More Than A Favor

Chapter 45

Selene’s petty tricks were ruthlessly exposed by my words. Her face turned sour, but she still tried to maintain her superior demeanor. “Are you convinced that Logan and I have something going on?”

Did she really need anyone else’s confirmation? Didn’t she know full well what she had done?

Still, my good upbringing held me back from saying anything too harsh.

Selene’s eyes reddened as she spoke again. “I didn’t expect people to have such filthy and sordid

thoughts these days.”

Look at her, trying to paint herself as noble.

“Elaine, Logan is a good man. If you can’t even trust him, you don’t deserve him,” she said, making her intentions crystal clear. She wasn’t being subtle–she was asserting that I didn’t deserve Logan.

I remained silent, watching her ridiculous performance.

Sure enough, she wiped away her nonexistent tears and asked, “Elaine, are you really not going to cherish Logan anymore?”

I

This woman was setting a trap for me, but did she really think I was that naive?

I sneered. “If I say I’m giving him up, will you conveniently say that you happen to want him?”

Selene’s expression stiffened. Her lips pressed tightly together, her face perfectly portraying fragility and beauty.

But I wasn’t a man. Otherwise, her delicate act might have worked.

“Logan deserves to be cherished,” she finally said, revealing her true intentions.

I lowered my gaze, glancing at her still–flat belly and then at the flat shoes she was wearing. “It seems you really want to cherish him. But do you think you deserve him?”

Selene’s face turned pale, and her hands clenched the hem of her shirt tightly.

me remind you,” I continued, my voice calm but firm. “Even if Logan and I don’t end up together, it

trying to strike her down,

and Ethan might accept that Logan wouldn’t marry me, but they would never allow a woman pregnant with another man’s child to join their family. Unless, of course, the child wasn’t someone

words. Seeing her stunned expression, I

didn’t go to the Mercer estate right away. Instead, I went to Nora’s place.

change my clothes. I didn’t want to appear in a disheveled state and give Logan‘ parents the impression that I was living miserably–it would only make leaving

night shifts, was asleep when I arrived. She was surprised

are you back so suddenly? You didn’t even say a

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been busy. It was a

Manu

technology, people now planned their babies. It was said that children born in spring or

shoes and walked barefoot into her living room. “I had to handle some issues at the amusement park, so I didn’t

teased, though she was just

picked up a fresh orange from the table, and began

for me, but no matter how

you come back alone?” Nora asked,

knowingly.

your romantic encounter?” Nora asked,

drank more than half the glass of water

from me, leaned forward

back to work. That’s

pause.

Didn’t he try a little harder?” she asked, shaking her head in disbelief..

strong enough,” she

advance and retreat. He’s not the clingy

tilted her head, studying me. “If he had tried harder to pursue you,