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

up? There are some details about the new company launch

"Okay."

she had seen the night

Ronin's interest in her,

departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while waiting for

sign of Tess,

sounded surprised when

you calling at this hour? Is

Natalia's face darkened.

you about the

"No, should I be joining

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

just get

up, Natalia took a deep breath and called Hamilton, only

he wouldn't

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

lips tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

"Sending you on a business trip is playing games?

flight attendant for a different seat. But the flight was full, and she reluctantly took her place

her. "Now that you

simply

sleep well last night?" he

burned the midnight oil

eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After a while,

she awoke, the plane had landed. It took her a moment to realize she was

trips with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she found herself leaning on him, his coat draped over

realizing some memories were like shards of glass,

muttered a

"And how do you plan

stood up and walked off

out into the cold, she felt a chill. Boria City was frigid around the holidays. The biting air

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