Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 300

Natalia simply nodded.

Mrs. Joyner didn't say much either, just let her gaze linger on Natalia for a while before looking away.

After saying goodbye to Ronin, Natalia and Ryan headed to the venue together.

By the time they were done, it was already past 10 p.m.

"Tired?" Ryan asked, concern evident in his voice, "Can you handle all this running around?"

Natalia shook her head with a smile. "It's fine, being busy is good."

At least when she's busy, she wouldn't have time to overthink.

Ryan hesitated for a moment, about to ask her if she'd like to grab some late-night snacks, when he noticed a man standing in the night outside.

The man stood tall and lone, his hand casually tucked in his pocket, his shadow elongated under the streetlight.

His gaze was fixed on Natalia, filled with intense complexity and guilt.

Naturally, Natalia saw Hamilton too.

She glanced in his direction and then looked away.

Ryan chuckled softly, then looked down at Natalia, "Do you need me to take you home?"

Natalia let out a sigh, "No need, you should head back, Ryan."

Since Hamilton was here, he wouldn't leave easily.

Putting Ryan in the middle would just make things awkward.

Ryan gave her a look, "Call me if you need anything, I'll be there."

Natalia smiled and nodded.

Ryan cast another glance at Hamilton before turning to leave.

Hamilton only approached after Ryan had left.

"Tired?"

Looking at him, Natalia asked, "Don't you have work at Ivy Gemstone? Is it about to go under? Can't you just leave me alone for a couple of days?" Hamilton chuckled, "Ivy Gemstone won't go under. And I won't let it because it's Ivy Gemstone."

That hit Natalia hard, bringing a wave of bitterness. Right, Ivy Gemstone was his creation for Eveleen; of course, he wouldn't let it fail. "Yes, then go be with your beloved Eveleen," she said with a tinge of sarcasm.

With that, she turned to leave.

But Hamilton grabbed her hand.

"What if it's not Eveleen I love? What if it's someone else?"

sour pain

Eveleen,

love, Ivy Gemstone had become a symbol of their

abroad was the same

bitterly?

smile, "Love whoever

firmly, not letting

the one I've always

Natalia froze.

to hear such words from

the first time Hamilton

kind of love was this that allowed

of the day,

to walk

then Hamilton said

she was

stopped dead in her

"What did you say?"

voice was hoarse

I

got it wrong."

stunned, tears

her emotions

thought he

estrangement and wanted nothing to do with him,

tears, pulled her into

sorry, I'm so sorry,

suffer, I deserve to die. I was blind not to recognize you, mistaking her for you. It's all

to him, her face

away, her slap landing hard

and walked into the night, tears streaming down

slap, hurried

up until

stopped then, breaking into

pain and hurt were

"mistake," yet it took

until she felt physically unwell, then she

intending to hail a

lifted her into

she just let him, not saying a

back

on the bed, Hamilton went to draw her a

the bath was ready, he approached to carry her but she gently

just deep-seated

leave," she said

heart filled

you're upset, you

down, then quietly asked, "Why did you