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Echoes of Unrequited Love (Xaviera and Hogan) novel Chapter 181

Chapter 181 

She suddenly shot a glance my way with her clever almondshaped eyes. Without following up on her comment, I turned to Timothy and explained, You were there when Rainbow Capital laid out the terms of collaboration. If there’s anything you’re not happy with or want to add, now’s your time to speak up.” 

Timothy gave me a quick onceover and said coolly. Those terms aren’t exactly alluring: they’re pretty lackluster if you ask me.” 

Well, what can I say? The big shots always march to the beat of their own drum

After all, Timothy’s got the clout to do as he pleases

Trying to smooth things over, I softened my tone and asked, So, Mr. Temple, what kind of terms are you looking for in a collaboration?” 

Looking somewhat annoyed, Timothy rolled his eyes at me and said, You’re sick as a dog, and you still want to get involved in this mess? What, is Rainbow Capital so desperate they have to squeeze every last drop out of you as a partner?” 

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His flicked to Hogan for a second; the dig at him couldn’t be more obvious if he tried

Hogan caught the subtext and snorted, Mr. Temple is already meddling in our business without even starting the collaboration? Is this the usual work style?” 

Timothy was taken aback; he couldn’t help but scowl, Seems like Mr. Zade isn’t really keen on collaborating, huh?” 

Hogan, cool as a cucumber, flicked his cuff and said, Rainbow Capital is always sincere about collaborations, but we’re also very choosy about our partners. Mr. Temple’s terms are decent. but they might just not mesh well with Rainbow Capital’s vision.” 

The words not mesh wellhit me like a ton of bricks, and they momentarily silenced Timothy as well

I bet nobody expected Hogan to pull a boomerang after all the trouble of courting FreeMan

Mr. Zade.I said, getting anxious, we can still talk about the terms.” 

There’s no need.Hogan cut me off and stood up. Our time is precious too.” 

With that, he went out, not leaving any room for further discussion

Cecilia, noticing the situation, tried to keep things light, Mr. Temple, Mr. Zade has some urgent business. Don’t worry, we’ll discuss it back at the office and get in touch with you.” 

She then turned to me and reminded me, Xaviera, you need to smooth things over with Mr. Temple. You know how crucial he is to the project as the head of art at this stage.” 

It was both a hint and a reminder

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Chapter 181 

And I was well aware that the art is key to the project’s success; it can’t be neglected or delayed any longer

But with things as they were, what was I supposed to do now

Xavi?The pleasant voice snapped me back to reality. I looked up, only to see Timothy’s displeased eyes, He’s giving you a hard time, and you’re still speaking up for him?” 

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