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.

was a bit old–fashioned

glitz

when Hilary looped her arm through mine, asking me to

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made a point of praising

didn’t say a peep, just

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

was only then that Hilary begrudgingly settled on a

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

eyes widened as she cooed, “Hogan,

running around with

a look and asked,

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

choosing, Hogan found an excuse

that, Xaviera. Busy with work, my foot. He’s just scared I’ll give

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

gloomy, and started, “Xaviera,

sighed midway

had a hunch about what