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,

some details about the new company launch I need to discuss

"Okay."

the photo she had seen the

sense Ronin's interest in her, their relationship

Natalia reviewed documents while waiting for

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

sounded surprised when she

are you calling at this hour?

Natalia's face darkened.

you about

should I be

realized it was too

need, just get some

a deep breath and called Hamilton, only to be met with

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

pulling her suitcase, boarded the

tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

on a business trip is playing games? Ms. Jenkins, you seem to

instead to ask a flight attendant for a

looked at her. "Now that you have

simply rubbing

sleep well last

the contract issue was weighing heavily on her mind. She burned the midnight oil just to prepare the documents needed. She had been swamped lately, and her body hadn't fully recovered. Thus, she fell into slumber not

clouded with obscure emotions. After a while, he gently

moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's shoulder, covered by a blazer-it was the one she had bought for

a flood of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like

let out a wry smile, realizing some memories were like shards of glass, piercing from her throat to

she muttered a

smirked. "And how do you

her lip, remaining silent as Hamilton stood up and walked off the

Boria City was frigid around the holidays.

coat landed on her shoulders, and the blazer was taken from her hands.