Echoes of Unrequited Love

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?”

my tone even, emotions under

that little scrape on your wrist can’t dampen your ambitions,

everywhere, Mr. Zade. Still got lots to learn from you.”

Exchanging pleasantries, right?

clammed up, his

chase, “If there’s

last night?” Hogan cut in, curiosity tinged in his voice, “Drowning your

caught me off guard,

My bad.

heartbeat. I decided to go all out on the shameless front and looking up at Hogan, I said with

his mouth to reply but

took the hint, waved him off, and made a beeline for

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of how scary I could be without a shame threshold.

morning, I was back at the office with that same

“Didn’t manage

appropriate,” I told it like it is,

I hit up Tina

you’re so thoughtful, strawberries from Honto Abbey, and you remembered us.)

meet up after Work at the bookstore on the corner.

got there, lo and

in the thick of it. He saw me and

basket, a glint of surprise in his gaze. “You could’ve