Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 57

Well, she was the investor’s mommy, wasn’t she?

Right after we hung up, Hilary shot over the shop’s address like a bullet.

It was this ancient tailor shop that’s pretty big with the rich ladies in Rivertown.

Before clocking out. I chugged down a coffee to perk up and headed out.

What I didn’t see coming was Hogan and Cecilia also showing up.

As the waiter was taking me to Hilary, there was Cecilia, handing over this fancy piece of fabric to Hilary, biting her lip when she caught sight of me.

Hogan was straight up. “What are you doing here?”

I was caught between a rock and a hard place.

Hilary, hearing the commotion, turned around with a grin, “I invited Xaviera over. You two put together don’t know my tastes as well as she does.”

Cecilia’s face fell, and she clutched the fabric in her hands even tighter.

Awkward as hell, I was.

a bit old–fashioned

the glitz and glam.

arm through mine, asking me to choose for her, I deliberately went

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but probably just to tick Cecilia off, she made a point of praising it, “See?

didn’t say a peep, just hung her head

things over, “Mrs. Hilary, you’ve got such fair skin, anything suits you. Director Irwin’s

then that Hilary begrudgingly

probably couldn’t stand the scene, pointed to a bunch of fabrics, “Make one of each of these

cooed,

around with me, and you haven’t even properly thanked her.”

me a look and asked, “Ms. March,

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playing coy just wouldn’t fly. I casually pointed to a beige embroidered sample.

found

that, Xaviera. Busy with work, my foot. He’s just scared I’ll give

take her under your wing, help her out. After all,

looked at me, gloomy, and started, “Xaviera, if you and

midway through.

about what Hilary was getting at.