Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 47

I gritted my back teeth, feeling a surge of rage welling up in my chest. In the next second, I pointed at Cecilia’s desk and snapped, “Then you better cough up a rose gold one just like it. Mr. Zade. You clearly have an eye for the good stuff, saves me the hassle of picking another.

Hogan probably didn’t expect me to come on so strong, and for a moment he was totally lost

for words.

Cecilia, the instigator, was turning all shades of red and white.

The atmosphere got super tense real quick.

Just in time, Wallis stepped in to smooth things over, “Even though Director Irwin didn’t mean any harm, the laptop’s definitely toast. Considering she’s still a student, how about the company covers the difference?”

Cecilia’s eyes went wide with confusion, her lips quivered, showing she was on the edge of saying something but held back.

“No need.” Hogan cut in crisply. “We’ll do as Ms. March suggested. I’ll handle it.”

“Hogan,” Cecilia burst out, obviously worked up, “this isn’t right, I can’t let you shell out for this.” “Come on, Director Irwin,” Wallis interrupted Cecilia with a chuckle, “Let’s just go with that. you’re really in luck, aren’t you?”

After finishing, Wallis turned to Hogan and asked, “Are we heading straight to the store. Mr. Zade?”

She was even more down–to–earth than me.

So there we were, me, Hogan, and Cecilia hitting the mall together.

The shop owner took one look at the fried laptop, sighed, and said, “The motherboard’s fried, it’s a goner, no fixing it.”

I wasn’t planning on fixing it anyway, but it was packed with important files that I needed to ensure wouldn’t leak.

point, pointing at a laptop priced at 1,999 dollars, “Wrap this one up.”

decisiveness and paused before suggesting. “Sir, there’s an upgraded model of this one, just two hundred more.”

glanced at me immediately, as if asking for my input.

even open my mouth, the shop owner added, “Your girlfriend must be in IT, right? In

suggests it, why don’t you get Xaviera the

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three of us,

looked at Cecilia and said, “Alright,

owner, grinning from ear to ear, asked, “What about this one?”

was referring to the waterlogged wreck Cecilia

mind quick,

made up some excuse and

the office, everyone’s eyes practically popped out when they saw

just blurted out, “Man, I wish Director Irwin would spill

“You’re

couldn’t help but

the day, Tina suddenly

at the convention center tomorrow

it out?”

wasn’t really interested.

of her way to clear up that photo

saying no.

need to do all sorts of offline promotions too. Consider it a

reasoning was

it over with Wallis, I agreed to