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.

until Sean let out a soft sigh, his tone dripping with regret, “Sorry, Mr. Zade, I’ve seen the genuine interest of

out a cold snort, “In that case, we’ll just have to look elsewhere.”

dragging his

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

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cold glare 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

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

Sean’s troubled mug, I

and had the upper hand, so why did he

rejected, strutted off with an air of firm

left the thatched cottage in

trying to comfort him, “Maybe Mr. Abbott has his own reasons, Hogan. Don’t be mad,

make sure he realizes soon enough that he made

in surprise, catching the deep and unfathomable look in Hogan’s

Sean, or was he really

latter, it wouldn’t

up with FreeMan for so long that starting the collaboration would’ve been a breeze, but getting in sync with a new artist would set us back at

least a month.

let that happen.

think

over, his

and the two conditions you mentioned are indeed tempting. Mr. Abbott is a businessman; he might just need some

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was like waging a war,

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