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.

pink kitty avatar

seen that avatar in the company group; it

was when I realized Hogan’s ‘on my way‘ was quite

pampered princess just happened to live right

pinched the palm of my hand and silently got out of

just a dream.

palm rang again, I steadied myself

impatience came through,

stunned, “I’m fine, what’s up?”

these past days and haven’t been

recommended by Darren to join the studio.

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Darren’s tone, I thought he was probably worried I’d work myself to death.

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

friend looking out for me In this

suggested. “Are you free tomorrow night? I’d

“Huh?”

the words left my mouth, I felt it was a bit abrupt and

too.”

Darren said eagerly, “finish up and send me a message, I’ll

arrived at the

brown casual pants, and

carrying

was still coding, he confidently headed to the pantry with a box of