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.

“The

a response. His long fingers were lightly tapping on the desk, and after a moment, he said, “Cecilia isn’t

Harsh.

I had her write a simple piece of

cash

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

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

and that was when I realized that this was what it looked like

sharp pang of pain rushed through my chest as I heard myself

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Chapter 11

Zade.”

Hogan left, it was already 8 PM. Jack was still around, and seeing me motionless at my desk, he asked with

“Nope.”

so pale then? Want

off, “Probably just

like he wanted to say more.

corner when Hogan

I added, “Really, I’m fine. Go get

then did Jack

silence for a moment, then quietly started up my computer, but the code I

my heart like vines in the dark night, getting tighter and tighter until

two thousand days and nights… maybe in Hogan’s eyes, these weren’t even in the same league as

time meticulously breaking down the entire front

went well, the build could be done in three months.