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.

waved at Natalia, who walked over with a

Dawson.

didn't skimp on her

blushed slightly, "Thank you for

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

with her praise. You're one of the few she

laughed, "Look who's talking.

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

nodded, "I hear you're officially joining the Foreign

Natalia confirmed.

be interested in

Natalia was taken aback.

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

"Don't be surprised. I was sent abroad as soon as I joined the department. It's a chance for real growth. That's

looked between Delia and

then introduced the two

recognize these

greeted them in fluent English, impressing the president and

the lady, "And do you

recognizing her as the woman she had helped in the

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

humbly downplayed her actions, but the woman insisted, "To you,

also expressed his gratitude, with Dawson

actually thinking of sending you abroad

lip, unsure of how

knew it was

had just made up, and accepting this would mean being

been in Boria City for two days, and even that was hard for

Delia, I... I might need

Dawson spoke, "Take your time, but we do hope

it some

with the President and his wife for a

Natalia's retreating figure, her fingers clenched so tightly

nearly pierced her skin

W?

overheard their

Natalia had actually

Natalia by luring her into

such a

had

thought made Delilah grind

Natalia always have such good

known, she would never have bothered with that damn

she been the one in the restroom, this opportunity

eye, Delilah turned and headed towards the

she could get close, a bodyguard stopped her in

Natalia found the

cab back to her hotel when suddenly, someone emerged from the shadows and wrapped