Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 138

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I nonchalantly rocked up to the hot spring about ten minutes later.

The water was warm and comly, soaking into my skin like sweet nectar, washing away the bone–deep chill I had.

But for the longest time, it was just me in the spring. Just when I started to feel that something was off, Zachary and Shirley hurried over.

“President Stapleton, my apologies. Zachary said with a tone full of regret, “Mr. Zade has been swamped with work for the past couple of years, and it’s taken a toll on his stomach. Had a bit too much to drink last night and caught a cold. He wouldn’t have just taken off without saying goodbye unless he was feeling downright awful.”

Took off without saying goodbye? So Hogan, he’d already left the hot spring? Just like that. without even a heads–up?

Shirley clearly looked peeved but still made nice. “You know, everyone has their off days. How about this, I’ll send a doc over to check on Mr. Zade in person,”

“President Stapleton’s always thinking ahead.” Zachary kept up his smile, “I’ll thank you on Mr. Zade’s behall then,

After saying his piece and checking his watch, Zachary rushed off with a sense of urgency that didn’t seem faked.

Hogan really be under the weather? But just

from soaking in the spring, because my face suddenly felt like it was on fire.

it, “don’t you think

the kind to be easily fooled. But we definitely weren’t about

Zade gone. I’m not in the mood

me with her crisp exit. Had

hour later when I finally left the hot spring. During that hour, I came to a clear conclusion – trying to find out where FreeMan was through Shirley was going to be a dead

bumped into Zachary, of

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a glimpse of the name.

surprised,

confused,

his head, Zachary explained. “I just picked up some meds from the pharmacy, Mr. Zade asked me to get some cold and fever stuff

incredulous, “Are you sure

for over a year; you think I wouldn’t have that much