Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 25

In the office, Hogan sitting across from me cut to the chase, “Isn’t this a bit much?”

His voice was steady, but his condescending attitude was like an invisible hand, squeezing my heart tightly.

I thought, how desperate was he to rush over from Rainbow Capital just to take Cecilia’s side?

And he showed up in person, no less.

I took a breath and said flatly, “Please enlighten me, Mr. Zade.”

Hogan glanced at me and said seriously, “It’s just a minor mistake. A good team should be one that allows its members to make mistakes, and besides, she hasn’t even graduated yet.”

A minor mistake.

I managed a forced smile, realizing that our hard work over the past month was nothing more than a ‘minor mistake‘ in Hogan’s eyes.

Suddenly, I remembered the time I brown–nosed Hogan by offering to do his laundry, only to shrink his sweater because I didn’t pay attention to the fabric, and he gave me the silent

treatment for a whole week.

Seeing that I remained silent, Hogan spoke up again, “I’ll sign her up for a course, and you, you need to be more patient with her.”

to say something, but my throat felt glued shut, and I couldn’t utter a word. I had

“Any issues?”

and replied with indifference, “Mr. Zade,

don’t seem to agree,” he said, his gaze fixed on my face, Hogan pressed on, “Ms. March, are you not satisfied with

judge on the bench, who had already sentenced us but

Hogan’s gaze and said

quivered, and after a scoff, he got up and

to the

against the wall, gasping for

Chapter 25

phone. [Xaviera, I’ll work hard, I

the chat and

true to her word, Cecilia was studious and even stayed late at work,

at the power

so I picked up the cup noodles from my. and

desk

a noise at the door. I

door, holding

logo of Aurora

stark contrast to the cup

met, and I heard him ask, “Where’s