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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still

I was speechless.

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

accent.

by the tone, it wasn’t a young lady. Young women’s voices were usually soft and clear. A woman’s voice, on the

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

thinking about ther constantly. But it seemed I hadn’t reached that point. I still found myself thinking about Logan–though not out of love, but resentment. I thought of him more often than I cared

intently to the conversation

Ashton?”

voice accompanied by the sound

hadn’t gotten up yet.” The

you care whether Ashton’s up or not? He’s not interested in you, so stop wasting your time,” Chloe said bluntly.

able to handle such directness, but the woman outside didn’t seem fazed. Instead, she laughed. “Mrs. Sutton, what do you know? Men like to play hard

the covers. This woman was

he tossed you out like

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mercilessly.

old. What do you know?” Synthia shot

that people need dignity,” Chloe said sharply, earning my silent applause

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

helped me, but only because you wanted to see

laughed quietly under the covers. Chloe’s sharp tongue was truly impressive.

I heard you took in a pretty lady. Is that true?” Synthia shifted the topic

said, praising me to the skies. Instinctively,

I’d like to meet her. Where

bed. It seemed she was here for me,

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

voluminous from sleep, giving me a

has terrible soundproofing. I get woken up every

I

Synthia turned to look at me. Her eyes filled first with amazement,