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.”

from

and pointed

clueless,

book you’re

I was pointing, and moments later, she beamed, “Xaviera,

smiled and kept mum.

around near the university town for a good seven or eight years. Hogan and I used to hit this place up all the time during college: I had scoped out the programming books, so how could

thanks a bunch. How about this,

and I was in for a free

politely declined. “Ms. Irwin, you’re too

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hint, suggested, “The same place you and

was really pushing it.

spot. Hogan knew it better than

and asked, “What

at Hogan’s sleeve, “I

like he couldn’t bear

then

hour later, the four of us showed up in the school

Hogan, decked. out in a suit, looking like a walking bjd, turned quite a few heads.

mind one bit, even seemed a tad proud, giggling with the menu,