More Than A Favor

Chapter 44

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Back at the office, Maya rushed over the moment I arrived. “Ms. Hart, you went to Mr. Mercer’s office, didn’t you? What did you talk about? Did you two make up?”

“What do you think?” I replied, meeting her gaze directly.

I

Under my stare, Maya fidgeted nervously and grabbed my arm. “I’m sorry, Ms. Hart. I didn’t mean to hide it from you. I was just afraid you’d be upset…

“You were afraid it would affect work, and you’d get scolded, right?” I said, cutting to the heart of her thoughts.

Maya bit her lip, guilt written all over her face. “I’m sorry, Ms. Hart…”

“It’s not your fault. Self–preservation is human nature,” I said sincerely. I didn’t blame Maya. After all, even among sisters, one would prioritize herself before helping the other.

“Ms. Hart… Maya shook my arm, as though wanting to say more.

I cut her off, “Mr. Mercer said if we don’t resolve the lighting issue, we’ll be held responsible. We don’t have time to dwell on anything else. Let’s focus on fixing the problem.”

eyes widened. “But it’s not our fault! We’re being blamed for something

If there’s a problem, we’re the first ones accountable. No excuses. If we don’t want the consequences, we have to

She nodded and turned away, muttering under her breath,

knew exactly what she meant. Logan was venting his frustrations with

the more he tried to blame me, the more determined I was to resolve this issue flawlessly. That way, I’d

just another project to me. It was my way of fulfilling my dad’s dream. I couldn’t allow any flaws. My dad was a

for both parties to

no point in stressing over it.

Meanwhile, I decided to visit the Mercer estate. I’d cleared things up with Logan, but I still needed to settle things with his family.

was packing up to leave, Selene appeared.

talk?” she asked hesitantly.

that Selene had joined the company three days ago as a supervisor in the administration department. I was in

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want to talk about, Ms. Vaughn?” I asked, keeping my

glaringly obvious–Logan‘ doing. His actions were no

parachuting into the role was sure to cause gossip among employees. And Logan? He didn’t seem to care about how it reflected on the company–or

said, her face

clock. “I’m sorry, but it’s