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Echoes of Unrequited Love (Hogan Zade) novel Chapter 52

Chapter 52 

Wallis clammed up

I glanced at the clock and prodded, The party’s about to kick off, let’s get a move on.” 

Wallis rolled her eyes at me. Do I look like the type to ditch my friends for some eye candy?” 

On the way there, she’d filled me in on Honto Abbey’s strict criteria for hiring waitstaff, nearly as picky as a host club scouting for new talent

All I could do was pout, Come on, make sure you post it in the group chat. I wanna live vicariously through you!” 

Wallis took the hint and didn’t push further

By 7 PM, the work group chat started buzzing with updates from the party. After skimming through, I set my phone aside

In the midst of halfsleep, I was roused by a knock at the door

It was a server from the estate bringing me food

A threedish spread with a soup, including my favorite ketchup spaghetti

Surprised, I asked, Who ordered this?” 

The server politely replied, A Miss Irwin arranged it.” 

I looked down, staying silent

My phone on the table was buzzing nonstop

I checked it and saw over two hundred new messages in the work chat. I casually scrolled through and my eyes landed on a video

After enlarging it, I saw my colleagues egging on Cecilia to have a love shot with Hogan

In the video, Cecilia, shyly holding up her glass, looked at Hogan with,eyes full of emotion and asked, Is it okay with you, Hogan?” 

Under the bizarre lighting, Hogan’s face was hidden in shadow, his emotions unreadable

But the next second, he took Cecilia’s glass and whispered something in her ear

The video was noisy, their words lost, but Cecilia’s bashful expression told me Hogan must have sweettalked her

Is there something wrong with the meal?the server asked cautiously, snapping me out of my reverie

I glanced at the food and after a moment’s thought replied, Could I get a bottle of red wine? The priciest one you’ve got.” 

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10-02 

With a little help from RomanéeConti, I slept like a log that night

The next morning. I joined the gang at the estate’s organic farm for a picking activity

There was a wide variety of fruits and veggies, and the host was generous, allowing us to eat our fill and take two baskets each when we left

Wallis dragged me into the strawberry patch

I tried one; they were sweet and juicy, topnotch stuff

I planned to take a basket back for my uncle

Wallis leaned in, asking. And the other one?” 

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