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.”

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

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

She nodded and turned away, muttering under her breath,

what she meant. Logan was venting his frustrations with me through

more determined I was to resolve this issue flawlessly. That way, I’d leave

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

and arranged for both parties to meet on–site to discuss the problem. They agreed, but the earliest they could come was the day after tomorrow.

there was no point in stressing over it.

before, I gave her the day off to rest. Meanwhile, I decided to visit the

packing up to leave, Selene

can we talk?” she asked

personnel records and learned that Selene had joined the company three days ago as a supervisor in the

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

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

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

Selene said,

at the clock. “I’m