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, Ronin let it

about the new company launch I need to

"Okay."

mention the photo she had seen the night before. It

sense Ronin's interest in her, their relationship was

the departure lounge, Natalia reviewed

no sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't help but

sounded surprised

at this

Natalia's face darkened.

tell you

replied, "No, should I

realized it was too late

need, just

up, Natalia took a deep breath and called Hamilton, only to

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 Linda could

the plane and

lips tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

attendant for a

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

bite, simply rubbing

last night?" he

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. Thus, she fell

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

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

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

like shards of glass, piercing

upright, she muttered a

how do

her lip, remaining silent as Hamilton stood up and walked

Boria City was frigid around the holidays. The biting air made Natalia hunch her

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