Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 206

It’s Cecilia, yet she didn’t quite seem like Cecilia.

The girl who used to rock a bun all the time has suddenly let her hair down and ditched the cute curls for long, flowing locks. She even had her sweet and adorable fashion sense do a complete 180, by sporting a mature–looking suit set.

Her lipstick shade has deepened a couple of notches too, from the previous tender pink to a bolder red.

Even those almond–shaped eyes behind her shades seem to sparkle with a cunning light.

It’s like Cecilia has had a total makeover.

When she spotted me and Darren, she whipped off her sunglasses with a feigned surprise, “Wow, trust Xaviera to always be one step ahead, even when it comes to visiting an investor’s sick mom. No wonder I can’t seem to win Hilary over as much as you do.”

It was the same sweet tone, but the words that come out of Cecilia’s mouth were anything but polite.

It seemed like she’s dropped the act since Hogan wasn’t around.

But what really got my goat was that even Cecilia thought the reason I’m at the hospital was to check in on my “ex’s” sick mom.

Or as she put it, an investor’s mom.

She made sure to rub that in.

be that visiting my own flesh and blood in the hospital earned me snide comments from these

my gaze fall on Cecilia, who had her chin up and carried car keys in hand, and

have I misunderstood about Ms.

and said seriously, “If you’re

her face

get into a tiff with her, I exchanged

intelligence. With Professor Yearwood before and Mr. Temple now, maybe you could give me some pointers sometime.”

take Cecilia’s digs at me, but the way she brought the innocent Darren into it was

the girl who pretended to be all grown–up and

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but from what I know of the Zade family, they’re not too fond of decorative vases that just sit there looking pretty. Director Irwin, If you’ve got time, maybe you should hammer out some code. If you can’t graduate, it might be a tall order for you to get in with the Zade

she had her lips move

out.

turned my back and left without

far when Darren’s voice of admiration caught my ear, “It’s been a while, but there’s Xaviera,

tracks, all surprised,

immediately toned down his smile, nervously saying, “Did I say something wrong?”

use to put people in