Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 92

Wallis and I hightailed it to the president’s office at Rainbow Capital, only to find out from the secretary that Hogan had left a little while ago.

It was his call that brought us over, and now that we’d arrived, Hogan was playing hide and seek. They could guess the answer to that one.

I didn’t sweat it, but Wallis was fuming. “The big boss of Rainbow Capital going AWOL for Cecilia? Seriously?”

“Why not? I’ve never seen Hogan dote on anyone like this in all these years. Now, what’s got us on edge is figuring out how to tackle the hot mess this proposal’s going to bring. Hogan’s no Cecilia when it comes to brushing people off.”

Hearing this, Wallis cooled her jets instantly and glanced at the female secretary outside the reception, murmuring, “Leave it to me.”

Five minutes later, she’d sweet–talked the secretary into spilling the beans on Hogan and Cecilia’s whereabouts – they were at the company cafeteria; probably hadn’t even had lunch yet.

Wallis suggested we take the bull by the horns.

“Let’s keep it real and thicken our skins.” She advised me, “If push comes to shove, we can pull a Cecilia and play the sympathy card.”

That got a chuckle out of me, “You might be game, but it depends on whether Hogan wants to watch the show.”

opposite each other not far away. Hogan’s back was to us, sitting ramrod straight, his face unreadable, while Cecilia’s eyes were rimmed red, her makeup slightly smudged, looking for all the world like she’d

I were about to make our move, Cecilia suddenly picked up a piece of

me blabbering.” She cooed sweetly with a sniffle, “Here, have a bamboo shoot as a little reward.”

face and that forced smile, it was a picture of trying to stay strong despite being wronged. Who wouldn’t feel a

sure Hogan would chow down on that bamboo shoot without hesitation, but instead, he signaled the kitchen to

Hogan might not care about his own rep, but he had to

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were spying on how

what are you

turned, his eyes calmly sizing us up and then his brow furrowed. Clearly, he wasn’t thrilled with the

a grin plastered on her face. “We heard you were still dining, and what do you know, Ms. March and I haven’t

Thinking about the lunch I’d scarfed down

“President Lott, you

came and Ms. March and I didn’t dare dawdle –

curiously at Hogan and whispered, “Why did you…”

his voice dripping with double meaning, “I’m afraid our Rainbow Capital’s cafeteria might not be up to your usual standards.”

immediately shut Wallis

on a regular day, but dissing Wallis in front