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.

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

the company group; it was Cecilia.

when I realized Hogan’s ‘on my way‘

just happened to live right above

the palm of my hand and silently got out of the

just a dream.

in my palm rang again, I steadied

warm voice tinged with rare impatience

a bit stunned, “I’m

that you’ve been pulling all-nighters these past days and haven’t been

initially recommended by Darren to join the studio.

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11:38

was probably

dinner and the handbag he’d given me earlier, my feelings were

friend looking

tomorrow night? I’d like to treat you to dinner.”

“Huh?”

left my mouth, I felt it was a bit abrupt and corrected myself, “Another day is fine

too.”

Darren said eagerly, “finish up and send

arrived at the studio as

dark brown casual pants, and

carrying a

he confidently headed