Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 110

Riding on Hogan and Cecilia’s coattails, I got invited into Morgan’s office too.

Just a moment ago, that secretary who was all high and mighty was now shaking in her boots, obediently taking a tongue–lashing from Morgan.

After he gave her an earful, he turned to me with an apologetic look and said, “Now hurry up and apologize to Ms. March.”

The performance was quite something. Seeing the secretary all jittery, I played it down and said, “It’s not on her; I just wasn’t paying attention.”

When Morgan heard that, he glanced at Hogan and Cecilia, like he was trying to read the room, and then comforted me, “Ms. March, you’re really big–hearted. I just found out you work with Mr. Zade and Ms. Irwin. Please forgive me if there’s been any oversight.”

The apology was meant for me, but the explanation seemed more for Hogan’s ears. But it was the same in every crowd, wasn’t it? It was all about who people knew. If playing second fiddle got me where I wanted to go, I was game.

it. Xaviera is famously forgiving.” At the moment, Cecilia chimed in, still with that dimpled smile, “But speaking of which, Xaviera, I really didn’t expect to bump into

were throbbing, but I bit my tongue and didn’t make a peep, although I couldn’t help feeling

chase, “Mr. Paisley, we came here in good faith to invite FreeMan to collaborate with us. But I do believe it’s essential for a master to fully understand their partner before teaming up. Last time was a rush visit, and I

finished speaking and handed over the USB drive with the video. I had edited the video overnight, making it detailed yet concise – definitely more fun than flipping through pages of project proposals and a real time–saver.

of information, we’d got to figure out how to keep a customer’s attention in a couple of seconds,

he didn’t spend more than a second or two on each spreadsheet, so I’d got to

raised an eyebrow, a flash of surprise in his eyes, and asked curiously, “Ms. March,

course not, if Mr. Paisley is willing to provide feedback,

gotta learn from Xaviera too,” Cecilia stood up and joined us, her attitude humble, “to

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playfully, completely oblivious to the fact that this was