Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 59

The spot was at Bluebell Bistro & Bar.

As soon as I walked in. Darren was there to greet me in a flash, his eyes full of astonishment.

“Is it not appropriate?”

Darren’s voice was deep, “No, it’s just stunning.”

Wallis once complimented me as a cool beauty.

But that’s just scratching the surface.

“No wonder Professor Yearwood has been so distracted, turns out he had a date with a beauty.”

A couple of rich kids came over to say hi.

Darren brushed them off with a few words and led me towards the elevator. At the same time, from the opposite direction, Hogan came over, escorting Cecilia.

We bumped into each other at the elevator.

Cecilia was wearing a delightful pink lace–trimmed dress, all dolled up like a sweet beauty.

“Professor Yearwood, Xaviera, what a coincidence,” she initiated the conversation with us.

amiably said, “Bringing Ms. Irwin to your dad’s birthday

instead of answering, “The Yearwood

baby’s

without further ado.

on the third floor, one to the east and one to the west. After stepping out of the elevator, we went our separate ways.

I expected, sticking to brief greetings and conversations that didn’t overstay

for Darren’s cousin, Zoey

distinguished air, surely your

trying to dig into my family

and took the chance to

along with Wallis to find investors for so long, I’d realized that to

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little here and there, and they’d got your

brutal but real.

used to

myself, I silently left the restroom, vaguely feeling a stare on me.

Hogan was leaning against

was quite unfriendly, even aggressive.

my eyes and had just taken a couple of steps when a shadow suddenly loomed over me, blocking

It was Hogan.

noticed his pupils were dilated, his eyes

voice was cold and icy, “Xaviera,

Hogan cornered me