Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 171

I stumbled and it took me a few seconds to regain my composure. When my
gaze landed on Hogan's face, I heard him say, “Ms. March, you are getting quite
the hang of doing business, aren't you?”

I didn’t want to, but what choice did I have? I had to brazen it out and say, “You
flatter me, Mr. Zade.”

“You've had your share of struggles, and I've stepped in to bail you out,” Hogan
suddenly cut me off, “Xaviera, what makes you think you're in a position to call
the shots with me?”

His words left me speechless.

Looking up again, Hogan had already picked up his phone and was heading
towards the door, in and out like a flash.

A chill spread through me as I stared at the slightly ajar window, watching the
bare branches sway left and right, teased by the mountain wind.

It seemed that I was in for another sleepless night.

After a night's rest, my thoughts were a bit clearer.

It turned out that Hogan had already rejected my terms.

If my hunch was right and Sean was FreeMan, I couldn't just sit around like a
sitting duck.

The guest list was a crucial lead, and luckily, with so many clients, it would take
Hogan some time to pinpoint Sean's identity.

Meanwhile, I could persuade Sean before Hogan figures it out:

With that thought, I perked up and quickly located Sean's suite using the
information I had.

What I absolutely didn't expect was to bump into Hogan and company at the
door, gift box in hand.

To be precise, it was Hogan, Cecilia, and Zachary.

All three were dressed for business, with Zachary even holding a briefcase, their
purpose couldn't be more obvious.

Seeing me, Cecilia was also taken aback, “Xaviera, what are you doing here?”
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I didn’t expect Hogan to work so fast and wasn't about to play coy, so I said
frankly, “I'm here to visit FreeMan.”

If we were all here at the same time to see Sean, that made us even, right?
My response took all three of them by surprise, especially Cecilia, whose apricot
eyes were full of panic, “Look, Hogan, Xaviera's intel is even better than ours,
huh?”

Her backhanded compliment sounded pretty uncomfortable.

I brushed it off, glanced at Hogan, and suggested, “Mr. Zade, since we've
bumped into each other, why not go together?”

It didn’t make sense to split up into two groups to see Sean at a time like this.
This playboy might seem carefree, but he was sharp as a tack in business.
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But Hogan apparently didn't see it

that way. He gave me a cursory

glance and said, “Ms. March, YPHN

seem tq age fargottenrhow you
shebbed around FreeMan'’s gallery

last time trying to dig up his identity.
Planning on stirring up more trouble

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If Sean was FreeMan, then he must had seen through all my little schemes.
My bad.

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As I was mentally kicking myself, I

heard Cecilia chime in, “It's okay,

Hogan. Xaviera is algaigokngolt for
the projet Besides, she has a closer
relationship with Mr. Abbott; maybe

she can persuade Mr. Abbott to

partner with us, right Xaviera?” The
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When I looked at the girl's faint dimples, the pressure mounted on me.

If the negotiations failed, how was I going to face the music?