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,

how about I pick you up? There are some details about the new company launch I need to discuss

"Okay."

mention the photo she had

in her,

departure lounge, Natalia reviewed documents

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

surprised

you calling at this hour? Is

Natalia's face darkened.

tell you about

I be

and massaging her temples, Natalia realized it was

need, just get some

Natalia took a deep breath and called Hamilton, only to be

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 didn't bother calling Linda

quickly. Natalia, pulling her suitcase, boarded the plane and

tightened as

"Enjoying this little game?"

"Sending you on a business trip is playing

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

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

bite, simply rubbing her temples

well last

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

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

plane had landed. It took her a moment to realize she was resting on Hamilton's

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

smile, realizing some memories were like

she muttered

smirked. "And how do you plan to thank

her lip, remaining silent as Hamilton stood up and

chill. Boria City was frigid

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