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

pick you up? There are some details about the new company launch I need to discuss with you." After a

"Okay."

photo she had seen the night before.

in her,

departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while waiting for

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

sounded surprised when

Why are you calling at this hour? Is

Natalia's face darkened.

you about the

I be joining you,

was too late for Tess to make

just

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

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

pulling her suitcase, boarded the plane and saw Hamilton sitting beside her assigned

lips tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

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

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

bite, simply rubbing her

sleep well last night?"

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

emotions. After a while, he gently shifted her head onto

to realize she was resting on Hamilton's

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, his coat draped over

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

upright, she muttered a "Thank

smirked. "And how do you plan to thank

up and walked off the

chill. Boria City was frigid around

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