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Was Ashton captivated by my beauty?

I had always thought his heart was as tough as his rugged exterior, immune to such charms. But it seemed the saying about men being visual creatures held some truth after all.

Even though I knew I had his attention, I deliberately ran my fingers through my wavy hair, letting it cascade over one shoulder.

His eyes darkened, and his expression became colder. I couldn’t figure out why his mood had shifted so suddenly, nor did I care enough to guess.

I cut straight to the point. “So, are you going to agree to my proposal, Mr. Drake?”

“What?” His gaze had already shifted away from me.

I chuckled lightly.

Was he pretending not to hear me? Or had he suddenly developed selective amnesia?

“Be my boyfriend. Temporarily,” I repeated, reminding him of what I had asked the night before.

Ashton didn’t respond immediately. His eyes were fixed on something in the distance.

Following his gaze, I noticed the Ferris wheel slowly turning, its cabins rising higher and higher.

Victor had mentioned that Logan planned to propose to me. Could the Ferris wheel be part of his plan?

I squinted, trying to spot anything unusual at the top of the ride.

Just then, Ashton spoke, his voice low and steady. “What do you mean by temporary?”

“I mean, be my boyfriend just until Logan’s obsession with me dies down. After that, we go back to being… nothing.”

I felt a pang of guilt as I laid out the terms. It felt wrong to reduce Ashton to a tool for my plan, especially knowing how he felt about me.

After swallowing hard, I rephrased my explanation. “We wouldn’t actually be dating. It’s just for show- to make Logan think we’re together.”

“And why should I agree to that?” Ashton asked, his tone calm but firm.

I avoided his gaze, suddenly feeling awkward. I wouldn’t have even asked if it weren’t for Nora’s endless urging last night and Logan’s increasingly erratic behavior.

A breeze tousled my hair, and I brushed it aside before continuing, “Because you’re the most suitable person for the role, and…”

I hesitated.

I wanted to be honest about why I thought he was perfect for this, but bringing up his past confession -that he wanted to marry me and had feelings for me–felt manipulative.

“And?” Ashton prodded, his piercing gaze unwavering.

I smiled sheepishly. “Nothing.”

“You were going to say I mentioned wanting to marry you and that I have feelings for you, weren’t

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you?” he stated bluntly, cutting through my hesitation like a knife.

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there was no point in pretending, I met his eyes directly. “Yes.

stared at me, his expression unreadable. His silence stretched on, and under his steady gaze, my heart began to race. I felt a

his way of silently rejecting

ran my fingers through my hair again and said lightly, “If yo u don’t want to, just forget I

turned to leave, but Ashton’s hand shot out, blocking my

agree,” he said.

looking up at him

only if it’s real,” he added,

and the intensity in his

boyfriend. If things don’t work out, we can break up. But I won’t be some pretend boyfriend, just a prop for the

hung in the air, heavy with

piercing eyes radiating determination. There was an unmistakable authority in

a man who would

to get Logan off my back, but Ashton wanted something genuine.

absolutely out of the

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I blurted out angrily,

Mercer has indeed been acting irrationally lately,” Victor said, his tone apologetic.

the rings–was

hate

don’t know what Mr. Mercer is thinking. But one thing is clear–he doesn’t want to lose you. He loves

but how can

unable

to act crazy, let him. I’m not going to play along with

for how things ended between you and Mr. Mercer. If it weren’t for me, the two of you might not have reached this

it weren’t for that incident, I might not have had the courage to end things with Logan.” I paused before

one who delivered the final blow,” Victor

say, Victor. If you still want to blame yourself, that’s your choice. But if Logan fires you

Hart, have you found a new job

I replied vaguely, not wanting to give him–or Logan–any

and I didn’t want him finding out about my new position.

I couldn’t believe Logan had gone so far as to plan a

from the night before, I decided to

him:

When

still early, and he

and tried to shake off the lingering frustration. After a quick shower, I

I arrived at the cemetery, I noticed something unusual. A bouquet of daisies sat by the tombstone, their petals wilted but not yet completely

flowers looked like they had been left within the past two weeks.

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over a decade ago, and apart from Ethan, Tessa,

if they

set the daisies aside and placed the lilies I had brought–my mom’s

a familiar ache resurfaced

missed me? I’ve been dreaming about you a lot

I

sorry I couldn’t fulfill your wishes–or his parents‘

to marry.