Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 183

I’m not just buttering her up–the proof is in the pudding, time and again.

When Cecilia heard that, she couldn’t help but curl her lips into a smug little smile and said, “Xaviera, chill, I’ll definitely carve out some time to have a heart–to–heart with Hogan for our project.”

I was about to express my gratitude when Hogan’s voice barged in outta nowhere, “Talk to me about what?”

I looked up and only then I noticed the dude with a frosty face was standing at the entrance.

My heart skipped a beat, and it felt like my heart was in my throat.

No clue how long he’d been there or how much of my convo with Cecilia he’d caught.

But Cecilia was quick on her feet; she tried to smooth things over, “Nothing much, just shooting the breeze with Xaviera.”

With a fleeting glance over my face, Hogan took the shirt from Cecilia’s hands and said, “Get ready to roll out in an hour.”

Cecilia blinked, with her eyes darting over my cheek and then back to Hogan, “Now?”

“Yep.”

brought a touch of blush

bit her lip gently and

her exit was slow and dragging:

would ditch her

the way she looked at me had

and Hogan left in the suite.

crossed, took a sip of tea, and said, “Typical Ms. March, aiming for a collab with the big shot from the Temple family, and using

that sharp look in his eyes when he said it, like he was about to chew me up and

spit me out.

as a peacemaker

got it twisted: he must have thought that I came to use Cecilia as a

on purpose.

about to waste my breath arguing–since I’ve got enough charges on my rap sheet as it is, one more won’t hurt. I steered the convo back to the real deal, “Collab or not, it’s Mr. Zade’s

call

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phoenix eyes, Hogan raised an eyebrow