Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 108

When the man heard me asking around, he snapped his head up and locked eyes with me. In that moment of eye contact, I caught a flicker of surprise in those killer eyes of his. But it was gone in the blink of an eye.

Then I heard him chuckle and say, “You’re a fan of FreeMan too?”

I didn’t jump right in with an answer, my gaze slid over his well–proportioned left hand, and I shot back. “Are you?”

“Kinga.” he said, all casual–like, “But if FreeMan knew he had a knockout fan like you, he’d be over the moon.”

“I heard FreeMan always draws with his left hand.” I didn’t beat around the bush and stared straight at Mr. Suspect in front of me, “You caught that stuff falling off the cart with your left hand too.”

“So?”

I cut to the chase, “He’s got a mole the size of a sesame seed between your thumb and index, just like you.”

a sec, and then he let out a light laugh. “You don’t think

it out.” I said, dead serious, “Are you

out with my straight face because he finally dropped the act and said earnestly, “Miss, FreeMan’s been on the scene for ten years, and I just turned twenty–two. Given his rep as a renowned concept

miles off the rumor

I’m some kind of genius,

and said matter–of–factly, “The

you seem to know a lot about him.”

hyped meeting their idols, but this guy was too chill, like he couldn’t care less.

“No lie, I even gamed

at a loss for words, “So,

more. Turned out Wallis, that

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mad, Miss?”