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,

details about the new company launch I need

"Okay."

didn't mention the photo she had seen the

could sense Ronin's interest in her, their

departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while

boarding, with no sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't help

sounded surprised when

calling at this hour? Is

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about the

"No, should I be joining you,

Natalia realized it was too

just get some

and called Hamilton, only to be met with the beep of a disconnected

Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke

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

tightened

"Enjoying this little game?"

playing

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

at her. "Now that you have Ronin,

bite, simply rubbing her

last night?"

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

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

took her a moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's shoulder, covered by a blazer-it was the one she had

Hamilton had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she found herself leaning on him, his coat draped

memories were like shards of glass, piercing from her

upright, she muttered

"And how do

and walked off the plane. She followed, lugging her

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

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