Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 180

I totally didn’t see it coming that Timothy outed himself like that. I was so flabbergasted that I couldn’t even cobble together a decent line.

The others were clearly gobsmacked by the news too; Cecilia covered her mouth in disbelief and blurted out, “No way, Mr. Temple, you’re not yanking our chain, are you? FreeMan, isn’t he supposed to be Mr. Abbott?”

Timothy shot her a look, and said seriously, “Do I look like I’m joking right now?”

Suddenly, Cecilia was lost for words, and she turned to Hogan with those ‘save me‘

eyes.

But Hogan, cool as a cucumber, didn’t miss a beat. Instead, he gave me this knowing look and said all chill, “So, this is why Ms. March went to all the trouble to come see me, huh?”

I could hear the sarcasm dripping from his words. To explain it or not, it seemed wrong either way.

Especially since they had already slapped the ‘traitor‘ label on me not too long ago.

kind of colored

in my mouth; it felt like I’d

Mr. Zade? I’m the one who asked her to keep secrets.

it cool, but then he glanced my way and reminded me, “You’re not feeling great. Go lie down on the sickbed.”

figured he was trying to get me out of the line

out? So I shoot back. “It’s no biggie, just a little

icy stare drilling into me. When

was like an invisible ice dagger, quietly jabbing at

and disdain, all rolled

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and his eyes twinkled with mischief; “Here’s

then grabbed a water jug nonchalantly and poured himself a

that Timothy

Bold as brass.

this sinking feeling, and when I glanced back at Hogan, I saw his face with this icy veneer; he said coldly,

trailed off and lazily added, “kind of