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.”

humbly boasted, “Don’t

was Wallis and Hogan

a new ride?” Zora barged in cluelessly, eyeing the car keys in my hand and gushed, “And it’s a BMW, no less!”

Cecilia, she was eyeing my keys like a hawk, her smile quickly turning sour, a flicker of annoyance that

the time I looked her way again, she was all smiles,

a mouth on her, giving

did she know it was thanks to her that I could afford the down

didn’t miss

she hauled me into her office and griped, “You sold out for a

it. Who knows, maybe Hogan. will have

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the car money from the books. If Hogan dares to

Lott for her way of

a ring to talk shop about

her license, a real hotshot behind

got

zoomed to our office building

“You’ve always had

facepalmed, explaining. “It was President Lott’s

shot me a knowing grin, “Alright, let’s