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?"

option, Ronin let

when 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."

didn't mention the photo she had seen the night before. It wasn't

sense Ronin's interest in her,

reviewed documents while waiting

sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't help but

sounded surprised when

calling at this

Natalia's face darkened.

tell you

should I be joining you,

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

just get

deep breath and called Hamilton, only to be met with the beep

was a ploy by Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke about company

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

tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

a business trip is playing games?

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

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

didn't bite, simply rubbing

well last night?" he

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

obscure emotions.

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

fixated on the Roninet, lost in a flood of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she

some memories were like shards of

upright, she muttered

"And how do you

and

chill. Boria City was frigid around the holidays. The biting air

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