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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.

asked me to review contained a few minor issues, but nothing significant. They were things he could have easily

needed clarification, a quick phone call would have sufficed. Yet, he made me come all the way here late at night to go over these

doing this on purpose? I couldn’t help but sneak another glance

work. He didn’t once meet my

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

He was human,

found myself watching him quietly.

masculine charm. His high nose bridge, illuminated by the soft overhead

how Maya had complained about how exhausting her day had

tasks to others, but he was constantly on the move, managing countless details and making adjustments,

no wonder he had fallen asleep like this.

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chill through the room. Seeing Ashton in short sleeves, I quietly got up, grabbed a blanket

made a noise, or perhaps he was just a light sleeper, because the moment the blanket touched

mine

I gasped

His dark eyes locked onto

saw my own startled reflection in his gaze, the depth of

loss for words. My lips trembled as I tried to speak,

sound came out.