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

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

straight away. [Isn’t she getting a bit ahead

[If the sugar daddy isn’t complaining, let’s just roll with it. Who knows, maybe he’ll bump up the investment if he

been with me for over a year now, your

replied, Isn’t that because I

like this, and Cecilia’s move

didn’t expect was Cecilia accidentally deleting a line of

that

wasn’t exaggerating. A small piece of code might seem trivial, but one mistake

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whole framework

wanted to

just be a pretty face and stay put?”

have crossed the line there.

eyes welled up, looking like she was

go at it hammer and tongs, then chimed in calmly.

her face flushed

hesitated for a moment.

ones who should be crying, okay? If tears were any help, I bet

about keeping the peace in the team, I went downstairs