Chapter 79

She called Cecilia and me into the office and made things crystal clear.

“Director Irwin, it’s a bummer we can’t hit up the party together this time, but don’t sweat it.

there’ll be plenty more shindigs in the future we can crash,” I reassured her.

Cecilia’s eyelids drooped as she murmured, “I’ll roll with whatever Wallis says.

After dropping that, she ducked out of the office, her face a billboard for disappointment.

I thought, if Hogan caught a glimpse of that, he’d probably be all torn up inside.

Wallis saw it too and, with a ton on her mind, muttered, “This ain’t over yet.”

I looked at her, and when our eyes met, she added, “Cecilia brought it up in the work chat, remember? Hogan’s in that chat too.”

I got Wallis’s drift; she figured Cecilia did it on purpose.

I had a bad feeling about it too.

your way, and just before quitting time. Wallis

idea is to have President Lott figure out a way

subtle, but Wallis and I couldn’t miss the subtext.

and Hogan was asking

but what’s the deal with tomorrow night? What’s a green girl with no degree got to do with it? Has Hogan lost his mind

shot down Zachary’s suggestion, “The company’s ours, and as the boss, I sure as hell get to call the shots

was sticking

he’d move heaven and earth

in the line of fire, so I took the initiative to ring him up.

March, what’s up?”

asking. “Mr. Zade, you got a sec? About tomorrow night’s bash.

on the other end before I heard

all business, like he couldn’t

Chapter 79

Hilary had booked for our meet–up the

an hour later, Hogan and I were sitting face to face, the man’s expression stony as he waved away the menu, cutting

“dress shopping”

giving us an inch,

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