Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 274

Ryan didn't linger for a chat; he simply confirmed the meeting agenda with her before he left.

Once Ryan was gone, Delilah appeared at Natalia's side.

"Ms. Jenkins and the young Holzer seem as close as ever. Does Hamilton know?"

Natalia spared her a glance. "Delilah, healed from your fall?"

Delilah's wounds were far from healed.

The gash on her face might even leave a scar.

Mentioning this felt like a punch to Delilah's gut.

She couldn't believe that Hamilton would actually stand up for Natalia against her.

Although the Powells had reached out to the Fowlers on her behalf, and Westley had promised some form of justice, the fact that Hamilton valued Natalia so highly was a bitter pill to swallow. Delilah chuckled mockingly, "Natalia, what's there to be so smug about? You think just because Hamilton keeps you close, you have him? Please."

Natalia just looked down at her notes, blatantly ignoring her.

But Delilah was relentless.

"After all, I'm the one the Fowlers acknowledge, and Eveleen is the one in his heart. You don't stand a chance, either officially or in his heart. You're nothing more than a fling!"

Finally, Natalia looked up, "Delilah, you're in the wrong profession. You should be running workshops on manipulation, not translating!"

With that, she picked up her notes, ready to leave.

Delilah called out from behind, "You probably don't know yet? Hamilton's been looking for doctors for Eveleen, trying everything to help her."

Natalia paused for a moment but then continued walking.

Returning to her desk, she realized her notes were crumpled from her tight grip.

She smoothed them out slowly.

As she did, she tried to calm the turmoil inside her.

She should trust Hamilton, not let Delilah's words get to her.

Despite knowing Delilah's penchant for stirring trouble, she shouldn't fall for it.

But as she looked at her notes, her mind wandered again.

It wasn't until someone called her name that she snapped back to reality.

The meeting was about to start, so she adjusted her mindset and focused on her work.

The press conference lasted three hours.

When Natalia left the venue, she saw Delia and Dawson standing not far away, alongside two foreign guests.

who walked over

Dawson.

skimp

"Thank you for the compliment,

looked at her fondly, "My praise means you truly stand out. I rarely

is sparing with her praise.

laughed, "Look who's talking. Weren't you

kept saying how lucky the Foreign Affairs Department was to have recruited you. It would have been

nodded, "I hear you're officially joining the

Natalia confirmed.

you be interested in

Natalia was taken aback.

usually indicators of being highly valued by the Foreign Affairs Department, yet she hadn't

was sent abroad as soon as I joined the department. It's a chance for real growth.

looked between Delia and Dawson,

introduced the two

recognize these

in fluent English, impressing the president and his wife of

lady, "And do you remember this

the woman she had helped in the restroom during a previous

I'm so grateful. We came all this way just to

woman insisted, "To you, it was a small gesture, but to me,

with Dawson smiling

I were actually thinking of sending you abroad too. What do you think, Natalia? It's a golden opportunity." en

unsure of how to

knew it was

had just made up,

and even that was hard for Hamilton to swallow, let alone three

might need some time to think

Dawson spoke, "Take your time, but we do hope you'll seize

it

discussing other matters, Natalia chatted with the President and his wife for a while before

Natalia's retreating figure,

nearly pierced her skin

W?

had overheard

in the restroom, Natalia had actually

delay Natalia by luring her

such a

had

thought made Delilah grind her teeth

did Natalia always

would never have

one in the restroom, this opportunity would have been

eye, Delilah turned and

could get close, a bodyguard stopped

Foreign Affairs Department, Natalia found the

was about to hail a cab back to her hotel when suddenly, someone emerged