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.

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

glitz and

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

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was surprised when she saw it, but probably just to tick Cecilia off, she made a point

just

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

that Hilary begrudgingly

couldn’t stand the scene, pointed to a bunch of fabrics, “Make one of each of these colors, tailor them to Ms. Irwin’s

she cooed, “Hogan, that’s

pleased either, “Xaviera’s been running around with me, and

a look and asked, “Ms. March, got any favorites?”

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just wouldn’t fly. I casually pointed to a beige embroidered sample. “This one’s fine.”

choosing, Hogan found an excuse to leave with

pulled a face. “You saw that, Xaviera. Busy with work, my foot. He’s just scared I’ll

reassure her. “If Mr. Zade cares about her that much, you should take her under your wing,

gloomy, and started, “Xaviera,

midway

hunch about what