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.

few

a non–stop supply of fresh juice all night in the main hall. Here, have a taste. It’s all

heard the irony in Wallis‘ words, I sighed,

Everyone’s been drinking, even

pretty childish

she’s causing trouble at

us? Wallis looked annoyed. venting, “Remember what I said? That girl is no easy customer. She won’t take this lying down after losing to us, and I bet she’ll be a pain in our necks in the future.”

the project firmly in our hands. A planner in name like her wouldn’t be able

so sure,” Wallis commented, while glancing at 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

me

who was fooling around with

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kinds of anxious.

be hard to read. He seems all Innocent and approachable, but sometimes, he can put you in an awkward spot out of the blue, without breaking a sweat.