Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 213

“Chill out, Xaviera, I’m totally on top of the company stuff,” Cecilia blurted out, her voice shooting up a few decibels, “I’ll have a word with Hogan and guarantee to nip this issue in the bud before the year’s out, how about that?”

My brows knotted as my gaze landed on Cecilia’s face, and just then I caught that smug sparkle in her almond eyes.

It was fleeting.

And in that flash, a wave of restrained nausea surged up inside me.

It was like a game of poker. Cecilia knew full well that the moment she offered to help persuade Hogan for the company, I wouldn’t be able to turn her down.

As for me, even though I really hated this kind of bargaining, it was still a pretty sweet deal if looking at the bigger picture.

Of course, the premise was that Cecilia genuinely wanted to help.

With that thought, I toned down my voice a bit and said, “Mr. Zade has always been one to keep work and personal life separate. Wouldn’t it be a bit off to bother Director Irwin with this?”

words from

obediently replied, “Xaviera, if you can find time in your busy schedule to teach me how to make soup,

and no

phrase silently, and helplessly curled the corners of my

only ever witnessed his bite, and never

was probably reserved for Cecilia alone.

they were clearly here to cash in oh some old favor. Seeing their determination, they’d likely

a brief ponder, I replied more amicably, “I’ve almost wrapped up today’s work, and

the best, Xaviera. Alright,

the mention of “crucian carp soup,” I couldn’t help but clench my palms,

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much more relaxed. She blinked those

question caught me off guard.

was all–in for a

she should have guessed that my place