Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 11

As soon as I got close, I could spot the displeasure in Hogan’s eyes in a heartbeat.

“Ms. March, care to explain?”

He sure was acting all by–the–book.

Cecilia beat me to the punch and said, “Hogan, it’s not Xaviera’s fault, I’m just a bit of a klutz.”

The girl finished talking and then put on a guilty face.

“Go wait for me in the car,” Hogan said with a soothing tone, clearly trying to calm her down.

Cecilia glanced at me right away, as if she was asking for my opinion.

I couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time.

With her sugar daddy here, why the heck would she care about my reaction?

Seeing her still standing there, Hogan spoke again, “Be a good girl.”

Only then did Cecilia obediently pack up her things and leave.

After a little while, I was summoned into Cecilia’s office by Hogan.

He was standing with his back to me, but his gaze was roaming all over the office, finally landing on my face. He asked, “Still haven’t gotten the air purifier?”

He was really sweating the small stuff.

a deep voice. “The store said

were lightly tapping on the desk, and after a moment, he said, “Cecilia isn’t you. She barely made it into N University. Don’t be too harsh on

Harsh.

a simple piece of front–end code, it was considered harsh in Hogan’s

cash cow

a couple of seconds, then asked sensibly, “So, Mr. Zade, what do you suggest should do when assigning tasks to Ms.

he said seriously,

firm stare, and that was when I realized that this was what

pang of pain rushed through my chest as I heard

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Chapter 11

Zade.”

left, it was already 8 PM. Jack was still around, and seeing me motionless at my desk, he asked with concern, “Xaviera, you feeling

“Nope.”

pale then? Want me

him off, “Probably just

looking like he wanted to say

when Hogan and

added, “Really, I’m

did

computer, but the code I was typing

like vines in the dark night, getting tighter and tighter until I could

maybe in Hogan’s eyes, these weren’t even

spent time meticulously breaking down the entire front and back end of the game.

things went well, the build could