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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.

few minor issues, but

me come all the way here late at night to go

couldn’t help but sneak another

didn’t once meet my gaze, making

the issues in the document, I glanced over at him again–only

was tireless, immune to exhaustion, but clearly, I was wrong. He was human, after all. Even

watching

closed, his 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

how exhausting her day had been, Ashton must have been even

seen him delegate tasks to others, but he was constantly on the move, managing countless details and making adjustments, even down to the lights. His work

wonder he had fallen asleep like

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Seeing Ashton in short sleeves, I quietly got up, grabbed a blanket from the

perhaps he was just a light sleeper, because the moment the blanket touched him, his eyes

react, his hand shot out and clasped mine so tightly

I gasped softly

didn’t let go. His dark eyes locked onto mine, intense and unwavering.

his gaze, the

a loss for words. My lips

sound came out.