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.

report as usual. When I was done, I glanced at Hogan,

eyes curved with

I felt like a third wheel.

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

wasn’t keen on

have a suggestion. I’m not sure if I should say it or not.”

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

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me, as if

Irwin, please speak,” I said, all

at Hogan, “Our game is a romance simulation, so the overall palette should

being in

words silently, asking, “What kind of feeling

Irwin?”

eyes downcast, as if she had

had somehow

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

okay, just say it.” Hogan suddenly interjected, his voice softening. “Ms. March isn’t stubborn for the

I supposed to thank

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

pause, she added, looking at

currently using a light aqua

to keep it bright and fresh,

experience.

Cecilia felt it lacked that romantic vibe.

what’s

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

as far as I was willing

the project manager, I had to