Echoes of Unrequited Love
Chapter 35
Chapter 35
Hilary and I went up to greet him at the same time.
“Didn’t you say you’ll stay for several days?” she asked, taking the rolling suitcase from Hogan’s hand. “Have you eaten?”
His piercing eyes suddenly landed on my face, and Hogan frowned. “Why is she here?”
The disdain in his voice couldn’t be more obvious.
It seemed that he was about to show me the door.
“Xaviera was invited over by me.” Hilary defended firmly. “Be nice.”
Hogan glanced at the red wine on the table, his frown deepening. “Drinking again?”
Clearly not pleased.
I admitted casually. “Just had a bit with Mrs. Hilary.”
Hogan’s face turned to steel a look demanding an explanation.
Hilary couldn’t stand it said soothingly. “Come on, it’s just a minor slip–up at work, isn’t it? Is it really such a big deal?”
She thought the beef between Hogan and me had to do with work
But Hogan, smart cookie that he was, smelled a rat from just one sentence and scoffed coldly. “Now you’ve started snitching too?”
“Xaviera didn’t say anything, it’s my guess.” Hilary cut in standing up for me with a glare at Hogan, “Now that it’s out in the open, let’s just put it behind us.”
Hogan kept at it. “Encouraging subordinates to badmouth others, shouldn’t there be a lesson?”
Just a few fair words from me, and in Hogan’s eyes, I was stirring up the troops.
I bowed my head, forcefully swallowing the discomfort in my heart..
But Hilary caught the crux of the matter, incredulous. “The “others you’re talking about, you don’t mean Ms. Irwin, do you?”
Hogan paused for a moment.
Not my fault, he’s the one who let it slip.
enough, in no time, Hilary switched into lecture mode.
there. I felt out of place, so I carefully said, “Mrs. Hilary, Mr.
Hogan she said. “It’s so late, you should see Xaviera
out.”
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must’ve called a cab
the hint. “Yes,
that, I left.
had to steady myself on a
aftereffects of the wine were
summoned a ride, but this was the suburbs,
myself to trudging forward with feet that seemed
chilly night breeze was freely invading my collar, making my teeth chatter in no time.
over the phone and, in
Alone.
light inexplicably shone from behind, and I stopped, puzzled, only
slowly rolled down, revealing the man’s sharply
bone structure, smooth facial lines,
was just that his appearance reminded me of that icy, merciless God–like
memony.
“Get in
actually spoke
God has finally come to save
at those hands gripping the steering wheel the more I
just like Hogan’s hands.
the snowy
much did
was beside the point.
the window, then heard Hogan warn.
deep breath, and asked, “What
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tone was ic “Thinking of achieving your goals through indirect means, not even checking
path is right or
so he knew
anything
About Echoes of Unrequited Love - Chapter 35
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