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.”

wanting to say something, but my throat felt glued shut, and I couldn’t utter a word. I had been sucking up to him for six years, now questioned for not having enough patience.

“Any issues?”

with indifference,

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

the bench, who had already sentenced us but was

I met Hogan’s gaze and said with polite detachment,

a scoff, he got

him to the elevator like

the elevator doors closed, I rushed to lean against the

Chapter 25

popped up on my phone. [Xaviera, I’ll work hard, I won’t let

closed the chat and continued to code.

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

the power

up the cup noodles from my. and headed

desk

there was a noise at the door. I looked up, thinking my eyes

door, holding a fancy meal box.

logo of

the cup noodles

met, and I heard him ask,