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,

good news. Everyone was pretty stoked, except

it might be related to Hilary standing her up on purpose but

into her office with a

“What’s up?”

her phone book, saying “Assistant Zachary just called

Chapter 49

did he

Zade got wind of our team building

hoped to merge our

own secretarial team and himself.

from the nearby mountain to Honto Abbey up north of Rivertown,

was baffled. “What’s

it simply. “In a nutshell,

flashed all ten fingers, and I went

at night aren’t ideal for team building.” Wallis added with a smirk, “Guess Hogan doesn’t want to freeze his little kitty

cat.*

it

was probably still in

as a boyfriend, making us look a bit inconsiderate.

do

my pen, I said in a singsong voice, “Since Mr. Zade’s feeling generous, who

paused, her gaze drifting to my neck and said with a hint of pride. “Glad you see it

team building

chat exploded with

Hogan didn’t

and Hogan

bring