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.”

me my phone. One look and my ears turned red.

could he share a room with a

make a move?”

wanted to die. This was totally my

asleep in Ashton’s

now.

shouldn’t have answered at all. Why did she have to text right

embarrassed to look up, I heard Ashton’s low voice: “I’m perfectly healthy. Everything

I was speechless.

to crawl into a hole. But playing it off would just make

so casual with me. Doing and saying whatever he wanted, no filter.

thought made me look up normally. “Oh yeah? Can’t just claim

his drink before adding, “I

head. “Stop right there, Ashton.” I’d lost this

I could get a medical check if you need proof,”

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me overthink. Why did he need to prove anything?

for your future wife,” I said, getting up to escape to the bathroom.

corner, someone grabbed my arm. I recognized the cologne

this too much? Having lunch

laughed. “What, we can’t eat here? Did you buy out

“If you’re looking for someone new, at least find someone

trying to mock me

with two degrees from Cambridge. What

learned that from his file this

He 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 an industry

But Logan was too arrogant. He only saw his own success, never others‘ talents.