Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

I casually said, “No biggie, if Hogan is cool with tossing in another five hundred thousand, make sure even his precious girl is well taken care of,”

What was more solid than cold, hard cash, right?

I was about to hang up when, lo and behold, I spotted Hogan and Cecilia not too far away.

Talk about freaky timing.

Cecilia blinked those big beautiful eyes of hers and said in a tone of surprise, “Xaviera, you live

here too?”

Hogan and Cecilia were just a stone’s throw away.

I wasn’t sure if they caught any of my chat with Wallis,

Awkwardness washed over me, tinged with a hint of guilt.

I was worried Hogan might read my mind.

After all, no investor likes someone eyeballing their wallet all day, every day.

played it cool and said, “Been living here for a few months now.”

“Me too,” Cecilia’s voice rose and fell dramatically. “But I’ve barely seen you around.”

“My schedule’s all over the place.”

Us coders were a different breed – burning the midnight oil was business as usual, and my sleep was all messed up. Sometimes I was nocturnal, so running into someone was pure serendipity.

Kinda like today.

up sharing an elevator ride.

me

my floor button, Cecilia’s face froze for a

she’d probably tag me as

for not

did give him a

me, finally landing on my

Xaviera, a new Davidliu design?” Cecilia eyed me enviously, “It’s not

referring to the handbag Darren

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got it, all I thought was it felt nice, had no clue about this

Cecilia’s look, it must be a big

straight, “A friend gave it

bag’s a limited edition, only a

one lost

no idea it was some exclusive limited

came at just the wrong moment.

ask Cecilia, “It’s just a bag, you like

back the envy, “I just think Xaviera

door opened, I nodded slightly and walked out without a

vaguely heard Hogan say,

was spot on.

bags, but my taste

the

is bliss, they say well, I was shocked.

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