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

about I pick you up? There are some details about the

"Okay."

didn't mention the photo she had seen

Ronin's interest in her, their relationship

reviewed documents while

sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't help but

sounded surprised when she

at this hour? Is something

Natalia's face darkened.

you about the

replied, "No, should I be joining

realized it was too late

need, just

and called Hamilton, only to be

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

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

tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

pressed her lips into a thin line, opting instead to ask a flight attendant for a different seat. But the flight was full, and

her. "Now that you have

didn't bite, simply rubbing her temples

sleep well last night?"

weighing heavily on her mind. She burned the midnight oil just to prepare the documents needed. She had been

his eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After a while, he gently

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

lost in a flood of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she found herself leaning on

smile, realizing some memories were like shards of glass,

upright, she muttered a "Thank

do you plan to

lip, remaining silent as Hamilton stood up and walked off the plane. She

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

she could react, a warm coat landed on her shoulders, and the blazer was taken from her hands.