Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 190

As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized there was a hint of sarcasm in my tone that I couldn’t quite mask.

What surprised me even more was that my tone matched that of Hogan’s when he threw shade

at me.

They say booze is a troublemaker, and boy, did I see that firsthand. After a brief two–second pause, without waiting for the guy to respond, I quickly backpedaled, “I’ve still got a lot to learn from Mr. Zade in many respects.”

Hogan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his gaze sharpened as he looked at me.

Feeling a strange sense of pressure sweeping over me, I clutched my stomach and excused myself, “Sorry, I need to hit the restroom.”

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen, right?

But when I returned to the banquet hall, I realized that Hogan and Cecilia had already left.

a few minutes

of fresh juice all night in the main hall. Here, have

in Wallis‘ words, I sighed, “Why bother with a little girl?”

I the one who want to pick a fight with her?” Wallis‘ voice rose a notch as she said. “You’ve seen it all night. Everyone’s been drinking, even Hogan raised his glass, but Cecilia was the exception. Oh right, her hand is injured, so she can’t hold her

be pretty childish

“It’s not like she’s causing trouble at work. No

that just throwing shade at us? Wallis looked annoyed. venting, “Remember what I said? That girl is no easy

shared the concern, but thankfully, we had the tech and art of the project firmly in our hands. A planner in name

Remember the rumors last year about him giving Director an earful

giving me another

Timothy who was fooling around with Zora nearby, and

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kinds of anxious.

Innocent and approachable, but sometimes, he can put you in an awkward spot out of the blue, without