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.”

histone

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

my hand froze mid–temple

shouldn’t

that’s what this was about.

pass

exactly which incident he

I wasn’t about to turn down a perk that landed in

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

I could finish, he had already hung

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12:18

a notification popped

a voice message.

to play it,

I sent Hogan a bowing

I didn’t feel so

Thanks to Cecilia.

into the office, Zora at the front desk told me,

a

explained, “Xaviera, you forgot? The interface color adjustment we discussed yesterday.”

naturally, and just so happened to be

Cecilia’s age, looked at me and asked,

Candy when Wallis got back, but it seemed

and I all entered the meeting room.

“I spent two whole months on that interface, and now just because she says so, we’re

but her dissatisfaction was aimed

“This decision was made by Mr. Zade, Xaviera, and myself. If you’re getting paid, shouldn’t you be

but between the lines, there

“So what? Throwing money around is impressive? I’m not unwilling to change it,

funding, this

Candy stand up, “Whoever wants

but heard Cecilia’s

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