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.

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

question instead of answering,

baby’s

nodded slightly, without further

floor, one to the east and one to the west. After stepping out of the

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

Darren’s cousin,

you have a distinguished air, surely your

trying to dig

wasn’t surprised, and took the chance to excuse myself

I’d realized that to mix with the high

Chapter 59

eyes of those at the top, just hint a little here and there, and they’d got

was brutal but real.

gotten used to

myself, I silently left the restroom,

eyes, Hogan was leaning against the wall,

quite

and had just taken a couple of steps when a shadow suddenly loomed

It was Hogan.

pupils were

his voice was

open, Hogan cornered me