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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.

had asked me to review contained a few minor issues, but nothing significant.

call would have sufficed. Yet, he made me come all the

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

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

in the document, I glanced over at him again–only to find that

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

found myself watching

strong features exuded an undeniable masculine charm. His high nose bridge, illuminated by the soft overhead

about how exhausting her day had been, Ashton must have been even more worn out.

seen him delegate tasks to others, but he was constantly on the move, managing

no wonder he had fallen asleep like this.

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him, a gust of wind lifted the curtains, sending a chill through the room. Seeing Ashton in short sleeves, I quietly got up, grabbed a blanket from the bed,

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

I could react, his hand shot out and clasped mine so tightly

I gasped

but he didn’t let go. His

in his gaze, the depth

said nothing, and I found myself at a loss for words. My lips trembled as I tried to

sound came out.