Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 146

I didn’t expect Hogan to come looking for me. Just a while ago, he was all about heading back to have a long chit–chat on the phone with Cecilia. Did that wrap up already?

My mind was preoccupied with the guest list issue, so I asked with a meek tone, “Do you need something, Mr. Zade?”

Hogan gave me a sidelong glance and said, “What, am I not even allowed in the room now?”

Truth be told, I hadn’t planned to invite Hogan in, but after he mentioned it, I felt it’d be kinda rude to leave him hanging on the doorstep.

So we both ended up walking into the suite, one after the other. I made the excuse of getting some water, but I could feel his eyes roaming all over me, sending my stomach into somersaults.

The next thing I heard was Hogan, with that nonchalant tone of his, saying, “Weren’t you nursing an injured ankle? You seem to handle these hilly paths quite effortlessly.”

My hand paused while pouring the tea, and after an indifferent glance at Hogan, I responded, “Your invitation was generous; how could I refuse?”

“Is that so?” Hogan snorted coldly, his tone dripping with sarcasm, “I’m afraid Ms. March’s tirelessness might have an ulterior motive?”

My heart skipped a beat. Curiously looking at Hogan, I noticed a slight smirk on his face, but his eyes were frosty cold. Had he

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out what I was

one Darren wasn’t enough, now there’s a Timothy in the picture.” He continued mockingly, “Xaviera March, you really

didn’t realize that at moments like

pleased. But why should he be annoyed?

whether Timothy had agreed to invest or not,”

few drinks. And every sentence seemed to stab right

insinuation – that my getting close to Timothy was also calculating.

in with his few words. I forced a smile, feigning composure, “You’ve given me a good proposition, Mr. Zade; I’ll give it some

brows twitched slightly, furrowing together. The displeasure on his face was

notice, I handed him the glass of water, “You’ve spoken quite

sentence, I felt a sudden tight grip on my wrist, and my body involuntarily fell into his embrace.

me into his arms. Because of the sudden loss of

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I ended up seated right between