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.

three of us ended up sharing

thing separating Cecilia and me were the

my floor button, Cecilia’s

moved in before her, she’d

for not thinking things through.

give him

gaze was darting all over me,

“It’s not even out at home yet, how’d you

the handbag

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all I thought was it felt

it must

friend gave

That bag’s a limited edition, only a hundred in the world

the one lost for

idea it was

just

heard him ask Cecilia, “It’s just

dialed back the envy, “I

slightly and walked out without

Hogan say, “Your understanding

spot on.

I clueless about bags, but my taste in men was even

the logo and looked up the price online.

is bliss, they say

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