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 half bad for Hilary’s tastes.

glitz and glam.

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

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off, she made a point of praising it, “See? Understated

just

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

only then that Hilary begrudgingly settled on a piece.

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

she cooed, “Hogan, that’s way

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

gave me a look and asked, “Ms. March,

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

wrapped up the choosing, Hogan found

work, my foot. He’s just scared I’ll give Ms. Irwin a hard time.”

under your wing, help her out. After all, she’s the one to share his worries down the

and started, “Xaviera,

midway through.

hunch about what Hilary was