Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 114

Even though I had a hunch early on about Hogan’s possible arrangement, my heart still felt like It was stabbed by an invisible dagger when I heard him admit it in person, it hurt like hell,

That guy was so sharp; what Walls could think of, he’d definitely got figured out too. But he just had to let Cecilia take the reins on the project, instead of having her just come to our company for a transition.

He wanted to give her the real deal, and then some

It took me quite a while to find my voice again, and I said coolly, “Mr. Zade, this isn’t what we talked about before.

“Is that so?” Hogan looked away, nonchalantly saying, “I never promised to bring you along

from the start, did 17′′

Yeah, he never said it. Even when Morgan was singing praises about the short video I made i front of three people, in the end, Hogan’s approval was what really mattered.

He treated Cecilia like a prized bougainvillea in the garden, pruning and watering it himself, while I was just a little gardener he dragged along to help nurture the plant.

care about a gardener’s feelings?

help but snort, “Mr. Zade, I’ll be the only one leading this

that. Hogan’s pen–holding hand froze. He slowly lifted his head, his gaze calmly landing on my face, asking, “What do you mean, Ms. March?”

laid it out straight. “The contract with FreeMan hasn’t been signed, Mr. Zade. May the best

person win.

in

funny joke, then leaned back in his chair and lazily said. “You

try.” I said,

few seconds, he said, “Xaviera, you really haven’t changed at all.”

given Cecilia a head start with FreeMan, just the idea of competing with Hogan felt a bit like I was punching above my weight. After all, with Rainbow Capital’s current resources, Wallis and I were like a tiny insect trying to shake a giant tree. But so what? It was

was already afternoon, and the previous cozy,

docomo

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for the worse,

me shiver uncontrollably. It was only then that I realized I was sweating bullets during my chat with Hogan.