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.

the first message popped up

share some code data and politely informed everyone that our work updates would shift from bi–monthly to

bit ahead

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

[You’ve been with me

humbly replied, Isn’t that because I had a

Cecilia’s move didn’t seem

expect was Cecilia accidentally deleting a line of data when

we put into that over the past month? One click from you and

of code might seem trivial, but one

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framework

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

I’m begging you, can’t you just be a pretty face and stay put?”

have crossed the line

eyes welled up, looking like she

in calmly. “Arguing won’t fix anything. Cecilia,

her face flushed as she

hesitated for a moment.

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

keeping the peace in the team, I went downstairs