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

pick you up? There are some details about the new company launch I need to discuss with

"Okay."

the photo she had seen the

interest in her, their

the departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while

boarding, with no sign of Tess,

surprised when she

Why are you calling at this

Natalia's face darkened.

tell you about the

I be joining you,

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

need, just get

a deep breath and called Hamilton, only to be

character, he wouldn't joke about company business. But now, she couldn't help but think otherwise. She didn't bother calling Linda again.

the plane and saw Hamilton sitting beside her assigned

lips tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

pressed her lips into a thin line, opting instead to ask a flight attendant for a different seat. But

that you have Ronin, can't stand sitting

didn't bite, simply rubbing her

well last

Natalia closed her eyes as soon as she sat 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 swamped lately, and her body hadn't fully recovered.

his eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After a while, he

a moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's shoulder,

eyes fixated on the Roninet, lost in a flood of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like

memories were like shards of

muttered

do you plan to thank

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

into the cold, she felt a chill. Boria City was frigid around the holidays. The

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