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

a mix of grievance and probing in

realize something was off and said with furrowed brows, “She’s

was icy.

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

for a moment, and glanced at Zachary, “What,

flustered, his eyes betraying a feeling of being wrongfully

a deep breath and said, “Mr. Zade, Director Irwin is

him to

move,” Hogan instructed, “get

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me into the

not right for you to just leave, Hogan. I’ll follow and take care of

not cool for the

a look, “It’s fine as long as President Lott’s

Cecilia, and silently got out of the

checked me over, and accidentally touched my wristband. his eyes flickering with an indistinct meaning.

the medical report, “but the patient

and weigh

me a look, “Did you hear that? Eat

added, “Health issues aren’t always about diet; they could be due to too

burst open, and Hogan and

at me was full of meaning.

felt a tightness in my chest and instinctively