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.

Mr. Zade, I’ve seen the genuine interest of Rainbow Capital,

and Hogan let out a cold snort, “In

immediately, not dragging his

don’t get it twisted, it’s not that I don’t want to work with you, it’s just that the

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and said, “No worries, FreeMan. It’s not like you have a monopoly on top–notch original artists. But I’m afraid, Mr. Abbott, you won’t find another company as accommodating as Rainbow

Hogan marched out, ignoring Sean’s backpedaling, not once looking back.

mug, I was a

partnership and had the upper hand, so why did he look like

being the one rejected, strutted off with an

the thatched cottage in a grand

was leading the way, with Cecilia by his side, trying to comfort him, “Maybe Mr. Abbott has his own reasons, Hogan. Don’t be mad, what

with scorn, “I’ll make sure he

catching the deep

to get back at Sean, or was he really considering finding a new original

it was the latter, it wouldn’t bode well for our

collaboration would’ve been a breeze, but getting in sync with a new artist would

least a month.

couldn’t let that happen.

“I think I

over, his brows

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

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a project was like waging a war, then dragging out the battle

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