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.

like he’d already checked

But why?

big projects, and if he wanted to collaborate, he could have just reached out to Wallis directly. Why

my gaze, wanting to ask, but

it wasn’t

to broach the

Hogan followed up with, “But I have one

I knew it.

Hogan’s gaze, I said politely, “Please, Mr. Zade,

design. I want her involved

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he wanted to gild his girl Cecilia with all

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

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

for cash, seriously

seemed taken aback by my composure, gave me a brief glance, and

that face, it usually means the

inside without another

away, and I crouched down, burying my face in

the news to Wallis that Rainbow

for a moment, then quipped,

it, Wallis patted my shoulder, comforting me. “Think about that sprawling

nodded pragmatically. “Can’t let

went back to Rainbow

to the CEO’s

crispy laughter. Looking up, I saw