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.

Zade,” I said evenly, “I didn’t expect

over me, finally landing on the cotton slippers at my feet. “When did your taste drop

were super cute, and old me actually liked

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even thought about getting Hogan a matching pair – – couple slippers, couple pajamas, the whole shebang. But after he called it childish, I always pretended to

they

with him, so I just said, “If

me, “Is this why you refuse to

and sharp, like

to the bone.

him told me clearly that Hogan was pissed.

used to having everything at his fingertips

fluttered slightly, but I responded coolly, “Mr. Zade, you should be happy, right? With one less competitor, you’ve got

and he retorted coldly, “You’ve spent all this time in Pinecrest Hollow trying to find Freeman, and now

the end of his rant, Hogan was almost

he so mad

up a bit of pity from

a breath to

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good at