Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 159

Chapter 159

For some reason, when our eyes locked, my heart skipped a beat out of nowhere.

Logically speaking, Hogan shouldn’t be here at this hour.

But there he was, unexpectedly, and all alone at that.

His gaze was so intense, you couldn’t just ignore it.

Timothy picked up on the vibe too. He dropped the smile and asked with a serious tone, “Can you handle this, Xaviera?”

“Yeah,” I didn’t want Timothy getting tangled up in the beef between Hogan and me, so I said, “Let’s call it a day for now. Pick me up on time tomorrow night.”

A flicker of hesitation crossed his pretty eyes, and I heard Timothy offer, “If you can’t handle it, I could step in, you know.”

I played it off, “Underestimating me?”

That got Timothy to back off, and he left without looking back.

But that laser–like stare was still glued to my back.

I steadied myself and walked towards Hogan with feigned

calmness.

said evenly, “I didn’t expect to

slippers at

slippers were super cute, and

1/3

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– – couple slippers, couple pajamas, the

to Hogan, they had become

him, so I just said, “If there’s nothing

“Is this why you

and sharp, like

to the bone.

me clearly that Hogan was pissed.

used to having everything at his fingertips probably didn’t see my rejection of the

should be

all this time in Pinecrest Hollow trying to find Freeman, and now you’re giving up just because you’ve found a big shot to lean on?

Hogan was

he so

a bit of pity from him

you say it yourself?” I took a breath to

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am good at

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