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,

you up? There are some details about the new company

"Okay."

mention the photo she had seen the

Ronin's interest in her, their relationship was

reviewed documents while waiting

of

sounded surprised when

calling at this hour? Is

Natalia's face darkened.

you about the

should I be joining you,

realized it was too late for Tess to

need, just get some

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

Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke about company business. But now, she couldn't help but think otherwise. She

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

lips tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

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 Ronin,

didn't bite, simply rubbing her temples

sleep well last night?" he

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

on her face, his eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After a while,

was resting on Hamilton's shoulder, covered by a blazer-it was

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

a wry smile, realizing some memories were like shards of

muttered a

"And how do you

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

City was frigid around the holidays. The biting air made

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