Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

The sign for the Tech Department was being taken down right under my nose, bit by bit.

That was when Cecilia popped out of the break room, a steaming cup of coffee in her hands. and greeted me with a smile.

Then she added, “Oh hey, Xaviera, I’ve started a work group chat. Hit me up on WhatsApp, and

I’ll add you in.”

She spoke with the same tone as before, but I caught a glint of willfulness in her eyes.

I got it.

Being pampered by a guy like Hogan, which woman wouldn’t be a bit loopy?

Joining the group chat was to be expected.

With an attitude of “less fuss is better, I cooperated sincerely.

To my surprise, Hogan was also in the chat.

His profile picture, followed by Cecilia’s, gave off a vibe like he was the boss and she was his doting wife.

It seemed that the investment banking gig wasn’t as hectic as I thought.

I closed the chat nonchalantly and got back to coding for real.

the first message popped up

some code data and politely informed everyone that our work updates would shift

she getting a bit ahead of herself, giving orders before she’s even

daddy isn’t complaining, let’s just roll with it. Who

with me for over

because I had a great

Cecilia’s move didn’t seem like much.

a line of data when she was poking around the back–end later that afternoon.

put into that over the past

small piece of code might seem trivial, but

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framework crashing down.

mean to, I just wanted to see if there was anything I could. help with.”

begging you, can’t you just be

might have crossed

looking like she

chimed in calmly. “Arguing won’t fix anything.

flushed

for

crying, okay? If tears were any help, I

team, I went

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