Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 186

Chapter 185

Hamilton's words were filled with sincerity, but Natalia found them utterly laughable. Protect her? He had made that promise before. How did that turn out?

"Hamilton, can you please stop hounding me?" she implored.

Hamilton stiffened, a bitter expression crossing his face as he looked at her. "Do you really think all this mess is because I've been hounding you?"

Natalia harbored resentment towards him. She had to admit that Ryan's family was a hurdle she was never going to clear. Even if not today, eventually, she would have had to face them. But if it hadn't been for Hamilton's relentless interference, she wouldn't be humiliated by those embarrassing photos.

Her eyes, red with unshed tears, bore into him. "At least those photos are your fault!"

Hamilton was seething inside. "Natalia, can't you see? You and Ryan... it was never going to work out."

She didn't want to hear it, glaring at him instead. "Are you leaving, or am I?"

After uttering those words, she made to get out of the car.

Hamilton caught her arm. "Where will you go?"

"I'll take a cab back!"

With a choked laugh, Hamilton finally said, "Natalia, you're something else, you know that? Always so fierce with me!"

She glared back. "Get lost, Hamilton!"

Frowning, he reluctantly exited the car. Watching Natalia's car pull away, he headed for his own vehicle. On his way, he dialed Ryan's number.

one more slight, I swear I'll tear down

coming, but she didn't answer. She was too emotionally unstable to have

at the sight of Natalia's red eyes. "What's wrong?

said, "Nothing, I

was more. "Who's been messing with you? Was it Hamilton again, that jerk?

She shook her head again. "I'll tell

rang Ryan back. His voice was anxious as the call connected. "Natalia,

offered a wry smile. "I'm

at home, but don't worry. I'll handle it," Ryan

pause, Natalia spoke up. "Honestly, Ryan, I've always worried whether your family could accept me. I won't deny my past isn't pretty, but I wanted to give myself a

representative of the Holzer family's stance, was telling. If she could confront Natalia like that, the

Ryan, maybe we should just drop

voice turned steely. "You can't give up just like that. Leave the Holzer family to me. I'll sort it out. Wait for

at the disconnected line. She had a feeling she knew the outcome. The Holzer family's disapproval was hard fact, one compounded by today's ugly incident

Scarlett couldn't hold

nodded. "His aunt

taking sneaky photos of you! Are they insane? Do they think Ryan is God's gift to women? He was the one chasing you, for heaven's sake! And Hamilton, that

You deserved a fresh start. But this is just

his answer," Natalia said with a

"Can this even

her doubts, especially considering the high-profile nature of Ryan's

doesn't matter if it works out or

on her that Natalia had never truly fallen for Ryan. Perhaps she had tried, had wanted to start anew, but matters

we have a drink?" she suggested, pulling out a bottle of red wine. "I swiped it from

chuckled and nodded in agreement. "Thanks,

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