Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 70

Chapter 70

I didn’t expect Hogan to swing by with meds in the dead of night. Caught me off guard, and I felt a tad guilty, too.

But then I thought, our slim thread of a connection wasn’t enough for Mr. Zade to go out of his way like this.

I figured it must be something to do with the couple’s space on the site.

Looking at the code I was hammering out, I got this weird itch in my chest.

I muttered a thanks, deliberately sidestepping that awkward moment, and said all polite–like, “Still knee–deep in code, not gonna walk you out, Mr. Zade.”

Basically showing him the door.

Hogan blinked, rooted to the spot, his gaze sliding over the hand warmer I was clutching, and he asked, “No heating?”

Heating? He thought this was the Rainbow Capital or something.

In an old office block like ours, we were lucky to have central air, let alone heating.

I forced a smile, “Not cold.”

Hogan didn’t bite, surprisingly pulled up a chair, and sat down.

I guessed he wasn’t leaving tonight without some answers, so I flipped to the couple’s space

asked, “See anything that needs

chair, took a quick peek, and said, “Not

+

line before.

played it cool, “Give

an okay, his gaze drifted to the bookshelf, and the next thing, his long, even fingers were touching

ask, “Since when did you get hooked

holding the detective novel Darren had

a few times when I was stressed out, but had no clue how Hogan pegged me

“Huh.”

it and focused on fixing

all you could hear was

lively yet

1/2

09:54.

Chapter 70

done, I asked, “How about

“Let me see.

wheeled his chair over, suddenly closing

as I clicked the mouse, there was a “pop,” and the overhead light went out, the monitor screen following

blown fuse, I’ll check.”

to

my palm accidentally covered the back

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