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

F

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?”

my worries,” The man’s voice became inexplicably more rigid, and

the hint–Hogan was convinced I’d done

with a light smile and a soft voice, “Mr. Zade, why do you think I would do such a thing? What good does

took a step closer, giving me a hard stare, saying in a low voice, “Yeah, what’s in it for

tone was harsh, and those piercing eyes were

my heart flutter.

have a knack for humor,” I dodged his gaze, trying to keep my tone as natural as possible, “If Director Irwin heard that, it could stir up some

closer. Alerted, I took

Hogan was right before

༤ ཻ࿄ ཝཿཆོ ༈ དྷནྡེ ༈ རྗེནྣཾ ཎྜ ⪜ཧྨ

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

me feel

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

he was sticking

you’re giving me too much credit. Someone like you is way out of my

muscles twitched, his pupils dilated, a mix of

11.17

his face.

seemed displeased with

near my face, “You’d