Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 50

After Cecilia left with her poker face intact, Wallis grabbed me and vented, “Do I have this weird feeling of being challenged by a subordinate?”

I consoled her. “It’s all good.”

A couple of days ago, Wallis had a go at Cecilia in front of Hogan. Cecilia must’ve taken it to heart.

Puffed up with vanity.

Wallis sighed and said, “Being the apple of the investor’s eye really does make a difference, huh?”

“Jealous much?”

Wallis shook her head, snorted dismissively. “Honey, when I was the center of attention back in the day. I saw it all.”

She cut off abruptly, probably hit by some unpleasant memory.

I was a bit worried and asked a bold question, “If your ex–husband, that jerk, came back to the country to look for you, would you forgive him?”

“Hah,” Wallis scoffed, “What’s the matter, not enough obedient pretty boys at the club, or not enough eye candy fawning over me?”

Tough cookie.

I didn’t call her out on it.

The next day we hopped into a rented seven–seater van and headed for the legendary Honto Abbey.

started to get why everyone was fussing

a 70-80 acre exotic–style estate, I almost thought

of grass, every door and window, screamed luxury and

carpet underfoot and

you’d never see in the stores, truly one of

and courteous, said, “Mr. Zade has arranged accommodations for everyone, please follow me.”

fighting to carry

asked, “Has Mr.

Mr. Zade is currently resting with his partner, said the

12:22

around the lake, a party at night, and organic picking the next day.

sake, had even postponed the

the ornate hall, I suddenly felt a

not long after he’d taken the initiative to hold my

trip and Hogan had agreed.

I secretly coded for an off–campus company, researched travel guides, booked hotels, and after all that

it was a

there went hundreds of

earned from coding non–stop for half

was

in my heart felt like it had been unexpectedly splashed with acid, festering in

that I wasn’t the one he thought

gathered for the lake bike

first to finish would get a fancy reward that