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,

some details about the new company launch I need to discuss with you." After a moment's

"Okay."

had seen the night

Ronin's interest in her,

Natalia reviewed documents while waiting

before boarding, with no sign of

sounded surprised when

you calling at this hour?

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about the business

"No, should I be joining you,

realized it was too late for Tess

just get some

and called Hamilton, only to be met with the beep

Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke

boarded the

lips tightened

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

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

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

didn't bite, simply rubbing

last night?" he

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

obscure emotions. After a while, he gently shifted her head onto

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

a flood of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time

some memories were like shards of glass, piercing from her

muttered a

do you

up and walked off the plane. She followed, lugging

out into the cold, she felt a chill. Boria City was frigid around the

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