Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 149

Shirley was basically pushing Hogan to call the shots. Logically speaking, Hogan and Cecilia were an item, so bunking together wouldn’t be out of line. But would Hogan go for it?

A moment later, I heard the guy speak up in a calm voice, “Would you mind, President Stapleton, arranging a separate suite next to mine for Cecilia?”

No sooner had he finished than a look of disappointment flickered across Cecilia’s face, but it vanished quickly, and Shirley’s

expression was one of total disbelief.

Then she chimed in, “Sure thing, whatever Mr. Zade says.”

While she was speaking, Zachary was already on the move, hauling Cecilia’s luggage. The girl brought a whopping three huge

suitcases.

There was a bit of a trek from the reception to the hotel, and making Zachary lug all that gear by himself was no easy feat.

“I didn’t think this through.” Shirley said, blaming herself, and then. quickly switched gears, “Maybe Ms. March could help out?”

She said it with a sweet smile that didn’t seem to have a hint of

malice.

be way too much trouble for Xaviera. I

you haven’t seen Mr. Zade in days.” Shirley butted in, turning to

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wave of discomfort in my chest;

Hogan had come down from the mountain early in the morning just to meet his pampered princess. Shirley had

when I heard Hogan say, “It’s not

disbelief, only to meet his impassive

and heartless.

I couldn’t help

course, this guy had always thought my foot injury was a fake, so why would he care how seriously hurt I was or whether

a bus to see him. I felt a twinge in

deal with these

I suppressed the discomfort in my chest, forced

Cecilia showed a guilty look, “Thank you,

with the luggage. He shot

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