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.

in a deep voice. “The store said

a response. His long fingers 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.

her write a simple piece of

cash cow after all.

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

Hogan raised his eyes, his gaze clashing with mine, and he said seriously,

knocking on my conscience, underpinned by his firm stare, and that was when I realized that this was what it looked like when

of pain rushed through my chest as

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Chapter 11

Zade.”

Jack was still around, and seeing me motionless at my

“Nope.”

then? Want me to take you

“Probably just hungry, you head out first.”

he wanted to say

in the corner when Hogan and I were having

moment, I added, “Really, I’m fine. Go

then did Jack

sat in silence for a moment, then quietly started up my computer, but the code I was typing got more and more

the past wrapped around my heart like vines in the dark night, getting tighter and tighter until I could barely

eyes, these weren’t even in the same league as a bit of

and spent time meticulously breaking down the entire front and back

could be done in three months.