Echoes of Unrequited Love

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.

didn’t expect to see you enjoying your leisure time

gaze raked over me, finally landing on the cotton slippers at my feet. “When

were super cute, and old me actually

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getting Hogan a matching pair – – couple slippers, couple pajamas, the whole shebang.

Hogan, they

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

Hogan’s challenging voice stopped me, “Is this why you refuse to cooperate

was cold and sharp, like a thousand–year–old ice,

to the bone.

of knowing him told me clearly that

A guy used to having everything at his fingertips probably didn’t see my

coolly, “Mr. Zade, you should be happy, right? With one less competitor, you’ve got fewer headaches,

that, Hogan’s brows knitted together, and he retorted coldly, “You’ve spent 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?

was almost out of control,

he so

I’d just lap up a bit of

say it yourself?” I took a breath to quell the

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at making choices,