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.”

the complex, I reached the foot of the building and saw

him look sharp and upright,

ice, “Here to

to see if the two

side into the building. After a

they

put down a deposit, so I had to

“You’re quite thorough.”

even, couldn’t make heads or tails

always keep my word.

See.”

trying to steer

Hogan didn’t bite. just stood there in silence, not giving an

after the other.

gave it to

looked at Hogan, perplexed, and followed his

quite attached

he figured I was so fond of

tone,

the stick, thinking the wristband

sleeve

inside, it felt like something was tearing, making my heart and