Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 83

I glanced at the clock and casually asked, “Hey, Darren, can I swing by here and pick you up at seven tomorrow evening?”

Darren looked at me like I just grew a second head, then after a brief pause, he chuckled and said, “Sure, let’s roll with that.”

I mean, I felt kinda bad always bumming favors off him. Just got myself a new ride, so playing chauffeur was really no biggie, just going with the flow.

But there was something off about Darren’s tone.

After leaving the Youth Hostel, I immediately called Wallis.

As soon as she picked up, I heard heavy breathing on the other end. “What’s up, Xaviera?”

Realizing I might have caught her at a bad time, I plucked up the courage and said, “I need a full set of threads, the battle–dress kind.”

“Whoa there,” Wallis’s voice spiked, “With who?”

“Professor Yearwood,” I spilled the beans. “I’ll be at the soirée tomorrow night too.”

“Nice.” Wallis let out a thrilled yell, “Leave it to me, oh.”

A weird moan leaked through the phone.

for a sec,

this what they call

at the office the next day, looking like

a good night’s sleep?”

said, “You naughty thing,

a saucy line.

“Xaviera, you seriously need to stop playing the nun. You know a woman’s eggs start to feel their age past thirty, right? Time to spice things up, embrace

was blushing head

It’s been ages; you should switch things up, try a new flavor.” Images I had no control over flashed through my mind, setting

derailed by

Chapter 83

“When are

hair and

three–story villa he

of chic

ex was a bastard, he sure didn’t shortchange her on the financial front.

pretty man, darling, gotta have one.” Wallis

those words, then

ordered this at a Bulgari event two years. back, never wore it. It’ll look fab

simple but made of top–notch fabric, felt like feathers on my skin,