Chapter 47


    Chapter 47


    | gritted my back teeth, feeling a surge of rage welling up in my chest. In the next second, | pointed at Cecilia’s desk and


    snapped, “Then you better cough up a rose gold one just like it. Mr. Zade. You clearly have an eye for the good stuff, saves me


    the hassle of picking another.


    Hogan probably didn’t expect me toe on so strong, and for a moment he was totally lost


    for words.


    Cecilia, the instigator, was turning all shades of red and white.


    The atmosphere got super tense real quick.


    Just in time, Wallis stepped in to smooth things over, “Even though Director Irwin didn’t mean any harm, theptop’s definitely


    toast. Considering she’s still a student, how about thepany covers the difference?”


    Cecilia’s eyes went wide with confusion, her lips quivered, showing she was on the edge of saying something but held back.


    “No need.” Hogan cut in crisply. “We''ll do as Ms. March suggested. I''ll handle it.”


    “Hogan,” Cecilia burst out, obviously worked up, “this isn’t right, | can’t let you shell out for this.” “Come on, Director Irwin,” Wallis


    interrupted Cecilia with a chuckle, “Let’s just go with that. you’re really in luck, aren’t you?”


    After finishing, Wallis turned to Hogan and asked, “Are we heading straight to the store. Mr. Zade?”


    She was even more down-to-earth than me.


    So there we were, me, Hogan, and Cecilia hitting the mall together.


    The shop owner took one look at the friedptop, sighed, and said, “The motherboard’s fried, it''s a goner, no fixing it.”


    | wasn’t nning on fixing it anyway, but it was packed with important files that | needed to ensure wouldn''t leak.


    Hogan got right to the point, pointing at aptop priced at 1,999 dors, “Wrap this one up.”


    The owner was caught off guard by his decisiveness and paused before suggesting. “Sir, there’s an upgraded model of this one,


    just two hundred more.”


    Hogan nced at me immediately, as if asking for my input.


    Before | could even open my mouth, the shop owner added, “Your girlfriend must be in IT, right? In that field, theptop is all


    about showing off. Gotta get something snazzy.”


    Suddenly, Cecilia piped up, “Hogan, since the owner suggests it, why don’t you get Xaviera the upgraded model?”


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    The shop owner’s eyes were darting between the three of us, his gaze loaded with unsaid thoughts.


    Hogan looked at Cecilia and said, “Alright, we''ll go with your suggestion.”


    After Hogan swiftly swiped his card, the owner, grinning from ear to ear, asked, “What about this one?”


    He was referring to the waterlogged wreck Cecilia had created.


    It was my stuff, and | made up my mind quick, “Could you toss it in the trash for me, please?”


    After that, | made up some excuse and left with my newptop.


    Back at the office, everyone''s eyes practically popped out when they saw theptop in my hands.


    Zora just blurted out, “Man, | wish Director Irwin would spill coffee on myptop tomorrow morning.”


    Wallis joked, “You''re daydreaming.”


    | couldn''t help butugh.


    At the end of the day, Tina suddenly called.


    “Xaviera, there’s aic con at the convention center tomorrow afternoon, wannae check


    it out?”


    | wasn’t really interested.


    But thinking about how she went out of her way to clear up that photo mix-up for me, | felt bad


    saying no.


    “Come on, once your gameunches, you might need to do all sorts of offline promotions too. Consider it a learning experience.”


    That reasoning was pretty tempting.


    After talking it over with Wallis, | agreed to Tina’s invite.


    Time flew, and the next afternoon | showed up at the convention center as promised.


    Right at the entrance, | saw a bunch of cosyers, all decked out and catching people’s eyes.


    There were characters from various online games, fresh and exciting.


    | walked and looked around, my gaze finallynding on a guy cosyer in a ck robe with a waist—long skirt.


    He wore a ck patterned mask on his face, and his eyes were slender and long, with a touch. of red at the corners, holding an


    old-school umbre matching his outfit. He sat there quietly. exuding a vibe of being both righteous and wicked.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    He was drawing quite a crowd, like a handsome man stepping out of an ancient-style poster.


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    For some weird reason, he kinda resembled one of the male leads we had set up in our game.


    My heart skipped a beat, and my feet involuntarily moved towards the cosyer,


    As | got closer, he noticed me too. Our eyes met, and his trembled slightly, his gaze suddenly softening with tenderness.


    It felt eerily familiar.


    “Do | look good?*


    His warm voice reached my ears, and | was taken aback, blurting out, “Darren?”