Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 64

After Cecilia left, Wallis sidled up to me and said, “I could smell that bitchy scent from a mile away, looked like the real deal.”

I pinched the bridge of my nose, not saying a word.

“What did you give her? She seemed pretty chuffed.”

I spilled the beans about Hilary’s preference manual.

Wallis gave me a thumbs up, teasing. “Right on time, like coal in snowy weather. You sure know your stuff, Ms. March. But what if she gets cold feet?”

Cecilia was no fool. With that manual in her arsenal, she and Hilary were bound to hit it off sooner or later. Weighing the wife of Rainbow Capital’s president against a small project, she knew which side her bread is buttered on.

“Aren’t you happy?”

How could I not be? Given Cecilia’s attitude, there was a good nine out of ten chance that Rainbow Capital wouldn’t pull our funding.

But the thought of playing such a good card and just handing it over like that it just sticks in

my craw.

I’d been counting on it to rake in some serious dough.

“Let’s head back and wait for news,” I comforted Wallis, “Maybe we can finally catch some decent Z’s tonight.”

complex, I reached the foot of the building and saw Hogan coming from the other

look sharp and upright, standing

paused, then broke the ice,

fishing to see if the

walked side by side into the building. After a while, he asked, “Did you provide the manual?”

like they

down a deposit, so I had to show some good

“You’re quite thorough.”

voice was even, couldn’t make heads or tails of

it, just grinned and said, “I always keep

See.”

was still trying to steer the conversation toward

bite. just stood there in silence,

after the other. I

it to

perplexed, and followed his gaze

“You seem quite attached to

fond of it, but suddenly my wrist

tone, “Is Darren that stingy?”

the stick, thinking the wristband was from Darren.

looked down at my toes, pulling my sleeve over the

making my