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

was smiling, her eyes curved with joy, obviously in

I felt like a third

Mr. Zade has no objections, I’ll take my

on playing

a

Hogan say. “You’re one of the project leads. It’s

11:4

me, as if

speak,” I said,

our game interface last night and, well I feel the color saturation 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 of being

of being

“What kind of feeling are you referring to.

Irwin?”

her eyes downcast, as if she had more to say but

I had somehow

“Director Irwin, I’m

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

thought, “Am I supposed to thank

smiled and said, “Love should be beautiful and dreamy. I think a pink main color scheme would be

at

were currently using a light aqua

fresh, offering players a

experience.

it lacked that romantic

March, what’s your take?”

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,

was as far as I was

I had to stand my ground.