Chapter 9

“Hogan, talk about a coincidence.” Hilary stuttered while kicking off the conversation, “Xaviera’s back in Rivertown, and she’s got herself a boyfriend.”

Elders sure know how to hit the nail on the head.

But this topic didn’t tickle Hogan’s fancy. He just glanced indifferently at his watch and reminded her, “The auction’s about to start.”

“Shoot, almost forgot why we’re here.” Hilary said enthusiastically, grabbing my hand, “Xaviera, let’s do lunch sometime soon, and bring your boyfriend along so I can give him the once–over.”

Just polite chit–chat. I didn’t take it to heart, just nodded along to play nice.

But Hilary

ry seemed to feel that wasn’t enough, shooting Hogan a look and saying, “Come on, say

something, will you?”

Hogan let out a cold snort, “You two close or something?”

The temperature in the room dropped to freezing in an instant.

But Hogan was right, without him, Hilary and I were like two ships passing in the night.

I found my own way out, “Mrs. Hilary, Mr. Zade, I’ve got to run.”

It took me a moment to muster that line.

paid my dues to the money god, now it was time to make

hear Hilary asking, “Why does Xaviera

of

and silently headed to

air purifier. The vendor was decent enough to offer free

lively crowd headed my

casual pants, and sporting silver–rimmed glasses, he looked every bit the family

told, he didn’t join a big company

mistaken, those tagging

had always been Mr.

was debating whether to say hi when Darren

smiling,

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Chapter 9

followed suit, their curious eyes on me. One of them joked, “Professor. Yearwood, you’re quite the charmer, aren’t you?”

“She’s Xaviera,

and chorused, “Hello, Xaviera!”

antics were

bunch scattered like they’d planned it, not before asking me to look after their Professor Yearwood.

had been drinking.

together, and I

I wasn’t getting in, “Aren’t

my way.” I said truthfully, not wanting to burden him, “I’ve

the car but

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