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

are some details about the new company launch I need

"Okay."

had seen the night before.

she could sense Ronin's interest in her, their

the departure lounge, Natalia reviewed

boarding, with no sign of Tess, Natalia

sounded surprised when

are you calling at

Natalia's face darkened.

you about

I be

realized it was too late for Tess to make it

need, just get some

breath and called Hamilton, only

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

Natalia, pulling her suitcase, boarded the plane and saw Hamilton sitting

lips 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 above it

thin line, opting instead to ask a flight attendant for a different seat.

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

didn't bite, simply rubbing her

sleep well last night?"

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

her face, his eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After a while, he gently shifted her head onto

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

on the Roninet, lost in a flood of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like

some memories were like shards of glass, piercing from her throat

upright, she muttered

do

Hamilton stood up and walked off the

Boria City was frigid around the holidays. The biting air

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