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.

be with, truly be

in a fit of madness, yanked Natalia

Eveleen for you, how can

a mask of

not is your business, it has nothing to do

did it all for you. Natalia, you owe

wild, held her tightly in his arms, as if releasing her would mean losing her

having

Corbin, from a young age,

stalemate until

when dealing with Hamilton, he had always been the

face was set in

my girlfriend again, and you'll

Natalia's hand

mocking laughter

tell you, Natalia is my woman, and

Natalia did, just for a

hand, urging her on. "Come on, I'm

Natalia followed Ryan

disappear, feeling as if his heart was

Was Natalia truly gone?

she actually left with

eyes quickly reddened with

didn't want

the elevator, Ryan let

was taken aback, fearing he

apologize but was cut off

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

"I'm not using you

Ryan froze.

be sure we'll last forever, but since we've started this, I'll put my all into

adored

teasing, "Do you need to pinch

Ryan burst out laughing.

exactly what

and laughing, they entered their

sight of Ryan, paused

Ryan,"

"Ryan, this is Scarlett."

reasons unknown, welled up at

had

the best, Scarlett thought. This was

that jerk, didn't deserve

Christmas Eve, how about