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 let it

There are some details about the new company launch I need to discuss with

"Okay."

photo she had seen the night before.

in her, their

departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while waiting for

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

surprised when

are you calling at this hour? Is

Natalia's face darkened.

you

I

her temples, Natalia realized it was too late for Tess

need, just

called Hamilton, only to be met with the beep of

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 calling Linda again. This wasn't something Linda

her suitcase, boarded the plane and saw Hamilton

tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

is playing games? Ms. Jenkins, you

pressed her lips into a thin line, opting instead to ask a flight attendant for a different seat.

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

didn't bite, simply rubbing

well last night?"

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

on her face, his eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After a while,

her a moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's shoulder,

eyes 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 him,

memories were like shards of glass, piercing from her

muttered a

"And how do you plan to thank

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

City was frigid around the holidays. The biting air made Natalia hunch

coat landed on her shoulders, and the blazer was taken from