Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Before I even finished talking. Cecilia across from me suddenly stood up, staring past me, and stuttered. “Hogan.”

Her eyes were getting even redder as she spoke.

Hogan quickly moved to Cecilia’s side in just a couple of strides, shielding her with his body. and demanded, “What the heck have you two said to her?”

He said “you two.”

That included me too.

When Hogan spoke, a vein on his forehead was throbbing.

He was clearly peeved.

For someone as usually cool as a cucumber like him, this was a rare loss of control, especially with Hilary standing right there.

In my memory, those two, mother and son, had never had a heated argument.

But now, for Cecilia’s sake, even his tone with Hilary had an edge to it.

Hilary seemed blindsided by how things had escalated, pointing at Hogan and saying, “I’m doing this for you, don’t you know that?”

After saying that, she stormed out with tears in her eyes.

Just as I was about to follow, I heard Hogan say, “In a rush to brown–nose?”

in my tracks,

standing off to the side, spoke up, “Hogan, you’ve got it

gave me a skeptical look,

getting my hands

said, “I’m heading back to the

Hogan give you a lift.”

a smile, “Nah, it’s out of his

After this afternoon’s drama, I figured my

by how Hogan dotes on Cecilia, I had this nagging feeling

hope Wallis wasn’t

Chapter 20

snapped

it and, lo and behold, another

at those tempting digits, my lips

or commend him for

caught my eye.

no emotion

jaw and accepted the money without a second thought, pondering whether I’d

all, Hogan was the finance whiz–kid with a Midas touch. He’d never let

a moment’s thought. I putled up my friends list and

balance, I

up to me and asked, “Xaviera, what time are you heading out the

clueless. “Heading out where?”

was off, he added in surprise.

mentioned it, which was normal since

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