Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 205

He has always thought of me like that, hasn’t he?

With that thought, I took a deep breath and said, “Mr. Zade, run out of new insults? Looks like your trash–talking game hasn’t leveled up much over time.”

Hogan’s face soured visibly as he stepped closer and loomed over me with a sneer. “Haven’t even stepped foot into the Yearwood family and you’re already dissing your ‘investor‘?”

He put some extra mustard on the word “investor.”

That’s when it hit me; he must have overheard my chat with Hilary.

Not wanting to butt heads, I could only force a smile and play it off, “Oh come on, Mr. Zade, it’s an honor to lighten your load. But shouldn’t you be calling your girlfriend for this sort of thing–taking care of the investor’s mom and all?”

It makes perfect sense for the future daughter–in–law to look after her future mother–in–law.

I said this with a grin, but Hogan listened with a face as dark as thunder. So what if he’s in a mood? Since he and Cecilia have already met each other’s folks, wouldn’t it make more sense for him to boss around his girlfriend?

After a brief stare–down, Hogan had his lips curled into a cold sneer. “Aren’t you getting a bit ahead of yourself?”

he’d pull that comment out of thin air. I gave him

that the Yearwood elder you met this afternoon is famous for cracking cases. If

feet were encased

into my

was true, then

feel

scheming to land a man by a

heard, the sourer I felt. When I turned around,

didn’t want to get into a verbal sparring match with him, but

unease.

Chapter 205

like I’ve been getting

next morning, Darren came through as promised, and brought the male nurse

room.

set up, I walked him out to

Darren, I transferred the nurse’s fee to