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.

heads your way, and just before quitting time. Wallis sent me a

figure out a way to bring Ms. Irwin to the soirée

being all subtle, but Wallis and I

party, and Hogan was asking Wallis

night? What’s a green girl with no degree

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

knew she was sticking up for

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

so I took the

what’s up?”

beats before asking. “Mr. Zade, you got a sec? About tomorrow night’s bash. I’d like a

end before I heard Hogan ask,

all business, like he couldn’t stand

Chapter 79

Hilary had

sitting face to face, the man’s expression stony as he waved away the menu, cutting to the

“dress shopping” clogged

wasn’t giving us an