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.”

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

“Any issues?”

chest and replied with indifference, “Mr.

fixed on my face, Hogan pressed on, “Ms.

judge on the bench, who had already sentenced us but was absurdly asking

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

a scoff,

him to the elevator

closed, I rushed to lean against the wall, gasping for

Chapter 25

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

chat and

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

I marveled at the

my stomach inconveniently growled, so I picked up the

desk

at the door. I looked up, thinking my eyes were. deceiving

standing at the door, holding a

bore the logo of Aurora Eats.

to the cup

and I heard