Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 6

The word “babe hit me like a bolt from the blue, making my chest explode with surprise.

When I turned to look at Hogan, I saw Cecilia’s little face, full of shock and confusion.

Somehow, our gazes met in mid–air.

Inudged her. “Mr. Zade’s calling you.”

The lingering, reluctant tone of his voice definitely wasn’t meant for me.

Cecilia blinked, pouted, and gave Hogan’s prominent nose a playful scratch, whining, “Hogan, the party isn’t over yet.”

Hogan lifted his eyelids at the sound, a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth.

That confirmed my hunch.

Watching the Maybach drive away, Wallis elbowed me, her tone soothing. “Tough night, huh?”

I quipped half–jokingly, “How ‘bout something tangible, President Lott?”

Wallis just shot me a look..

complex and even gave me a nod that I could skip punching in tomorrow

finally made

I was restless.

and over in my dreams, his figure appeared, holding me

he’d grip my waist and

a side of

overpowering

was underhanded.

I was sleepless.

morning rush, I spilled out of the subway like a sardine, only to find one of my wireless earbuds had been jostled off.

see a black Maybach parked not too far away. There, Hogan, all dapper in his suit, was opening the passenger door like

11:37

in the

drove her to work himself.

Capital is on the opposite side

morning Hogan had to commute an extra

used to wake up early to make breakfast and coax him

between his attitude could

planned to avoid

as soon as I took a step, Cecilia’s soft greeting reached my ears, “Good morning. Xaviera!”

couldn’t just ignore her and walked over, my face calm, my eyes briefly sweeping over Hogan, “Good