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,

There are some details about the new company launch I need to discuss with you." After

"Okay."

mention the photo she had seen the night before.

sense Ronin's interest in her, their relationship was strictly

reviewed documents while

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

sounded surprised when

Why are you calling at this

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about the business

replied, "No, should I be joining you,

realized it was too late

just get

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

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 could

pulling her suitcase, boarded the plane

tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

line, opting instead to ask a flight attendant for a different seat. But the flight was full, and she

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

bite, simply

sleep 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 into slumber not long

emotions. After a while, he gently shifted

was resting on

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

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

she muttered a

do you plan

bit her lip, remaining silent as Hamilton stood up and

was frigid around the holidays.

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