Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 81

After walking in, Wallis gave me a heads up, “The new car’s gonna need a break–in period. Knock off work early for the next couple of days and take it for a spin where it’s not bumper–to–bumper. Oh, and maybe hit up Professor Yearwood to join you.”

“Huh?”

Wallis raised an eyebrow and let on, “You guys are twinning.”

No wonder I felt some familiarity hopping into the car.

I was about to chime in with something when I caught sight of Cecilia, all peppy, coming out of the break room.

Our eyes met, and she quickly toned down her triumph, whispering a greeting, “Xaviera, you are back.”

“Mhm.”

“I heard from Hogan that you had to bail on tonight’s shindig at the last minute?”

The moment her words hung in the air, all eyes landed on me, and Wallis’s face dropped a notch, instantly.

“Yeah,” I said, nonchalant as ever. “so Director Irwin, you and President Lott will have to fly solo tomorrow night.”

confirmation. She humbly boasted, “Don’t worry, Xaviera, I’ll

when it was

the car keys in my hand and gushed, “And it’s a

brushed it off, but when my glance swept over Cecilia, she was eyeing my keys like a hawk, her smile quickly turning sour, a flicker

looked her way again, she was all smiles, assuring me, “With your paycheck, Xaviera, a

her, giving me props like that.

did she know it was thanks to her that I

miss a

griped,

knows, maybe Hogan. will have

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it, “I don’t care. Deduct the car money from the books. If

to President Lott for

Tina a ring to talk shop

her license, a real hotshot behind the wheel, and thanks to that, she was living

person, Xaviera. I’ve got the perfect

Tina zoomed to our office building on her Kawasaki 400.

she eyed my new car. “You’ve always

“It was President Lott’s

grin, “Alright, let’s hit