Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 51

When I opened my eyes, I was already in Hogan’s arms, carried sideways.

Our eyes met, and his voice trembled, “Don’t be scared, the paramedics will be here any second.”

The exhaustion was evident in his eyes, and his brows were furrowed together in a rare display

of panic.

Was this just my imagination?

I steadied myself, closed my eyes and then reopened them, pushed against his tense arms, and said in a deep voice, “I’m okay, put me down first.”

Hogan didn’t budge, and he looked up at Zachary who was rushing over, “Where are the paramedics?”

His tone was questioning, and the tremor in his voice was unmistakable.

We were so close, I could see the veins on his forehead throbbing.

He was clearly out of sorts.

“They’re on their way, almost here.” Zachary sald, looking clueless. He turned to me, trying to reassure, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Zade. The medical station is close by, you’ll be fine.”

I corrected him, “You got the wrong person.”

As soon as I said that, I saw Cecilia coming from behind Zachary.

“Hogan, why are you holding Xaviera like that?”

was a mix of grievance and

Cecilia’s question, Hogan seemed to realize something was off and said

tone was

her voice, “I didn’t mean it like that. I meant that you shouldn’t pick someone up right away after they’ve fallen.”

and glanced at Zachary,

was a bit flustered, his eyes betraying a feeling of

and said, “Mr. Zade, Director

last thing I needed was for him to accidentally cause a bone

instructed, “get in the car first.”

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the ambulance

is still going on. It’s not right for you to just leave, Hogan. I’ll follow

point, it was not cool for the

look, “It’s fine as long as President

at Cecilia, and silently got

doctor checked me over, and accidentally

nothing serious,” he said while writing the medical report, “but the patient

and weigh less than 100 pounds.

hear that? Eat on time and

aren’t always about diet; they could

the door burst open, and Hogan and

at me was

a tightness in my chest and instinctively curled my hand, unfortunately pulling on the