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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.

document he had asked me to review contained a few minor issues,

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

couldn’t help but

work. He didn’t once meet

over at him again–only to

clearly, I was wrong. He was human, after all. Even gods need rest, as I’d seen celestial beings in TV shows dozing

myself watching

charm. His high nose bridge, illuminated by the soft overhead light, gave him the appearance of a main

how Maya had complained about how exhausting her day had been, Ashton must have been even

days, I had 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 demanded both physical effort

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a chill through the room. Seeing Ashton

a noise, or perhaps he was just a light

could react, his hand shot out and clasped mine so

I gasped softly

go. His dark eyes locked onto mine, intense and

his gaze, the depth of his pupils drawing me

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

sound came out.