Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 61

But I never saw it coming, that later. I’d get grilled by Hogan.

“Hey Mrs. Zade. Mr. Zade wants you to swing by Rainbow Capital ASAP, Zachary sounded all wound up. “He’s not looking too hot, so brace yourself.

In the boss’s office, Cecilia was sitting next to Hogan with teary eyes, looking like a wronged

wife.

I turned to Hogan and asked, “Mr. Zade, what’s up? Why did you call me in?”

Hogan spun his laptop around to face me and asked, “What’s the deal here?”

On the screen was the presentation I’d prepared.

But the formatting was all wonky, just like Wallis had mentioned.

In a flash, it hit me, and I looked straight at Cecilia and said, “Director Irwin, what’s your take on this?”

Cecilia blinked those big doe eyes, looking clueless and innocent.

“There’s no need to beat around the bush if you didn’t want Cecilia to present. Handing her this jumbled mess, what’s that about?”

I was flabbergasted and said with a huff, “Is this how you see me, Mr. Zade?”

it, it’s not on her,” Cecilia’s voice was all sugary sweet and

Irwin, that’s not

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Cecilia sounded even more pitiful, “so you think I’m not cut out

“I mean…”

off and asked

the million–dollar

at me and said, “I’ll handle it, but I don’t want to see this kind of thing happen

line sounded all too

was covering for

warning was for our whole studio.

Hogan if he needed any damage control, but from the

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the table.

would wrap things up for

all cautious and apologetic, “Xaviera, I’m sorry, I’ll keep

couldn’t help but chuckle, “You better hustle, or you won’t even have a decent final graduation project to show.”

that, and she stormed off to her office

not playing with

trouble under Hogan’s nose. The one who was going to end up in hot water was Hogan, her

reached the Zade family, those shrewd sharks would