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 it

some details about the new company launch I need to discuss with

"Okay."

mention the photo she had

interest in

reviewed documents while waiting for

sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't

sounded surprised when

calling at this hour?

Natalia's face darkened.

you

replied, "No, should I be

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

just get

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

hadn't initially thought this trip was a ploy by Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke about company business. But

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

lips tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

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,

bite, simply rubbing her

well last night?"

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

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

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

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

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

muttered a

smirked. "And how do you plan to thank

Hamilton stood up and

Boria City was frigid around the

and the blazer was taken from her hands.