Echoes of Unrequited Love

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.

you dread just heads your way, and just before quitting time. Wallis sent me a screenshot of her chat

Lott figure out a way to bring

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

go to the party, and Hogan was asking

What’s a green girl with no degree got to do with it? Has Hogan lost

“The company’s ours, and as the boss,

was sticking up for me.

wish, he’d move heaven and earth to see it

so I took the initiative to ring him

what’s

got a

on the other end before I

was all business, like he couldn’t stand

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coffee shop Hilary had booked for our

stony as he waved away the

shopping” clogged

giving us an