Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 217

I handed her a napkin at the right moment, and as my gaze swept across Cecilia, I noticed the unmistakable surprise in her eyes.

1 quietly averted my eyes, with apology, I said, “Sorry, Director Irwin, I totally forgot to mention it to you before I made the soup, and it’s caused such a big misunderstanding.”

Despite her nervousness, with her fingers tightly clutching the corner of her clothes, Cecilia endeavored to respond, “No, it’s alright. It was my oversight.”

“Enough,” Hilary suddenly jumped in, “Look at you, all spineless. You even called Hogan over. What, are you afraid I will eat you?”

Hearing this, Cecilia grew even more flustered and quickly tried to explain, “I didn’t, I

mean…”

Hilary cut off Cecilia’s words, waving her hand dismissively, “I do want to see how Cecilia would take care of me.”

As soon as Hilary finished, Cecilia’s tears started to flow, pitter–pattering down her face.

Hogan’s brows furrowed at the sight, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by a sharp look from Hilary, “You may leave first. I’ve got a few words for Xaviera.”

the hospital room filled with frustration,

around for a bit, I excused

regular ward and saw Jason already

dampness on my palms, I felt a

dipped to five or six degrees below

zero.

to myself, betrayal wasn’t that

a while before I finally dragged myself out of the room

I saw Hogan smoking by

drag and slowly exhaled, the smoke swirling around his face, casting a melancholic veil over his features.

was he agonizing over his complex

out of the room and discreetly

turned around when I heard his deep voice from behind me, “If

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eager to help, why did you