Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 178

Hogan had always been one to cut to the chase.

Seeing I couldn’t hide anything anymore, I calmly said, “I’ve talked to Mr. Abbott, and he does have his reasons that are hard to articulate.”

“Oh, is that so?” Hogan glanced at me casually and said, “What kind of unspeakable reasons would make a guy who lights up at the sight of money give up a deal that’s ripe for the picking? Do enlighten me, Ms. March.”

That put me on the spot. After all, I had promised Timothy before coming that I

I wouldn’t blow his cover. He’d kept it under wraps for so long: I had to respect his

privacy.

With that thought, I sighed and added, “Mr. Abbott also expressed his regret at not being able to work with Rainbow Capital.”

“You believe that line?”

His questioning dropped into my ears, leaving me speechless.

Indeed, Hogan was no stranger to this kind of corporate sweet talk.

see through that,” Hogan said coldly, staring me down, “Or are you implying you have a soft

asking, “What

Timothy are thick as thieves. Crossing him would

I really had something to explain

now would only stir up gossip. Besides, the Abbott family holds forty percent of Rivertown’s clothing trade. They’re not to be underestimated economically. Making enemies with

as soon as I finished, I heard Hogan’s sarcastic retort, “Well then, Ms. March, I guess I should thank

at his sharp–featured face, momentarily at a loss for words.

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was still an enigma to me.

not taking Ms. March’s advice. Since Sean

reclaim it.”

flustered for a moment, and then snapped, “You’re acting like a petulant child right now.”

brows knitted together, and in a chilling tone he retorted, “Do I need lessons from you

I was in no position to lecture

my chest felt like it was stuffed with cotton, making it hard to breathe. Just as I was about to respond, his sarcastic voice pressed on my ear again,

in disbelief, then

I smelled a familiar