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 let

when you get back, how about I pick you up? There are some details about

"Okay."

photo she had seen the night

in her, their

reviewed documents while

no sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't help but call

sounded surprised

you calling at

Natalia's face darkened.

you about the business

replied, "No, should I be joining

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

just

up, Natalia took a deep breath and called Hamilton, only to be met with the beep of a disconnected

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 Linda

Natalia, pulling her suitcase, boarded the plane and

lips tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

trip is playing games? Ms. Jenkins, you seem to be quite above it

ask a flight attendant for a different seat. But the flight was full,

"Now that you have Ronin, can't

bite, simply

last night?"

responding, 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. Thus,

emotions. After a while, he gently shifted

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

with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she found herself leaning on

were like shards of glass, piercing from her throat to her

upright, she muttered a

"And how do you plan

remaining silent as Hamilton stood up and walked off the

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

landed on her shoulders, and the blazer was