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,

There are some details about the new company launch I need

"Okay."

she had

Ronin's interest in her, their relationship

reviewed documents while waiting

of Tess,

sounded surprised

at this

Natalia's face darkened.

you

should I be joining

it was

just get

took a deep breath and called Hamilton, only to be met with the beep

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

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

tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

playing games? Ms. Jenkins, you seem

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

her. "Now that you

bite, simply rubbing

well last night?"

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, she fell

with obscure emotions. After

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

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

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

upright, she muttered a

"And how do you plan to thank

as Hamilton stood up and walked off

City was frigid around the holidays.

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