Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 30

Sure enough, having someone to back you up really makes a difference.

“Xaviera, hang here for a sec, I’ll be right back,” Cecilia said politely as she reminded me while standing at the reception desk.

And just like that, she breezed Into Hogan’s office like it was her second home.

All I could do was wait.

But I didn’t expect that this wait would turn into over an hour.

Cecilia still hadn’t reappeared.

“Why are you hanging around here, Mrs. Zade?” I looked up to see Zachary, with a stack of papers in his hands, standing in front of me, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

“Assistant Zachary,” I took a deep breath and asked, “Is Mr. Zade still tied up?”

“Nah, just one meeting this afternoon, the one with you, Mrs. Zade” Zachary said, glancing at Hogan’s office door before kindly offering. “I’ll go check it out.”

“Hold your horses, no rush,” I stopped him, saying, “And hey, from now on, just call me by my

name.”

He probably didn’t know yet that Mrs. Zade had flown the coop.

Zachary paused, gave the office door a couple of glances, sighed, and said, “Mrs. I mean, Xaviera, don’t be mad.”

Before he could finish, the office door swung open, and Cecilia glanced at Zachary without a ripple of emotion, then turned to me and said, “Xaviera, come on in.”

Her voice was neither here nor there.

went through my work report as usual. When I was done, I glanced at Hogan, who was sitting straight ahead, only to catch him and Cecilia

her eyes curved with joy, obviously

felt like a

objections, I’ll

on

the usually silent Cecilia piped up. “Xaviera, I have a suggestion. I’m not sure if I should say

my tracks, hearing Hogan say. “You’re one of the project leads. It’s your right to make

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looked at me, as if waiting for

speak,” I said, all business.

Hogan, “Our game is a romance simulation, so the overall palette should be bright and lively to give

being

mulled over these words silently, asking, “What kind of

Irwin?”

if she had more to

I had somehow wronged her.

tone and said gently, “Director

softening. “Ms. March isn’t stubborn for the sake of

supposed to thank him

“Love should be beautiful and dreamy. I think a pink main color

at Hogan, “What do you

a light

idea was to keep it bright and fresh, offering players

experience.

it lacked that romantic

March, what’s your take?”

voice brought me back to the present, and looking up into Hogan’s eyes, I said, “I think the current interface is fine, but Mr. Zade, if you insist on making changes, we can certainly tweak it a bit.”

I was willing to bend.

manager, I had to stand my