Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 14

The ambiguity finally ended.

My heart pounding against my chest felt like an invisible slap across my face.

I snapped to my senses in a second.

“Your phone is ringing.”

I jolted, shifted slightly, and suddenly noticed something had slid to my feet. Looking down, I saw Hogan’s suit jacket.

I pretended not to notice, fixated on the flashing name on my phone.

It was a call from Darren.

“Aren’t you going to answer?” Hogan reminded me again, his tone neither warm nor cold, “It’s been ringing for a while.”

I gripped my phone tighter, looked out the window, and realized the car had stopped in front of my apartment building.

I said my thanks. “Thanks for tonight, Mr. Zade. Get some rest early.”

“No worries, just on my way.”

His voice was soft, betraying no emotion.

If not for the thunderous beating of my heart, I might have doubted that everything just now was merely my own illusion.

past Hogan, I saw him open a pink kitty avatar and ask with

seen that avatar in the company group; it was Cecilia.

Hogan’s ‘on my way‘ was quite

princess just happened to live right above

the palm of my hand and silently got out

just

in my palm rang again, I steadied myself and answered.

rare impatience

bit stunned, “I’m fine,

pulling all-nighters these past days and haven’t been replying to messages.”

by Darren to

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11:38

thought he was probably

sent during dinner and the handbag he’d

a friend looking out for me

free tomorrow night? I’d like to treat you to

“Huh?”

words left my mouth, I felt it was a bit

too.”

up and send me a message,

at the studio as

white embossed crew neck sweatshirt, dark brown casual pants, and white sneakers,

also carrying

headed to the pantry with