Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 201

The voice calling out was too familiar; Natalia Jenkins didn't need to turn around to know who it was.

Her instinct was to pull away, but Hamilton Fowler once again drew her closer into his embrace.

"Hamilton?"

Betty's voice rang out, causing Natalia to freeze mid-motion, ceasing her struggles.

"Fancy that, Betty, a lady of your stature acknowledging my existence?" Hamilton's voice dripped with sarcasm.

Betty bristled internally. Who in high society didn't know Hamilton?

What was he implying? That she was beneath him?

The Holzer family had always kept a low profile. In terms of fame and influence, they indeed fell short compared to the Fowlers.

Yet, Betty, by all means, still held a senior position in relation to Hamilton.

"Hamilton, regardless, I am your elder, and you would do well to remember that. Besides, we are in Boria City, not Silkwood City."

Hamilton's smile remained, but his eyes were frosty.

"Do you really think I'd be intimidated in Boria City?"

Betty's expression stiffened. Hamilton wasn't afraid of anyone.

Even here, amid the crème de la crème of Boria City, the name of the Fowler family head carried enough weight to command respect.

But how could she swallow her pride?

In her eyes, Natalia was clearly not a match for her dear Ryan. Was she not allowed to voice her opinion?

"Hamilton, this is an internal gala at the Foreign Affairs Department. What business does an outsider have here?"

wanted to see for myself, Betty, how capable you

admired by Dawson, a successor chosen by Collin, yet the Holzer family decides she can't enter? You really think your family holds

the clout to

if they did, they wouldn't allow

she hadn't expected Hamilton to

Ms. Jenkins not being suitable. Her personal life, as you know, leaves much to be desired. Someone like her joining the Foreign Affairs Department would only serve as a joke,

a moment before stammering, "That's not, I mean, weren't

advantage when she was vulnerable." Hamilton glanced at Natalia in his arms. "When her mother was in a car accident and she desperately needed money, I made her sign

at Hamilton, suddenly

to Hamilton's defense. She

agreement, after all, was mutual

her gaze dropping to hide the flurry of emotions

at Hamilton, eventually managing to say, "Regardless, being kept by a man is a fact that sticks with her, a stain she can't wash away. People won't look for reasons; they only see the outcome. I just hope Ms. Jenkins will be sensible in the future and stop clinging to my

with Natalia, then monitor your son-that's the most effective solution. If

could retort, Ryan's voice

catching

He had only left for a moment; how had

are you

her son, "Nothing much, Ryan. I just saw Ms. Jenkins and wanted to

mother all too well. Every time he returned home lately, Betty would

words had fallen on deaf ears,

yourself in matters concerning

do you

Betty's patience wore thin.

and son seemed on the verge of an

bit weary. I think I'll head back to

mouth to respond, his gaze landing on Hamilton's hand still resting on

for a moment, grabbed Natalia's arm, and pulled

clicked his tongue, attempting to pull Natalia back to

him a glare, and he

their previous conversation, he could guess that his mother's words to Natalia were far from kind. "Natalia, I

talk over the phone? I'm really quite tired today." Ryan was desperate, fearing that this incident might push Natalia to set boundaries between