More Than A Favor

Chapter 69

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His tone made me want to slap him. Like we couldn’t take a lunch break because of deadlines?

Before I could snap back, Ashton spoke up. “It’s our day off today.”

Logan glared at him, then turned to me. “Who approved this day off?”

“I requested it,” Ashton answered again.

Logan’s face hardened. “You? You’re just a lighting tech. What right do you have to ask for time off? Your job is to help us complete and verify the lighting adjustments.”

His words were straight–up insulting.

That got me fired up too. ‘Mr. Mercer, I’m in charge of the amusement park project. I approved today’s break. You can’t expect people to work non–stop without eating.”

Not the best metaphor, but it made the point.

Ashton added, “I might just be a lighting tech, but aren’t you the ones who desperately need us?”

Logan, getting it from both sides, was fuming.

“Fine, take your break. Eat well and recharge. The company’s paying,” he snapped, storming off to the

counter.

I smirked. “Mr. Drake, we should’ve ordered more.”

Ashton just looked at me, making me feel weirdly self–conscious.

I was about to look down when he said, “You got a text.”

see.” He passed me my phone. One look and my ears

Drake impotent? How else could he

make a

wanted to die. This was totally

her this morning about awkwardly falling asleep in Ashton’s room. She hadn’t replied until

now.

shouldn’t have answered at all. Why did she

to look up, I heard Ashton’s low

I was speechless.

playing it off

was getting so casual with me. Doing and saying whatever he

normally. “Oh yeah?

true.” Ashton sipped his drink before adding, “I can-”

flags went up in my head. “Stop right there, Ashton.” I’d lost this

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it made me overthink. Why did he need to prove anything?

wife,” I said, getting

I turned the corner, someone grabbed my arm. I recognized the cologne – I

much? Having lunch with some tech guy at

eat here?

angrier. “If you’re looking for someone new, at least find someone decent.”

trying

Cambridge. What credentials do you

from his

couldn’t even compare to Miles academically. Sure, Logan was clever – you need that to be successful in business. He’d taken over his dad’s company and made it

has their strengths and weaknesses. But Logan was too arrogant. He only saw his own success, never others‘ talents.