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, Ronin let

get back, how about I pick you up? There are some details about the new company launch I need to

"Okay."

had seen

sense Ronin's interest in

the departure lounge, Natalia reviewed

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

surprised

are you calling at this

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about the

"No, should I

massaging her temples, Natalia realized it was too late for Tess to make

need, just get

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

welled up inside her. She hadn't initially thought this 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

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

lips tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

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

at her. "Now that you have

bite, simply rubbing her

sleep well last

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 into

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

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

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

memories were like shards of glass, piercing

muttered

smirked. "And how do you plan

up and walked off the

she felt a chill. Boria City was frigid

shoulders, and the blazer was taken from her hands. Hamilton's scent