Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 10

His gaze was sharp as a tack.

I had no clue when Hogan popped up and why he was nitpicking over someone’s handbag.

Puzzled, Cecilia’s question from earlier in the studio suddenly flashed through my mind.

My guess was Hogan thought I’d switched to a new laptop.

What was his deal with old versus new, anyway?

I met Hogan’s gaze head–on and said coolly, “Isn’t that none of the investor’s business?”

Hogan’s expression froze, he took a drag on his cigarette, then stubbed it out hard and took off. Talk about a mood swing.

My bad.

Crossing the cash cow was not a smart move, I should’ve bitten my tongue.

The last thing I want was for Wallis to come back from a trip to find the place turned upside down because of me.

The next morning. I got to work as usual, and thankfully, didn’t run into Hogan downstairs.

I felt a bit relieved, but that feeling got jumbled up real quick with one delivery after another.

“Ms. Irwin, please sign for your laptop.”

“Ms. Irwin, your computer bag is here for you to sign for.”

“Ms. Irwin…”

t

opened the eighth delivery, it turned out to be allergy

pointing at the sender’s name, “Still Mr. Zade? Dang. easy on the eyes

blushed and closed the

seeping into my ears, was too

to the office.

shouldn’t have, Hogan. That must’ve cost

I treat you to dinner

Cecilja giggled and

down at my notebook and smirked wryly

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licking boots just for a prize nobody really wanted, couldn’t hold

Jack handed me the code he finished last night for review.

in, Cecilia was fiddling with her new laptop.

at a cool grand,

Zade sure doesn’t pinch

and said, “Sorry, Xaviera, I had no Idea Hogan would send so many gifts out of

get with the

over her face, “I’m so sorry, Xaviera, I just

Predictable.

piece done

“I’ll

said she’d try, and I didn’t push. But back at my desk, I took over

tech team. If she was going to take

simple stuff needed