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?"

option, Ronin

are some details about

"Okay."

had seen the night

interest in

the departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while waiting for

of Tess, Natalia couldn't help but call

sounded surprised when she

you calling at this

Natalia's face darkened.

you about the business

replied, "No, should I be joining

it was too late for Tess

just get

hanging up, Natalia took a deep breath and called Hamilton, only

She hadn't initially thought this trip was a ploy by Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke about

Natalia, pulling her suitcase, boarded the plane and saw Hamilton sitting

lips tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

a business trip is playing

a thin line, opting instead to ask a flight attendant for a different seat. But

her. "Now that you have Ronin,

simply rubbing

last night?"

down. Indeed, she hadn't slept well, and the contract issue was weighing heavily on her mind. She burned the midnight oil just to prepare the documents needed. She had been

lingered on her face, 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

of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each

let out a wry smile, realizing some memories were like shards

upright, she muttered a "Thank

smirked. "And how do you plan

and walked off the

was frigid around the holidays. The

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