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

details about the new company launch I need to discuss with you." After a

"Okay."

photo she had seen the night before. It wasn't

in her, their relationship

lounge, Natalia reviewed documents while waiting

of Tess, Natalia couldn't

sounded surprised when

Why are you calling at this hour? Is something

Natalia's face darkened.

you about the business

should I be joining you,

massaging her temples, Natalia realized it was too late

just

and called Hamilton, only to

Hamilton. Given his character, he wouldn't joke

suitcase, boarded the plane and saw Hamilton sitting

tightened as she

"Enjoying this little game?"

"Sending you on a business trip is playing games? Ms. Jenkins, you seem to be quite above

a flight attendant for a different seat. But

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

simply

well last night?"

slept well, and the 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

her face, his eyes clouded with obscure emotions. After

she was

had ended just like this. Each time she awoke, she found herself leaning on him, his coat draped

realizing some memories were like shards of glass, piercing

upright, she muttered

"And how do you plan to thank

and walked off the

was frigid around the holidays. The biting air made

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