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.

get why everyone was

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

every door and window, screamed luxury

the exquisite carpet underfoot and the massive crystal

in the stores, truly

and courteous, said, “Mr. Zade has arranged accommodations

fighting to carry

Mr. Zade

Zade is currently resting with his partner, said the event will start in

12:22

were divided into three parts: a bike ride around the lake, a party at night,

even postponed the

ornate hall, I suddenly felt a

Hogan, not long after he’d taken the initiative to

suggested the trip and Hogan had

company, researched travel guides, booked hotels, and after

a waste

booking, and there went hundreds of bucks

I’d earned from coding non–stop for

Hogan was a

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

just that I wasn’t the one he thought worth spending time on.

we all gathered for the

first to finish would get a fancy reward that