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.”

“But it’s not our fault! We’re being blamed for something we

responsible for this project. If there’s a problem, we’re the first ones accountable. No excuses.

She nodded and turned away, muttering

exactly what she meant. Logan was venting his frustrations with

the more determined I was to resolve this

dream. I couldn’t allow any flaws. My

soon returned with the contact information for the lighting manufacturer and the construction team. I made the necessary calls and arranged for both parties to meet

no point in stressing over

to visit the Mercer estate. I’d

up to leave, Selene

talk?” she

as a supervisor in the administration department. I was in the project department, so we had no direct connection. Her visit clearly

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want to talk about, Ms. Vaughn?”

actions were no different from

employees. And Logan? He didn’t seem to care about how it reflected on the

matter,” Selene said, her face flushed

glanced at the clock. “I’m sorry, but it’s