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

Minister Dawson.

skimp

blushed slightly, "Thank you for the compliment, Ms.

praise means you truly stand out. I rarely

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

who's talking. Weren't

Dawson watched those videos and kept saying how lucky the Foreign Affairs Department was to have

the Foreign Affairs

Natalia confirmed.

would you be interested in

Natalia was taken aback.

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

soon as I joined the department. It's a chance for real growth. That's what I wanted to discuss with

between Delia

introduced the two foreign

you recognize these distinguished

impressing the president and his wife of

"And do you remember

had helped in

so grateful. We came all this way just to thank

downplayed her actions, but the woman insisted, "To you, it was

his gratitude, with Dawson smiling at the heartwarming

actually thinking of

lip, unsure

was an

made up, and accepting this would mean

City for two days, and even that was

might need some time

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

it some serious

President and his wife for a

watched Natalia's retreating figure,

nearly pierced her skin

W?

overheard

in the restroom, Natalia had actually

plan to delay Natalia

a

had

thought made Delilah grind

did Natalia always have such

had known, she would never

in the

glint in her eye, Delilah turned and headed towards the President and

a bodyguard

Foreign Affairs Department, Natalia found the sky had

was about to hail a cab back to her hotel when