Echoes of Unrequited Love

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.

first message popped up in the

data and politely informed everyone that our work updates would shift from bi–monthly to weekly.

and messaged me straight away. [Isn’t she getting a bit

just roll with it. Who knows, maybe he’ll bump up the investment if he likes our attitude?]

me for

replied, Isn’t that because I

and Cecilia’s move didn’t seem like much.

expect was Cecilia accidentally deleting a line of

idea how much work we put into that over the past month?

piece of code might seem trivial, but one mistake could

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framework crashing

wanted to see if there was

can’t you just be a pretty

have crossed the line there.

like she was

go at it hammer and tongs, then chimed in calmly. “Arguing won’t fix

her face flushed as she ran out.

for a

be crying, okay? If tears were any help, I bet we could flood the whole studio.”

the peace in the team, I went downstairs with Jack to