Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 173

As I was mulling things over, a sweet and soft voice suddenly popped up next to my ear, “Xaviera, Mr. Temple was talking to you.”

My gaze shifted curiously to Cecilia, and when our eyes met, I could clearly see a look of longing flicker in her apricot eyes.

I knew it was a hint.

I glanced at Hogan. His expression was as usual, no sign of any particular emotions.

I had to come up with a middle–of–the–road response, “Mr. Abbott is top–notch in his field in the whole scene. Once we team up, I’ll make sure to coordinate the whole project team and shield FreeMan’s creativity from any bumps in the road.”

After hearing this, Sean cracked a subtle smile and said, “Ms. March, you have a perfect logic.”

My gut was telling me that wasn’t meant as a compliment.

But Sean’s face was all smiles, and it didn’t seem sarcastic either.

I was at a loss trying to figure out what my opponent was thinking.

The negotiation was at a critical juncture.

I knew that saying more would be useless, so I didn’t add anything else.

Cecilia wasn’t wrong about one thing: the two conditions Hogan had laid out were impossible to find on the market.

The earnestness was plenty clear.

Now it all hinged on what Sean had in mind.

Zade, I’ve seen the genuine interest of Rainbow Capital, it’s just that I’m swamped with

a nosedive, and Hogan let out a cold snort, “In that case, we’ll just have to look

up immediately, not dragging his feet at

get it twisted, it’s not that I don’t want to work with you, it’s just that the situation is kind of complicated.”

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him a cold glare and said, “No worries, FreeMan. It’s not like you have a monopoly on

Hogan marched out, ignoring

I was a

refusing the partnership and had the upper hand,

one rejected, strutted off with

left the thatched cottage

trying to comfort him, “Maybe Mr. Abbott has his

He’s not worth it,” Hogan said with scorn, “I’ll make sure he realizes soon enough that he made

my eyebrows in surprise, catching the deep and unfathomable look in

back at Sean, or was he really considering

it wouldn’t bode well for our

so long that starting the collaboration would’ve been a breeze, but getting in sync with a new artist

least a month.

couldn’t let that happen.

“I think I want to give Mr. Abbott another

his brows

Mr. Abbott is a businessman; he might just need some time to mull things over, so

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like waging a war, then dragging out the battle

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