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.

“FreeMan definitely

me by surprise. Given Hogan’s fortune and clout around Rivertown,

they had a meeting scheduled with FreeMan in advance. How could it

Hogan and saw a sharp, displeased look in his eyes.

too sensed the palpable tension around the man, and soothed him. “Mr. Paisley said there’s a reason for it,

eyebrow, “A reason?”

suddenly darting towards me, “Maybe

it just piqued my curiosity. Hogan, sharp as ever, caught

docomo

smart as a whip and immediately sensed something was off from Cecilia’s

out.”

at me timidly, and said, “Mr. Paisley mentioned that FreeMan isn’t one to break his word lightly. If he decided to bail at the last minute, it must be because something unexpected came up at the art show,

“And?”

what Mr. Paisley suggests, it seems like the problem originated

couldn’t be clearer – FreeMan’s sudden change of plans might have