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.

glanced at Hogan and amiably said, “Bringing Ms. Irwin

of answering, “The Yearwood

baby’s hundred–day celebration.”

without

one to the west. After stepping

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

Darren’s cousin, Zoey

distinguished air, surely your parents have

was beating around the bush, trying to dig

surprised, and took the chance to excuse myself to the

I put it, after tagging along with Wallis to find investors for so long, I’d realized that to mix with the high society, education and ability were just trivial door openers, background was what truly

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at the top, just hint a little here and there, and they’d got your worth pegged down to

was brutal but

used

myself, I silently left the restroom, vaguely feeling a

leaning against the wall, looking at

gaze was quite unfriendly, even

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

It was Hogan.

close, I noticed his pupils were dilated, his eyes hazy and

Darren,” his voice was cold and icy,

open, Hogan cornered me in front