Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 218

The matter of giving Cecilia a guide to winning Hilary’s favor was a private deal between us. Surprisingly, Hogan had gotten wind of it.

Ironically, in this guide, when it came to the section about food, I had emphasized repeatedly that Hilary hated white pepper.

I figured if Hogan had even skimmed through the guide, he’d see right through some of my thoughts.

However, my act of deliberately “confessing” had backfired, and I had slapped my own face.

I felt a tightness in my chest but managed to keep my cool, sneaking a glance at the guy a couple of steps away, without jumping in with a response.

When I think about it, that mother–daughter–in–law handbook was a good five or six pages long, with

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nitty–gritty details on Hilary’s do’s and don’ts, from eating to dressing to living. As the President of Rainbow Capital, he probably didn’t have the leisure to read it from beginning to end.

Maybe I was overthinking it.

Upon sorting it out, I felt somewhat steadier and said in a calm and collected tone, “Since Director Irwin joined, she’s done a lot for the company. Helping her means relieving your worries, doesn’t it, Mr. Zade?”

relieving my worries,” The man’s voice became inexplicably more rigid, and colder, “Why are you playing

words, ‘playing both sides‘, I instantly got the hint–Hogan was convinced I’d done the white pepper thing

do you think I would do such a thing? What

and he took a step closer, giving me a hard stare, saying in a low

intermixed with ridicule, Hogan’s tone was harsh, and those

my heart flutter.

for humor,” I dodged his gaze, trying to keep my tone as natural

could finish, he suddenly stepped even closer. Alerted, I took two steps

Hogan was right

དྷནྡེ ༈ རྗེནྣཾ

none too pleased, “What Ms. March wants, hasn’t she always used any means necessary to

me

hand tightened, then loosened, then tightened again, only then I adjusted my breath to normal. And when I looked up at Hogan again, he was

sticking up for

“Mr. Zade, you’re giving me

facial muscles twitched, his pupils dilated, a mix of surprise and

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his face.

seemed

finger near my