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,

she summoned everyone to the conference room and announced the good news. Everyone was pretty stoked, except Cecilia who sat quietly on the

it might be related to Hilary standing her up on purpose but didn’t dwell on it.

office with a mischievous look – a rare expression for

“What’s up?”

flashed her phone book, saying “Assistant Zachary just called me.”

Chapter 49

he say?”

mentioned that Mr. Zade got wind of our team

out. Hogan hoped to merge our

his own secretarial team and himself.

from the nearby mountain to Honto Abbey up north of

was baffled. “What’s

it simply. “In a nutshell, one night costs

fingers, and

at night aren’t ideal for team building.” Wallis added with a smirk,

cat.*

it

still in her

a boyfriend, making us look a

what do

a singsong voice, “Since Mr. Zade’s

to my neck and said with a hint of pride. “Glad

after, Wallis updated the team building

she mentioned Honto Abbey, the chat exploded with excitement, everyone thanking

didn’t respond.

with the crowd, and Hogan suddenly appeared out of

to bring