Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 55

Wallis had ribbed me before for being a bit too serious.

So I decided to play it cool and said with a smile. “Alright, then I won’t hold back.”

“Professor Yearwood, Xaviera,” a soft, out–of–place voice chimed in. “What a coincidence.”

I turned and instantly spotted Hogan and Cecilia not far away.

Hogan, clutching a stack of research books, stood quietly beside Cecilia, gazing in our direction.

His eyes were deep and mysterious.

A subtle smirk, almost imperceptible, played on his lips.

Cecilia had come to the bookstore hunting for some gaming programming material.

And, needless to say, Hogan was tagging along with his sweetheart to level up.

They’d been browsing the bookstore for a while but hadn’t found the game backend construction guide on their shopping list and were getting antsy.

“Professor Yearwood, are you here to help Xaviera pick books too?” Cecilia fluttered her big eyes at Darren, “Detective novels, huh?”

Darren scratched his head and said, “Just bumped into each other.”

beam of scrutiny from across the way; lifting my eyes, it was

away, and pointed at the bookshelf, “Top shelf, second

was clueless,

book you’re

pointing, and moments later, she beamed, “Xaviera, you’re

smiled and kept mum.

Hogan and I used to hit this place up all the time during college: I

thanks a bunch. How about this, let us treat you and

out a book and I was in for a free dinner,

and politely

Chapter 55

get the hint,

was really pushing it.

knew it

I turned to Hogan and asked, “What do you think, Mr. Zade?”

tugging at Hogan’s sleeve, “I

on a look like he couldn’t

chimed in cheerfully, “Cool, then

the four of us showed up in the school cafeteria.

was no surprise students came over to say hi. Plus, Hogan, decked. out in a suit, looking like a walking bjd,

even seemed a tad proud, giggling with the menu, “Hogan, what will you