Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 49

“Mrs. Hilary, if there’s nothing else, I’ll just…”

“How come you didn’t bring Cecilia along to the party today?”

The icy line popped out of the receiver, and in the blink of an eye, I recognized Hogan’s voice.

Thinking back to the wealthy ladies who stood with Hilary earlier that evening, I quickly figured out what was going on.

It seemed that Hogan wasn’t just trying to get Cecilia into the high society scene; he wanted Hilary to take her under her wing and show her the ropes.

“She was off work by the time our gathering started. If she’s going to be late, might as well not come at all.”

Hilary’s response was quite blunt.

It was no secret that she was not Cecilia’s biggest fan.

Since it was a private conversation, it didn’t feel right for me to eavesdrop, so I discreetly hung up the phone.

The next day at the office, I shared the experience I got from the comic expo with Wallis, and then we discussed the team building event.

“Let’s hit up a B&B in the nearby mountain. Nice scenery, and we can have a bonfire party or soak in a hot spring in the evening. Chill out and unwind.”

We were setting off tomorrow morning.

I had no objections. When it came to having fun, Wallis had the final say.

She basically toured the whole country in the first six months after her divorce.

Not to mention she was a pro at finding team building spots around Rivertown,

the good news. Everyone was pretty stoked, except Cecilia who

to Hilary standing her up on purpose but

Wallis suddenly called me into her office with a mischievous look – a rare expression for

“What’s up?”

phone book, saying “Assistant Zachary

Chapter 49

did he say?”

Mr. Zade got wind of our team building plans and has a better suggestion.

out. Hogan hoped to merge our team

his own

to Honto Abbey up north

“What’s Honto Abbey?”

“In a nutshell, one night costs this

fingers, and I went silent.

that the cold winds at the nearby mountain at night aren’t ideal for team building.” Wallis added with a smirk, “Guess Hogan doesn’t want to freeze his little

cat.*

when it

was probably still

a bang–up job as a boyfriend, making us look

what do

said in a singsong voice, “Since Mr. Zade’s

gaze drifting to my neck and said with a hint of

updated the team building news

she mentioned Honto Abbey, the chat exploded with excitement,

Hogan didn’t

and Hogan suddenly appeared out

bring extra