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.

up in the

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

straight away. [Isn’t she getting a bit ahead of herself, giving orders before she’s

just roll with it. Who knows, maybe he’ll bump up the investment if he

up, [You’ve been with me for over a year now, your

Isn’t that because I had a great teacher?]

this, and Cecilia’s move didn’t seem like

accidentally deleting a line of data when she

that over the past month? One click from

A small piece of code might seem trivial, but one mistake could

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whole framework crashing

“I didn’t mean to, I just wanted to see if there

can’t you just be a pretty face and

crossed the line

eyes welled up, looking like she was

tongs, then chimed in calmly. “Arguing won’t fix

paused, her face flushed as she

hesitated for

still fuming. “We’re the ones who should be crying, okay? If tears were

the team, I went downstairs with Jack