Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 183
I'm not just buttering her up—the proof is in the pudding, time and again.
When Cecilia heard that, she couldn't help but curl her lips into a smug little smile
and said, “Xaviera, chill, I'll definitely carve out some time to have a heart—to—
heart with Hogan for our project.”
I was about to express my gratitude when Hogan's voice barged in outta
nowhere, “Talk to me about what?”
I looked up and only then I noticed the dude with a frosty face was standing at
the entrance.
My heart skipped a beat, and it felt like my heart was in my throat.
No clue how long he'd been there or how much of my convo with Cecilia he'd
caught.
But Cecilia was quick on her feet; she tried to smooth things over, “Nothing
much, just shooting the breeze with Xaviera.”
With a fleeting glance over my face, Hogan took the shirt from Cecilia's hands
and said, “Get ready to roll out in an hour.”
Cecilia blinked, with her eyes darting over my cheek and then back to Hogan,
“Now?”
“Yep.”
Hogan's response was so firm that it even brought a touch of blush to Cecilia's
fair cheeks.
That blush quickly spread to the corners of her eyes. The girl bit her lip gently
and mumbled with her head down, “Alright, I'll head over first.”
Despite her saying that, her exit was slow and dragging: she was clearly
reluctant.
Guess she didn't expect that Hogan would ditch her and leave me alone with
him.
Even the way she looked at me had a touch of resentment.
Finally, it was just me and Hogan left in the suite.
The man sat back, with his legs crossed, took a sip of tea, and said, “Typical Ms.
March, aiming for a collab with the big shot from the Temple family, and using
Cecilia as your pawn.”
Hogan had that sharp look in his eyes when he said it, like he was about to chew
me up and
spit me out.
as a peacemaker
Seemed like he got it twisted: he must have thought that I came to use Cecilia as
a
on purpose.
I wasn't about to waste my breath arguing—since I've got enough charges on my
rap sheet as it is, one more won't hurt. I steered the convo back to the real deal,
“Collab or not, it's Mr. Zade’s
call
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With a sharp look flashing in his phoenix eyes, Hogan raised an eyebrow and
grilled me, “You knew FreeMan’s real identity all along?”
I had no idea why he was dragging the topic back there, but I kept it real “Not that
early, just found out myself.”
“Before or after you came to me?” he pressed on. “Is that why you came to me
with such eagerness, and to sweet-talk me?”
The more I heard it, the more absurd it seemed, I met his gaze, looking a bit
helpless. “Yes and
no.”
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