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, Ronin let

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

"Okay."

didn't mention the photo she had seen

Ronin's interest in her, their relationship was

the departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while

hour before boarding, with no sign of

sounded surprised when she

Why are you calling at

Natalia's face darkened.

tell you

"No, should I be joining

realized it was too

just

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

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 couldn't help but think otherwise. She didn't bother calling Linda again. This wasn't something

Natalia, pulling her suitcase, boarded the plane and saw Hamilton sitting

tightened

"Enjoying this little game?"

trip is playing

her 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

simply rubbing

well last night?"

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

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

moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's shoulder, covered by a blazer-it was

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

realizing some memories were like shards of glass, piercing

muttered

do you plan to thank

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

felt a chill. Boria City was frigid around the holidays. The biting

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