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 pattern–wise, but the color wasn’t

digged the glitz and

me to choose for her,

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probably just to tick Cecilia off, she made a point of praising it,

say a peep, just hung her head

Director Irwin’s choice might be a bit picky, but only someone with your complexion can pull it

then that Hilary begrudgingly settled on a piece.

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

she cooed, “Hogan, that’s

been running around with

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

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

we wrapped up the choosing, Hogan found an excuse to leave

Xaviera. Busy with work, my foot.

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

me, gloomy, and started,

midway

had a hunch about what Hilary was