Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 169

That silhouette seemed kinda familiar on second glance.

Broad shoulders, slim waist, an inverted triangle of a figure – and I could just about make out the solid muscle lines hiding under his suit.

It looked like Hogan.

But why would Hogan be here at this time? Shouldn’t he be in some fancy thatched–roof suite, sweet–talking Cecilia?

“Hogan?”

As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized I’d been too forward, and quickly corrected myself, “Mr. Zade?”

At the sound of my voice, the man slowly turned around, gave me a look, and said in a tone neither warm nor cold, “Decided to show up, did you?”

I had no idea where his “decided to” was coming from, but something told me it wasn’t meant as a compliment. All I could muster was a polite, “Did you need something from me, Mr. Zade?”

A scoff landed in my ear as Hogan glanced my way and said, “Seems like tonight’s loss hasn’t taught you anything.”

Thinking about tonight’s fiasco got my blood boiling, but considering Hogan did me a solid, I could only reply, “I’ll remember your kindness, Mr. Zade.”

to get

voice, sounding dissatisfied. “Tell me, how exactly

question caught me off

wasn’t sure if tonight’s

I just handed him the water, asking,

with a stone–cold face, pinched the bridge of his nose and said succinctly, “Headache.”

contrast to his earlier

and I saw his face, weary.

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and he sald, “Come over and give me

line I knew all

together, he’d come home worn out from meeting clients, and I’d pull him to

now, what gave

there for?” he asked from the edge of the bed, eyes nearly

breath and said, “Sorry, Mr. Zade, I appreciate you

he sneered, “What’s not right about it? Worried Timothy won’t like

disdain in Hogan’s eyes as

I didn’t respond, he added. “Haven’t you