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?”

maybe Xaviera just missed it, it’s not on her,” Cecilia’s voice was all sugary sweet and self–blaming. “If only I had

stand it anymore and snapped, “Director Irwin, that’s not what you were

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

“I mean…”

Wallis off and asked

was the million–dollar

said, “I’ll handle it, but I don’t want to

all too

my memory served me right, last time Hogan was covering for Cecilia, he

time, the warning was for our whole studio.

to ask Hogan if he needed any damage control,

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the table.

wrap things up for

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

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

pale at that, and she stormed off to her office without a

just not playing with a full deck.

The one who was going to

Zade family, those shrewd sharks