Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 201

Oh, come on, it’s just a bit of doublespeak. After hanging around Wallis Lott for so long, I’ve definitely got this.

Hearing this, Cecilia, with her face flushing and then going pale, struggled for a bit before finally coming out with, “Xaviera, are you teasing me on purpose?”

I looked at Cecilia, feeling puzzled, not sure why she’d come out with such a weird accusation; then I heard her say, “Yes, I’m not as clever as you, Xaviera. I don’t know how to charm the auntie, but that shouldn’t be a reason for you to mock me, right?”

By the end of her sentence, her voice was quivering, and her eyes were even starting to redden. I was taken aback by this sudden shift in mood, and the next second, Hogan’s stern and serious voice rang in my ear.

“What’s going on here?”

As I turned, I saw Hogan standing a couple of steps away.

What’s weird is that it was just him – Hilary and Sibyl were nowhere to be seen.

at Cecilia, who was looking down; then he shot a questioning look at me, “What did you say to her?”

up before I could speak; clutching Hogan’s shirt with her delicate little hands, she hurriedly

all” sounded so rushed and flustered that it was like she was admitting there was something to hide

Cecilia and then at me, Hogan said, “Why ask her? Her tricks and schemes

words “tricks and schemes” got under my skin.

to dealing with Hilary, but that was all for a harmonious

now, things were

Cecilia’s soft voice sounded again; she gave me a quick glance before continuing. “Just now, I even heard that the Yearwood family elders invited Xaviera over to their place for music. It seems that the Yearwood family elders must

a distance, she must have really strained her ears

front of Hogan? Mr. Zade’s

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a finger on her to this day,

I curved my lips into a smile and said, “Mr. Zade is absolutely right. There’s nothing on me worth being consulted by Director Irwin, after all.”

the fact, “My taste in men is, as everyone knows, notoriously short–sighted and myopic.”