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 it

about I pick you up? There are some details about the new company launch I need to

"Okay."

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

Ronin's interest in her, their relationship

departure lounge, Natalia reviewed

before boarding, with no sign of Tess, Natalia

sounded surprised when

calling at this

Natalia's face darkened.

tell you about the

should I be joining you,

massaging her temples, Natalia realized it was too

need, just

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

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

the plane and

lips tightened

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

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

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

bite, simply rubbing her

last night?" he

Indeed, she hadn't slept well, and the contract issue was weighing heavily on her mind. She burned the midnight oil just to prepare

obscure emotions. After

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

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

like shards of glass,

upright, she muttered a "Thank

"And how do you plan to

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

was frigid around the

landed on her shoulders, and the blazer was taken from her hands. Hamilton's scent