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, Ronin

some details about

"Okay."

the photo she had

Ronin's interest in her, their

reviewed documents while waiting

of Tess, Natalia couldn't help but

sounded surprised

you calling at this hour?

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about the

I be joining

massaging her temples, Natalia realized it was too late for

need, just get

and called Hamilton, only to be met with the beep of a disconnected

trip was a ploy by Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke about company business.

her suitcase, boarded the plane

tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

glanced up. "Sending you on a business trip is playing games? Ms. Jenkins, you seem to be quite

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

that you have Ronin, can't

bite, simply rubbing her

well last night?"

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,

with obscure emotions. After a while, he gently shifted her head

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

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

memories were like shards of glass, piercing from her throat

she muttered a

smirked. "And how do you plan to thank

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

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

warm coat landed on her shoulders, and the blazer was