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

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

"Okay."

she had seen the night before. It

sense Ronin's interest in her, their

lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while waiting

boarding, with no sign of Tess,

surprised when

calling at this

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about

should I be joining you,

her temples, Natalia realized it was

need, just

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

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

lips tightened

"Enjoying this little game?"

playing games?

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

you have Ronin, can't stand sitting with

bite, simply rubbing her temples

well last night?" he

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

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

the plane had landed. It took her a moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's shoulder, covered by a blazer-it was the

with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she found

some memories were like shards of glass,

she muttered a "Thank

do you plan to

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

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

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