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

details about the new company launch I need to discuss

"Okay."

didn't mention the photo she had seen

sense Ronin's interest in her, their

the departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents

before boarding, with no sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't

sounded surprised when

at

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about

replied, "No, should I be joining you,

temples, Natalia realized it was too late

just

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

his character, he wouldn't joke about company business. But

suitcase, boarded the plane

lips tightened

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

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

her. "Now that you have Ronin,

simply

sleep well last

down. Indeed, she hadn't slept well, and the contract issue was weighing heavily on her mind. She burned the midnight oil

clouded with obscure emotions. After a while, he gently shifted

she awoke, the plane had landed. It took her a moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's shoulder,

fixated on the Roninet, lost in a flood of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she found herself leaning on

out a wry smile, realizing some memories were like shards of glass, piercing from

upright, she muttered

"And how do you plan to thank

Hamilton stood up and

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

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