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 been sucking up to him for six years, now questioned for not

“Any issues?”

suppressed the discomfort in my chest and replied with indifference, “Mr. Zade,

Hogan pressed on, “Ms. March, are you not satisfied with how

like a judge on the bench, who had already sentenced

investment money, I met Hogan’s

eyelashes quivered, and after a scoff, he

him to the elevator

closed, I rushed to lean against the wall, gasping for air, my mouth bitter as if

Chapter 25

a message from Cecilia popped up on my phone. [Xaviera,

closed the chat and continued

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

the

p.m., my stomach inconveniently growled, so I picked up the cup noodles from my.

desk

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

door,

the logo of Aurora

stark contrast to the cup noodles in

and I heard