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.

though. The fabric she picked was a bit old–fashioned pattern–wise, but the color

glitz

Hilary looped her arm through mine, asking me to choose for her,

5

off, she made a

peep, just hung her

things over, “Mrs. Hilary, you’ve got such fair skin, anything suits you. Director Irwin’s choice might be a bit picky,

then that Hilary begrudgingly

scene, pointed to a bunch of fabrics, “Make one of each

she cooed, “Hogan, that’s way

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

a look and asked, “Ms. March, got any

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playing coy just wouldn’t fly. I casually pointed to

up the choosing, Hogan found an excuse to leave with

face. “You saw that, Xaviera. Busy with work, my

should take her under your wing, help her

started, “Xaviera, if you and

midway

a hunch about what Hilary was getting at.