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.

gaze swept past Hogan, I saw him open a pink kitty avatar and ask with a tender tone. “Are

the company group; it was

‘on my way‘ was quite

pampered princess just happened to live

of my hand and silently

just a

in my palm rang again,

with rare impatience came through, “Xaviera, are you alright?”

bit stunned, “I’m

all-nighters these past days

initially recommended by Darren to join

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tone, I thought he was probably worried

during dinner and the handbag he’d given me

rare to have such a friend looking

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

“Huh?”

was a bit abrupt and corrected myself, “Another day

too.”

“finish up and send me a message, I’ll come

Darren arrived at the

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

also carrying

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