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.

flesh and blood in the hospital earned me snide comments from these people?

my gaze fall on Cecilia, who had her chin up

What have I misunderstood about

pointed to my forehead and said seriously, “If you’re envious, maybe you should hit the books a

and her face went through fifty shades of

wanting to get into a tiff with her, I exchanged a look with Darren and turned

I heard Cecilia say, “Yeah, I can’t match your emotional intelligence. With Professor Yearwood before and Mr. Temple now, maybe

she brought the innocent Darren into it was just

I looked at the girl who pretended to be all grown–up and

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just sit there looking pretty. Director Irwin, If you’ve got time, maybe you should hammer

had her lips move but no

out.

my back and left without a second glance.

Darren’s voice of admiration caught my ear,

in my tracks, all surprised, and looked at Darren.

his smile,

put