Echoes of Unrequited Love (Xaviera and Hogan) novel Chapter 216

At this moment, Hogan’s appearance must have made Cecilia the happiest.

When I glanced at the young girl’s almond eyes, they sparkled involuntarily, revealing an fleeting hint of happiness.

Well, no wonder, her knight in shining armor had arrived. That would also make me happy.

But Hilary caught that detail as well. She snorted coldly and grumbled, “Does Rainbow Capital have a lot of downtime? The big shot isn’t at the office handling business but makes a beeline for the hospital instead. Would you be here because someone unappreciative invited you over?”

After saying that, she threw Cecilia a look. Seeing the girl keeping her head down and silent, she continued, “If those old fossils on the board were to know this, who knows what kind of trouble they’ll stir up. Do I really need to teach you these things?”

Although she was speaking to Hogan, anyone with discernment could tell that Hilary was actually directing her words at Cecilia.

Cecilia of course understand, she bit her lip tightly, an expression revealing that she was trying hard to restrain her feelings.

Hogan saw all this and his tone was laced with helplessness as he said, “If you know I’m busy, why can’t you spare me some troubles at night?”

At his words, Hilary immediately sat up in her sickbed, glaring at Hogan, she snapped angrily, “I wouldn’t bother you at night if I could, but why don’t you see what kind of turmoil your chosen one is causing me?”

This time, Hilary didn’t hide her annoyance at Cecilia, instead giving her a sharp look.

The young girl’s eyes instantly filled with tears, she said carefully, “I really had no idea about the white pepper in the fish soup.”

“What do you mean? Are you saying Xaviera put it there?” Hilary, in her agitation, even slipped into her hometown dialect. “She knows my tastes like the back of her hand; she wouldn’t make such a rookie mistake!”

After her statement, both Hogan and Cecilia turned their gazes towards me. Cecilia still had that look of a deer caught in headlights, while Hogan’s eyes, apart from a touch of surprise, also held a hint of suspicion.

Yes, how well I played up to Hilary, Hogan should have seen it all clearly.