Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 151

Natalia hesitated in her stride, thinking she might have misheard.

Linda repeated the message on the other end of the phone.

"Ms. Jenkins, there's a snag with the project you're overseeing. You'll need to take a business trip."

Natalia remained silent for a moment before asking, "Do I have to go myself?"

"The client specifically requested negotiations with the project head."

After a brief pause, Natalia agreed.

After all, she hadn't formally resigned from Ivy Gemstone.

"I'll need my assistant to accompany me."

There was a moment of silence from Linda before she replied, "Alright, Ms. Jenkins, I'll inform your assistant to meet you at the airport tomorrow."

The next day, Natalia was up early, packing her things for the airport.

Once there, she received a call from Ronin.

"Ms. Jenkins, it's the weekend-you must have some time now, right?"

Natalia offered a tight-lipped smile. "Sorry, Mr. Joyner, I'm at the airport heading out on a business matter."

Ronin was clearly taken aback.

"Business on the weekend?"

Natalia didn't elaborate; after all, it was an internal affair at Ivy Gemstone.

Ronin sounded slightly irked. "I suspect Hamilton did this on purpose."

Natalia chuckled softly, "Mr. Joyner, I still haven't left Ivy Gemstone, remember?"

other option, Ronin

There are some details about the

"Okay."

photo she had

she could sense Ronin's interest in her, their relationship

Natalia reviewed documents while waiting

boarding, with no sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't help

sounded surprised

are you calling at

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about

I be

her temples, Natalia realized it was too late for Tess to make

just

called Hamilton, only to be met with

anger welled up inside her. She hadn't initially thought this trip was a ploy by Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke about company business. But now, she couldn't help but think otherwise. She didn't bother calling Linda again. This wasn't something

the plane and saw Hamilton

lips tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

glanced up. "Sending you on a business trip is playing games? Ms. Jenkins, you

into a thin line, opting instead to ask a flight attendant for a different

you have Ronin,

didn't bite, simply

last

as she sat down. Indeed, she hadn't slept well, and the contract issue was weighing heavily on her mind. She burned the

his eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After a while, he gently shifted her head onto his

landed. It took her a moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's shoulder, covered by a blazer-it was the one she

memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she found herself leaning on him, his coat draped over

were like shards of glass, piercing from

she muttered

do

her lip, remaining silent as Hamilton stood up and walked off the plane. She followed, lugging

cold, she felt a chill. Boria City was frigid around the holidays. The biting air made

shoulders, and the blazer was taken from her hands. Hamilton's scent of woody cologne lingered on the