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.

the money god, now it was time to make my

hear Hilary asking, “Why does

of probing

and silently headed to the

finally bought an air purifier. The vendor was decent enough to offer free delivery, which put

in the elevator, a lively crowd

white tee, dark casual pants, and sporting silver–rimmed glasses, he looked every bit

he didn’t join a big company after college but stayed on

mistaken, those tagging along

been Mr. Popular.

was debating whether to say hi when Darren

towards the elevator, smiling, “Xaviera, what

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Chapter 9

on me. One of them joked, “Professor. Yearwood, you’re quite the

humility, “She’s Xaviera,

and chorused,

were

they’d planned it, not before asking me to look

been

together, and I called him a

getting in, “Aren’t

truthfully, not wanting to burden him, “I’ve called

car but now holding a beige plaid business bag.

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