Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 29

Talking about that, I just realized what got Hogan’s goat was me axing him from my friends‘

list.

That was ancient history, happened days ago.

He just found out today?

But the dude was an investor, so I couldn’t exactly give it to him straight, can I?

That would make me look petty.

I had to save face and say, “Oops, sorry Mr. Zade, my friends list is crazy long, must’ve been a mistake.”

Right after I finished, Hogan couldn’t help but let out a snort, “Xaviera, can’t you come up with a better excuse? It’s just a WhatsApp friend, what’s eating you?”

Hogan had his usual confident tone when he said that.

That kind of confidence that says he’s seen right through me.

Suddenly, his confidence hit me hard, and I locked eyes with him and shot back, “Yeah, just a WhatsApp friend, what’s it to you, Mr. Zade?”

Hogan was clearly taken aback, speechless for a moment.

There we were, standing at the entrance of the corridor like a couple of loons, staring each other down without another word.

My fingertips were digging into my palm.

My heart was trembling, bittersweet.

“Xaviera, you think too highly of yourself!” and then vanished into the

against the wall, I took a deep breath and it took a while before I could shake it off.

end, I didn’t bother adding Hogan

use any of those to

to

I still spent the

was all self–righteous, threatening to pull his investment, and

to the office with bags under

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all smiles, looking like the

croissants to everyone, one by

come in, she greeted me with a smile, “Your black coffee,

ago, so naturally, I couldn’t just grab any coffee, but I

“Thanks.”

reached for the coffee and then heard Zora’s excited voice, “Wow, a Cartier Love bracelet with

Zora’s gaze, I immediately spotted the rose gold bracelet shining on

look even more delicate

a domineering CEO like him pick me up in a Maybach, I could die

replying, “It’ll

only to hear Zora say, “Mr. Zade is so romantic, not just

words “matching avatars” made me

sitting down, I couldn’t help but stealthily

to a cat with a bow tie, matching Cecilia’s avatar of a

looked quite

treated everyone to coffee two days in a row, and I got a

saying she’d