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?"

other option, Ronin let it

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

"Okay."

didn't mention the photo she had

could sense Ronin's interest in her, their relationship was

lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while waiting for

no sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't help

sounded surprised

at this hour? Is something

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about

should I be

temples, Natalia realized it was too late for Tess

need, just

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

surge of anger 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

her suitcase, boarded the

lips tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

is playing games?

a thin line, opting instead to ask a flight attendant for a

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

simply rubbing

well last night?"

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. Thus, she fell into slumber not long after

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

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

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

let out a wry smile, realizing some memories were like shards of glass, piercing from her throat

upright, she muttered a

smirked. "And how do you plan to

and walked off

City was frigid around the

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