More Than A Favor

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

My blood boiled.

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Now he decides to contact me? And instead of an apology or checking if I’m okay, he has the nerve to make it sound like I’m the problem completely blind to his own mess.

I didn’t bother responding. Just turned off my phone and lay back down. But sleep wouldn’t come.

Finally, I got up and walked out to the courtyard. The night air felt cool on my skin as I headed toward the Honey Locust tree to clear my head.

Just then, I heard a door open behind me.

I turned to see Ashton walking out with a backpack over his shoulder and pulling a suitcase. He looked surprised to see me up, but quickly recovered, barely glancing my way as he kept walking.

“Where are you going?” The words just slipped out.

“Out of town,” he said flatly, not breaking stride as he walked through the gate.

I stood there confused for a minute, then found myself walking to his room. The door wasn’t locked.

I flipped on the light and looked around. What I saw was both expected and surprising.

The military–neat bed and organized space totally fit Ashton. But what caught me off guard were all the old items scattered around stuff that looked over ten years old.

there, it hit me: could these have been my parents‘

she knew exactly what I

swap them out with the newer stuff in your room, but Ashton wouldn’t let

the familiar objects, feeling a lump in my throat. Touching these pieces of my parents‘ lives made me sad but also more determined to stay, even with Ashton gone.

could think about it more, my phone rang. It was Maya, sounding

cry.

with the lights at the park. Please

How major?” I asked calmly, trying not to let Maya’s panic affect me. “Take a deep breath

going on.”

explained the situation in detail. The lighting setup at the amusement park wasn’t aligning with the design plans at all. It could either be a quality issue with the manufacturer’s lights or a problem with

sort it out,” I said firmly. “Even if I went

her voice

own.”

I don’t know what’s gotten into Mr. Mercer. He’s been coming to

time he shows up,

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and I could tell she was on

me think of the message held sent me earlier. Wat be deliberately making things difficult for

was entirely possible. After all these years, Logan knew me well enough to predict my behavior.

to handle it yourself first,” I replied,

I wanted to leave Maya to fend for herself–I genuinely wanted to help her grow Challenges like these were learning opportunities. If Maya could handle this, thed become more capable. I had plans to resign eventually, and she needed to be prepared to take

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