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.

“I didn’t expect to

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

super cute, and

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a matching pair – – couple slippers, couple pajamas, the whole shebang. But after he called it

to Hogan, they

be bothered to argue with him, so I just

voice stopped me, “Is this why you refuse to cooperate with Rainbow

sharp, like a thousand–year–old ice,

to the bone.

knowing him told me clearly that Hogan was

at his fingertips probably didn’t

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

trying to find Freeman, and now you’re giving up just because you’ve

was almost out

what’s he so mad

lap up a bit of pity from him

say it yourself?” I took a

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