

from a young age, Ryan had been

stalemate until Natalia took

when dealing with Hamilton, he had always been

his face was

girlfriend again, and you'll

Natalia's hand and

laughter followed

Let me tell you, Natalia is my woman, and no one can take

Natalia did, just for a moment, and he

tugged her hand, urging her

a deep breath, Natalia followed Ryan into the

as if

Was Natalia truly gone?

actually left

eyes quickly reddened with the sting of

didn't want him

elevator, Ryan let

taken aback,

opened her mouth to apologize but was cut off

it were true. Even if it's not, I'm still happy. At least you

not using you as a

Ryan froze.

matters of the heart lightly. I can't be sure we'll last forever, but since we've started this, I'll put my all into our relationship." Ryan stared at her in

this real? The girl he'd adored for years

"Do you need to pinch

Ryan burst out laughing.

what I was

they entered

Ryan,

boyfriend, Ryan,"

"Ryan, this is Scarlett."

unknown, welled up at

all these years, Natalia had finally decided to

the best, Scarlett thought. This

that jerk, didn't deserve

how about we go out and