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.

slight, I swear I'll tear down the

kept coming, but she didn't

Natalia's red

just said, "Nothing, I

been messing with you? Was

from Natalia's eyes. She shook her head again.

His voice was anxious

wry smile. "I'm

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

deny my past isn't pretty, but I wanted to give myself a chance, to fight for it. But

not representative of the Holzer family's stance, was telling. If

Ryan, maybe we should just drop

up just like that. Leave the Holzer

and Natalia was left staring 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 with the aunt. But she knew, without a chance, Ryan

the table, lost in her thoughts, Scarlett couldn't hold back any longer. "So,

aunt showed

slammed her hand on the table in anger. "Damn, they stooped to taking sneaky photos of you! Are they insane? Do they think Ryan is God's gift to women? He

swig of water to calm down. "I thought Ryan was decent, especially since you and Hamilton were done. You deserved a fresh start. But this is just a mess. I was wrong about him," Scarlett said, looking at Natalia with eyes full of

answer,"

frowned. "Can this even

considering the high-profile

out or

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

drink?" she suggested, pulling out a bottle of red wine. "I swiped it from my dad's

nodded in agreement.

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