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,

details about the new company launch I need to discuss with you." After a

"Okay."

she had seen

she could sense Ronin's interest in her, their relationship

the departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while

of Tess, Natalia

sounded surprised when she

are you calling at this hour?

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you

I

temples, Natalia realized it was too

need, just get some

Hamilton, only to

by Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke about company

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

tightened

"Enjoying this little game?"

playing games? Ms. Jenkins, you

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

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

simply rubbing

well last night?"

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, she fell

her face, his eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After a

moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's shoulder, covered by a blazer-it

in a flood of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she

some memories were like shards

muttered a

how do you

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

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

shoulders, and the blazer was taken from her hands.