Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 54

Chapter 54

I only grabbed a basket of strawberries, meant for Darren and Tina.

But I got held up on the road, so had to swing by home with them.

Wouldn’t you know it, I bumped into Hogan.

And he was about to throw some shade my way.

Obviously, the basket of strawberries for my uncle got mistaken for a gift to Darren by Hogan.

I didn’t want to argue.

Pissing off my investor wasn’t the smartest move, especially when I was counting on his cash injections.

“I’m heading upstairs.”

“Ms. March, are you in a hurry to brownnose?”

I paused, giving Hogan a puzzled look, and in a flash, I got his drift.

He probably thought I was sucking up to Darren.

I gave a little smirk and say, “I recall the boss saying the strawberries were on the house, so no need to report their whereabouts to you, right?”

even, emotions

squinted at me, chuckled, “Seems like even that little scrape on your wrist can’t dampen your ambitions,

get you everywhere, Mr.

Exchanging pleasantries, right?

clammed up, his gaze

to the chase, “If there’s nothing

Hogan cut in, curiosity

caught me off guard, totally slipped

My bad.

go all out on the shameless front and looking up at Hogan, I said with a cheeky

his mouth to reply but his phone rang.

hint, waved him off, and made a beeline

Chapter 54

a taste of how scary I could

the office with

“Didn’t manage to

I told it like it is,

I hit up Tina

strawberries from Honto Abbey, and

after Work at

got there, lo and behold, Darren was

club meeting happening, and he was right in the thick of it. He

person?” Darren eyed the basket, a glint of surprise in his gaze. “You could’ve just told me, I would’ve picked you up.”

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