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.

did have a good eye, though. The fabric she picked was a bit old–fashioned

glitz and

to choose for her, I deliberately went

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it, but probably just to tick Cecilia off, she made a point of praising it, “See? Understated yet elegant. Xaviera, you’ve

a peep, just hung her

got such fair skin, anything suits you. Director Irwin’s choice might be a bit picky, but only someone with your complexion can pull it

Hilary begrudgingly settled

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

she cooed, “Hogan, that’s way too

around with me, and you

me a look and asked, “Ms.

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asked, so playing coy just wouldn’t fly. I casually pointed to a beige

we wrapped up the choosing, Hogan found an excuse to leave with Cecilia first.

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

about her that much, you should take her under your wing, help her out. After all, she’s the one to share his worries down the

and started, “Xaviera, if you and Hogan.”

midway through.

about what Hilary was getting