Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 32

Chapter 32

I went back to my place boiling with anger.

After coming out of the bathroom, I noticed my phone lighting up like a Christmas tree. It wasn’t until I got closer that I could see the number flashing on the screen.

Curse my good memory–I recognized it as Hogan’s number in a heartbeat.

But why the sudden call at this hour?

After hesitating for a few seconds, I answered the call anyway.

“Are you home?” The man’s voice was hoarse, tinged with weariness.

Playing dumb, I asked, “Who’s this?”

There was a pause on the other end before I heard Hogan ask, “Xaviera, did you delete my number too?”

Deleted. Two years ago.

And I never saved it again.

He should have seen it coming: Hogan was smart enough to figure that out.

Rubbing my temples, I asked, “Is there something you need, Mr. Zade?”

Then Hogan went silent.

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With the wind chill from my walk home giving me a splitting headache, my patience was thinner than usual. He wasn’t talking, and I wasn’t in the mood to wait, so I said, “If there’s nothing else, I’m going to get some rest.”

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“Add me back on your WhatsApp friend list,” Hogan finally spoke, his tone on the gruffer side.

froze mid–temple rub.

heard him say, “Today’s effort shouldn’t go to waste for you,

what this was

was calling to pass on Cecilia’s

exactly which incident

about to turn down a perk that landed in my

flattered, “Mr. Zade, you’re too kind. Just a

he

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a notification popped up–a transfer

a voice message.

as I was about to play it, the

a bowing emoji as a

so

Thanks to Cecilia.

the office, Zora at the front desk told me, “Xaviera, Director Irwin is in the meeting room; the meeting starts

a

she explained, “Xaviera,

so happened to be overheard by Candy walking into

art school grad about Cecilia’s age, looked at me

when Wallis

Candy. Jack, and I all entered the meeting

on that interface, and now just

were directed at me but her

explain, Cecilia spoke up. “This decision was made by Mr. Zade, Xaviera, and myself. If you’re getting paid, shouldn’t you be willing to

lines, there was an unusual air of

not unwilling to change it, but I just

flushed a fiery red, “Without funding, this project wouldn’t even be possible.”

intervene, I saw Candy stand up, “Whoever wants to do it, do it. I’m not your maid!”

but

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