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.”

not our fault! We’re being

for this project. If there’s a problem, we’re the first ones accountable. No excuses. If we don’t

She nodded and turned away, muttering under her breath, “Using

she meant. Logan was venting

sighed. Didn’t I already know that? But the more he tried to blame me, the more determined I was to

this amusement park wasn’t 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 perfectionist, and I wanted to prove that his

team. I made the necessary calls and arranged for both parties to meet on–site to discuss the problem. They agreed, but the earliest

there was no point in stressing over

barely slept the night before, I gave her the day off to rest. Meanwhile, I decided to visit the Mercer estate. I’d cleared things up with Logan, but I still needed to settle things with

packing up

can we talk?” she asked

records and learned that Selene had joined the company three days ago as a supervisor in the administration department. I was in the project department, so we had no direct connection. Her

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

supervisor was glaringly obvious–Logan‘ doing. His actions were no different from an ancient emperor bewitched

to cause gossip among employees. And Logan? He didn’t seem to care about

a personal matter,” Selene said, her face flushed

the clock. “I’m sorry, but it’s