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As soon as the words left my mouth, a wave of embarrassment washed over me.

Had I been too blunt? Surely, Ashton must have felt awkward as well.

But instead of pulling away or reacting with discomfort, he paused for nearly half a minute before simply responding with, “Oh.”

I blinked in surprise.

Oh? How could he be so calm about it?

I glanced up at him, and only then did he slowly straighten his posture.

“Your eyesight isn’t great,” he explained patiently. “I pointed it out to you, but you still couldn’t find it. How else could I help without getting closer?”

His reasoning made perfect sense, leaving me feeling like I had been the one overthinking the

situation.

Ashton, completely unfazed, walked over to a chair, sat down, and picked up his tablet to continue working.

I stole a few glances at him, then sipped my tea to calm my nerves so I could refocus on the task at hand.

a few minor issues, but nothing

he made me come all the way here late

doing this on purpose? I couldn’t

Ashton appeared completely engrossed in his work. He didn’t once meet my gaze, making me feel like I was overthinking things

issues in the document, I glanced over at him again–only to find that he had fallen asleep, his tablet

thought Ashton was tireless, immune to exhaustion, but clearly, I was wrong. He was human, after all. Even gods need rest, as I’d seen celestial beings in TV shows

found myself watching

tanned skin and strong features exuded an undeniable masculine charm. His high nose bridge, illuminated by the soft overhead light, gave him the appearance of a main character straight

had complained about how exhausting her day had been,

was constantly on the move, managing countless

he had fallen asleep

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Seeing Ashton in short

or perhaps he was just a light

I could react, his hand shot out and clasped mine so tightly that it felt like my

gasped

he didn’t let go. His

I saw my own startled reflection in his gaze,

words. My lips trembled as I tried to speak, but

sound came out.