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.

and stared at Hogan, “Hogan, why are

mix of grievance

to realize something was off and

was

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

aback for a moment, and glanced at Zachary,

his eyes betraying

Director Irwin is right,

was for him to accidentally cause a bone dislocation or

instructed, “get in

Chapter 51

into the ambulance at the

for you to just leave,

cool for the boss to ditch during a team–building

us, and I gave her a look, “It’s fine as long as President Lott’s here. No need to trouble

glanced at Cecilia, and silently

the doctor checked me over, and accidentally touched my wristband.

nothing serious,” he said while writing the medical

and weigh less

that? Eat on time and

me a sympathetic glance and added, “Health issues aren’t always about diet; they

open, and Hogan and Cecilia appeared at

gaze at me was full

felt a tightness in my chest and instinctively curled my