Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 176

Right after I popped my question, Timothy’s face went all kinds of awkward.

After a brief staredown, he actually turned his face away, dodging my gaze.

It was like his instinct was screaming. “Abort mission!”

And there was a hint of guilt in that evasion.

The more I thought about it, the fishier it seemed. Thinking back to when we bumped into each other behind the fan club or that random meetup at the gallery, it hit me like a ton of bricks–a theory I had previously tossed out was creeping back into my head.

This trip to Pinecrest Hollow, Hogan and I were all eyes on the guest list, and we followed that trail straight to Sean, but Sean was acting all kinds of weird, nothing like Timothy who was a pro at keeping his tracks covered.

And they both just happened to show up at Pinecrest Hollow at the same time and both stayed at Lucky Star.

While Sean’d been here, the most upstanding thing he’d done was try to pick up chicks, not a hint of hiking or mountain climbing.

But that was exactly what was on the resume of the guy in front of me.

Realizing this, I looked at Timothy in shock and tested the waters, “So, you’re FreeMan?”

that, Timothy’s face froze, and after a few seconds, he let out a sigh of defeat, “Xaviera, you’re really

was the one lost

he was actually the elusive FreeMan we’d been chasing

throwing me off his scent left and

a moment, I didn’t know whether to be

to a nearby cafe.

were sitting face to face, my mind was

thought, the legendary original artist FreeMan, tearing up the

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young gun with fame and a future as bright as it gets.

an apologetic tone, “Sorry, I’m just really not into mixing

laid it out straight, “Since you’re the legendary FreeMan, you probably know why I’m

“Yeah.”

project and the team,” I said patiently, “What do you think, is there a chance we could

could’ve dangled a carrot, because Sean was all business, but with Timothy, I didn’t have the heart or the

the Temple family, a young talent with fame to his name, he’s got enough to stand tall without bowing to profits. So all that negotiation mumbo jumbo. wouldn’t

it simple and cut to

approach. Ditching his usual jesting demeanor, he got serious, “Xaviera, I don’t want to lose