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.

usual. When I was done, I glanced at Hogan, who was sitting straight ahead, only to catch

eyes curved with

felt like a third

Zade has no objections, I’ll take my

keen on

a suggestion. I’m not

hearing Hogan say. “You’re one of the project leads. It’s your right to make suggestions.”

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me, as if waiting for

please speak,” I said,

isn’t quite there.” Cecilia began, glancing at Hogan, “Our game is a romance simulation, so the overall palette should be bright and lively to give off that feeling

feeling of being in

asking, “What kind of feeling are you

Irwin?”

downcast, as if she had more

if I had

and said gently, “Director Irwin, I’m just talking shop

interjected, his voice softening. “Ms. March isn’t stubborn for the sake of it, and besides, I’m here,

to

be beautiful and dreamy. I think a pink main color scheme would be more appropriate.”

at Hogan, “What

using a light aqua blue.

to keep it bright and fresh, offering players a clean and comfortable gaming

experience.

lacked that

March, what’s

deep 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

as far as I

manager, I had to stand my