More Than A Favor

Chapter 57

I wasn’t shocked that Ashton wanted to add me.

Made sense we were colleagues now and needed to stay in touch about work stuff. WhatsApp would make that easier.

But I didn’t accept right away. Instead, I replied to Nora first, though she didn’t respond. Probably tied up with something.

I checked Miles’s message and thought for a second before typing, “Swamped with the amusement park lately. I’ll show you around once things settle down.”

Adding a quick, “Sorry.”

Miles shot back almost instantly: ‘No sweat. Just take care of yourself, no matter how crazy things get, okay?”

Before I could answer, another text from him: “I’ll be here when you’re free.”

I was about to send “Okay” but it felt wrong after his last message. Instead, I asked, “You planning to stick around for a while?”

“Yeah, I’ll be here for quite a bit,” Miles replied.

That surprised me. Tessa and Ethan must be happy about that.”

I saw the typing dots, but nothing came through even after a few minutes.

my usual routine. Surprisingly, my inbox was

red notification

face. “Elaine, have you seen this show? It’s the leads‘ second time working together, and it’s really good!”

pretty funny – the female lead had turned into a chicken and was pecking at the male lead who was

with Maya,

eyes, dawn was

5 AM. Maya was passed out cold, her nightgown hiked up to her

from both Nora and Miles.

I finally got it – he was

or going didn’t

could tell something was off, so I

my phone down, freshened up, and grabbed some water to drink by the window. There was a light fog outside.

light – you could still

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in a jogging stride