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.

of us ended up

only thing separating Cecilia and me were the ninth

Cecilia’s face froze for a sec.

in before her, she’d probably tag me as some sort of schemer.

for not

give him

gaze was darting all over me, finally landing

eyed me enviously, “It’s not even out at

was referring to the handbag

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thought was it felt nice, had no

Cecilia’s look, it must be a big deal.

told her straight, “A friend gave it

went all out. That bag’s a limited edition, only a

one lost

no idea it was some

at just

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

it’s not that,” Cecilia dialed back the envy, “I

I nodded slightly and

back, I vaguely heard Hogan say, “Your understanding

spot

clueless about bags, but my taste in men

peek at the logo and

bliss, they say

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