Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 65

I heaved a secret sigh of relief and plastered on a business–like fake smile, “Sweet dreams, Mr.

Zade.”

Hogan didn’t respond, but the stormy look on his face had cleared.

I leaned against the wall. It took a hot minute for me to catch my breath before I immediately called up Wallis.

“No more talk of pulling out the investment?” Wallis was gobsmacked, “Man, these past few days have been a real rollercoaster.”

Rubbing my temples, I said, “Cecilia’s words, after all, carry more weight than ours.”

On the other end, Wallis let out a sigh.

I got the message loud and clear. Cecilia’s favor wasn’t something easy to repay, was it?

Sure enough, three days after the crisis was averted, Cecilia came to me on her own accord.

The girl had this caring vibe going on and beat around the bush for ages before she got to the point, “Xaviera, I’ve memorized Mrs. Hilary’s likes and dislikes these past few days. Do you think I could find a chance to put that into practice?”

Turns out she wanted me to set her up with Hilary.

for dinner, I said, “Let’s do this. We’ll hit the supermarket later, you can grab some gifts, and after work, we’ll swing

in surprise, “You sure, Xaviera? Isn’t

give Hilary

a hint for me to test the waters than

owed it to them, so I went along

the phone, but her tone shifted when I brought up Cecilia,

Zade, and besides,

was when Hilary

Cecilia and I made our way

charm of the detached villa, Cecilia was just as gobsmacked as I was, totally

Cecilia was still

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her, “Director Irwin.”

“Mrs. Hilary, nice to meet you. I’ve brought a little something for you,

face wasn’t too sour as she

had

lines, there was nobody

stealthily signaled Cecilia, who quickly caught on and volunteered, “Mrs. Hilary, I usually cook for myself. If you don’t mind, I

gave her a meaningful

and nodded, “I can manage a