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.

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

question instead of answering, “The Yearwood family has a gathering tonight?”

my cousin’s baby’s

nodded slightly, without further ado.

east and one to the west. After stepping

were more humble and polite than I expected, sticking to brief greetings

Darren’s cousin,

air, surely your parents have taken

trying to

chance to excuse myself to

I’d realized that to mix with the high society, education and ability were just trivial door openers, background was what

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hint a little here and there, and they’d got your worth pegged down to the last dime.

brutal but

used to

left the restroom, vaguely

leaning against the wall,

quite unfriendly, even

a couple of steps when a shadow suddenly

It was Hogan.

pupils were

his voice was cold and icy,

in the open, Hogan cornered me