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 with

Dawson. Great

didn't skimp

slightly, "Thank you for

truly stand out. I

"True, Ms. Delia is sparing with her praise. You're one

talking. Weren't

the Foreign Affairs Department was to have recruited you.

you're officially joining the Foreign Affairs Department,

Natalia confirmed.

would you be

Natalia was taken aback.

by the Foreign Affairs Department, yet

department. It's a chance for real growth. That's what I wanted to discuss with you last

looked between Delia

introduced the two foreign

you recognize these distinguished

English, impressing the president and

pointed to the lady, "And do you remember this

as the woman she had

hugged Natalia tightly, "Ms. Jenkins, I'm so grateful. We came all this way just to

"To you, it was a

his gratitude, with Dawson smiling at the

the Goodwill Ambassador for Landeia, and Ms. Delia and I were actually thinking of sending you abroad too. What do you think, Natalia? It's a golden

unsure of how to

was an

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

and even that was hard for Hamilton to swallow,

I... I might

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

give it

Natalia chatted with the President and his

the sidelines, Delilah watched Natalia's retreating

nearly pierced her skin

W?

had overheard their entire

Natalia

plan to delay Natalia by luring

a

Natalia had managed

grind her

always

would never have bothered with that

been the one in the restroom, this opportunity would have

her eye, Delilah turned and headed towards

could get close, a

Natalia found the sky

was about to hail a cab back to her hotel when