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?"

no other option,

details about the new company launch I need to discuss with

"Okay."

mention the photo she had

could sense Ronin's interest in

lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while

before boarding, with no sign of Tess, Natalia

sounded surprised

calling at this hour?

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you

I be

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

just get some

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

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

came quickly. Natalia, pulling her suitcase, boarded the plane and saw Hamilton sitting beside her

tightened

"Enjoying this little game?"

on a business trip is playing games?

a thin line, opting instead to ask a flight attendant for a different seat. But the flight was full, and she reluctantly took

at her. "Now that you have Ronin, can't stand sitting with

didn't bite, simply rubbing her

last

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

with obscure emotions. After a while, he

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

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

smile, realizing some memories were like

upright, she muttered a

how do you

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

she felt a chill. Boria City was frigid around the holidays. The biting

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