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.

Natalia, who walked over with

Minister Dawson. Great

didn't skimp on her

"Thank you for the compliment, Ms.

means you truly

is sparing with her praise. You're one of the

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

Department was to have recruited you. It would have been a big loss otherwise." Natalia, feeling a bit shy from all the praise, promised,

hear you're officially joining the Foreign Affairs

Natalia confirmed.

smiled, "Natalia, would you be interested in an

Natalia was taken aback.

of being highly valued by the Foreign

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

looked between Delia and Dawson,

then introduced the two

recognize these

them in fluent English, impressing the

lady, "And

she had

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

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

his gratitude, with Dawson smiling at the heartwarming

Landeia, and Ms. Delia and I were actually thinking of sending you abroad too. What do you think, Natalia?

her lip, unsure

was

she and Hamilton had just made up, and accepting this would

in Boria City for two days, and even that was hard for Hamilton to swallow,

I... I might need some time

your time, but we do hope you'll seize this opportunity." Natalia offered a tight-lipped

give it

chatted with the President and his wife for a while before

retreating figure, her fingers clenched so

nearly pierced her skin

W?

had overheard

Natalia had actually saved

plan to delay Natalia

a

had managed

grind her

did Natalia always have

never have bothered with that damn

the

her eye, Delilah turned

could get close, a bodyguard stopped her

the Foreign Affairs Department, Natalia found the sky had

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