Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 120

Although I had been used to butting heads with Hogan when I heard him dissing me over and over, I couldn’t help but let out a sneer. “Yeah, if I’m such a small fry, how did Mr. Zade put up with me for she whole years?”

Why not cut ties clean and sharp right from the start? My words seemed to have caught Hogan off guard. He just stared at me silently, his pupils swirling like they could suck someone in at any moment.

Weirdly out of character. This was a side of Hogan I’d never seen before.

Just as I was squirming under his intense gaze, a familiar sweet and mellow voice cut in “Hogan, Xaviera, what’s up with you two?”

I looked towards the voice and there was Cecilia, looking totally baffled, standing a couple of steps away, clutching her skirt with both hands, all uneasy and on guard.

Defensive much? I felt a bit awkward, especially thinking about how Hogan had just embarrassed me, and I was at a loss for words.

“What’s the situation?”

Hogan’s deep voice echoed at my side. I glanced at him casually; the guy was already back to his cool, composed CEO demeanor.

Cecilia hurried over, glanced at me, and said, “Mr. Paisley just got the news too; says he wants to come over and personally apologize.”

apologize? Suddenly, I had a bad feeling.

the blue, Cecilia added, “FreeMan definitely can’t make

clout around Rivertown, there weren’t many who’d dare to stand him

FreeMan in advance. How could it just

glance at Hogan and saw a sharp, displeased look in

palpable tension around the man, and soothed him. “Mr. Paisley said there’s a

an eyebrow, “A

towards me, “Maybe

my curiosity. Hogan, sharp as ever, caught on to this and asked, “What’s this reason

docomo

was smart as a whip and immediately sensed something was off

out.”

word lightly. If he decided to bail at the last minute, it must be because something unexpected came up at the art show, or maybe he caught wind

“And?”

deep breath and continued, “From what Mr. Paisley suggests, it seems like the problem originated from

FreeMan’s sudden change of plans might have