Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 4

This was definitely rubbing salt into the wound for us, who were already up to our eyeballs in debt.

We had a peaceful afternoon, and Wallis and I gradually came back to our senses, deciding to keep looking for investors.-

At nine in the evening, I dragged myself back to my place, listless. No sooner had I stepped out of the elevator than I spotted someone from a distance.

The hallway was dimly lit, and there was a man leaning against the wall with his arms folded, his expression hidden in the darkness, but a hint of crimson showing at his fingertips.

It was Hogan.

As the motion–sensor light flicked on, Hogan and I locked eyes in the charged air.

The smell of smoke was choking.

I looked at him and said casually. “What a coincidence.”

Hogan didn’t say a word.

I felt an oppressive tension bearing down on me and kept explaining, “We’re already scouting for other financial backers, so Mr. Zade, no worries.”

I wasn’t scared of rubbing Hogan the wrong way, but I had to consider the whole company.

Sure enough, when I put it that way, Hogan’s aggressive aura simmered down a bit.

I didn’t say much more, just reached for the door. But then, I heard Hogan say, “We’ll fund the project.”

My hand froze on the doorknob, and an odd feeling flickered through me.

already checked out the project proposal.

But why?

isn’t short on big projects, and if he wanted to collaborate, he could have just reached out to Wallis directly. Why

wanting to ask, but

had a hunch it wasn’t that

to broach the

up with,

I knew it.

Hogan’s gaze, I said politely, “Please,

for her graduation design. I want her involved in this game.

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his girl Cecilia with all our hard

curled my fingers into a fist, then relaxed, and said. “I’ll report to President Lott first

tech stakeholder; I couldn’t reject Hogan’s olive branch over

for cash, seriously strapped.

seemed taken aback by my composure, gave me a

he makes that face, it usually means the conversation

went inside without another

his footsteps faded away, and I crouched

news to Wallis that Rainbow Capital was willing to

was dumbstruck for a moment, then quipped, “Even a jerk’s connections are connections,

it, Wallis patted my shoulder, comforting me. “Think about that sprawling 208 square meter apartment, and those male models at the club. We gotta take

“Can’t let this opportunity get away.”

went back to Rainbow Capital.

time, the receptionist led us to the CEO’s

crispy laughter. Looking up, I