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

There are some details about the new company

"Okay."

had seen the night before. It

sense Ronin's interest in

the departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents

of Tess, Natalia

sounded surprised when she

Why are you calling at this hour? Is

Natalia's face darkened.

tell you about the business

should I be joining you,

realized it was too late for Tess to make

need, just

hanging up, Natalia took a deep breath and called Hamilton,

his character, he wouldn't joke about company business. But now, she couldn't help but think otherwise. She didn't bother calling Linda

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

lips tightened

"Enjoying this little game?"

playing games? Ms. Jenkins, you seem to be quite above

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

"Now that you

bite, simply rubbing

sleep well last night?"

Natalia closed her 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 hadn't fully recovered.

her face, his eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After a while, he gently shifted

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

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

memories were like shards

she muttered a "Thank

how do you plan to thank

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

the cold, she felt a chill. Boria City was frigid around the holidays. The biting air

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