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 a taste. It’s all from imported fruits,

I sighed, “Why bother with

Everyone’s been drinking, even Hogan raised

be pretty childish sometimes

tried to soothe her, “It’s not like she’s causing trouble at work. No

toast and she sips juice. Isn’t that just throwing shade at us? Wallis looked annoyed. venting, “Remember what I said? That girl is no easy customer.

shared the concern, but thankfully, we had the tech and art of the project firmly in our hands. A planner in name like her wouldn’t be able to cause much of a

Timothy who stood not too far away, “Sure, FreeMan is top–notch, but that young master has quite the temper. Remember the rumors last year about him giving Director an earful over a poster? And as he came from at powerhouse family like the

giving me another

I glanced at Timothy who was fooling around with Zora nearby, and felt

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kinds of anxious.

kid can be hard to read. He seems all Innocent and approachable, but sometimes, he can put you in an awkward spot out of the