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

you get back, how about I pick you up? There are some details about the new company launch

"Okay."

photo she had seen the

could sense Ronin's interest in her,

departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents

of

surprised

you calling at this

Natalia's face darkened.

tell you about the

"No, should I be joining

massaging her temples, Natalia realized it was too late for Tess to make it

just get

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

welled up inside her. She 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

the plane and saw Hamilton sitting beside

tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

attendant for a different seat. But the flight was full, and she reluctantly took

looked at her. "Now that you

bite, simply rubbing

sleep well last night?" he

responding, 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,

emotions. After a

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

the Roninet, lost in a flood of memories. Countless trips with Hamilton had ended just like this.

realizing some memories were like shards of glass, piercing from her

she muttered a

"And how do

stood up and walked off

the cold, she felt a chill. Boria City was frigid

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