More Than A Favor

More Than A Favor

Chapter 33

I let out a sigh. “No, just in my dream.”

“Listen Elaine, you’ve got great taste. You’ll kick yourself if you let Ashton slip away. Shoot, if I was 50 years younger, I’d be after him myself,” Chloe joked.

I cracked up. Chloe was such a riot.

“I’m not kidding! Better move fast before that widow snatches him up,” she

warned.

Since it was just me and Chloe at the table, I had to ask, “Mrs. Sutton, where’d Ashton go?”

“Out having drinks with a buddy.”

I sipped some chicken soup, savoring it. “Isn’t drinking bad if he’s driving?”

“Oh, he just helps out with the taxi sometimes. It’s not his regular thing,” Chloe explained. Then she gave me a look. “So are you really thinking about marriage?”

“No, that was just the dream,” I clarified. Chloe rolled her eyes at me again.

I didn’t see Ashton for the rest of the evening. But just as I was drifting off, I

heard him come in.

Chloe’s voice followed: “Make sure everything’s locked up. We’ve got a young lady staying with us now.”

“All locked. Get some sleep.” Ashton’s voice was deep and clear – especially nice to hear at night.

I smiled, then heard Chloe add, “Ashton, better hurry up. Elaine’s already dreaming about marrying you.”

I bolted upright in bed. I never said that!

Chloe was such a gossip, spreading stuff around like that.

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to face him. While I was still processing this, I heard Ashton’s response: “Got it. I’ll

I was speechless.

peacefully. Suddenly, I was awakened by no ises outside. It wasn’t Ashton’s voice but a woman’s, speaking with a

accent.

the tone, it wasn’t a young lady. Young women’s voices were usually soft and clear. A woman’s voice, on the other hand, tended to be deeper and

had a knack for recognizing people by their voices. Yet somehow, I had failed to realize that the man I loved for ten years had turned out to

But it seemed I hadn’t reached that point. I still found

intently to the conversation

Sutton, where’s Ashton?”

her voice accompanied by the sound of running water.

he hadn’t gotten up yet.” The

not interested in

fazed. Instead,

the covers. This woman was

he tossed you out like a

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mercilessly.

old. What do you know?” Synthia shot back,

understand that people need dignity,” Chloe said sharply, earning

quite a bit. You don’t. have to help me, but don’t mock me,”

helped me, but only because you wanted to

covers. Chloe’s sharp

that. I heard you took in a pretty

quite fond of her,” Chloe said, praising me to the skies. Instinctively,

that so? I’d like to meet her. Where is she?”

sat up in bed. It seemed she was here for me, probably worried

my dainty feet, with their neatly painted toenails, into my slippers and stood up. I was wearing a

was tousled and voluminous from sleep, giving me a lazy yet alluring appearance.

and stepped outside. “Mrs. Sutton, your place has terrible soundproofing. I get woken up every day,” I said casually.

I

look at me. Her eyes filled first with amazement, then quickly with jealousy and envy.