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

up? There are some details about the new company launch I need to discuss with

"Okay."

she had seen the night before. It

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

lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while waiting for

sign of Tess, Natalia couldn't

sounded surprised when

Why are you calling at this hour? Is something

Natalia's face darkened.

Linda tell you about the

replied, "No, should I be joining

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

need, just

breath and called Hamilton, only to be met

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.

pulling her suitcase, boarded the plane and saw

lips tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

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

instead to ask a flight attendant for a different seat. But the flight was full,

that you have Ronin, can't stand sitting with

didn't bite, simply rubbing her temples

sleep well last night?" he

and the contract issue was weighing heavily on her mind. She burned the

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

to realize she was resting on Hamilton's

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

some memories were like shards of

muttered a "Thank

how do

her lip, remaining silent as Hamilton stood up and

was frigid around the holidays. The

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