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.

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.

my hand froze

“Today’s effort shouldn’t go to waste for you, Ms. March.”

that’s what this was

pass on

exactly which incident

to turn down a perk that landed in my lap.

“Mr. Zade, you’re too

I could finish, he

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popped

by a voice

I was about to play it,

a two–second ponder, I sent Hogan a bowing emoji

I didn’t feel so choked up inside.

Thanks to Cecilia.

next day was business as usual at work. As soon as I walked into the office, Zora at the front desk told

was a

I saw Cecilia in the meeting room, she explained, “Xaviera, you forgot? The interface color adjustment

just so happened to be

grad about Cecilia’s age, looked at me and asked, “Xaviera, what’s

planning to discuss this with Candy when Wallis got back, but it seemed the meeting

Jack, and I all entered the meeting room.

two whole months on that interface, and now just because she says so, we’re supposed to

were directed at me but her dissatisfaction was aimed at Cecilia.

I was about to explain, Cecilia spoke up. “This decision was made by Mr. Zade, Xaviera, and myself. If you’re getting paid,

was gentle, but between the lines, there was an unusual

is impressive? I’m not unwilling to change it,

fiery red, “Without funding, this project wouldn’t even

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

her but heard Cecilia’s sobs

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