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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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pretending, I met his eyes directly. “Yes. So, will

steady gaze, my heart

of silently rejecting me?

tension and save face, I ran my fingers through my hair again and said lightly, “If yo u don’t

turned to leave, but Ashton’s hand

he

up at him in

he added, his voice calm but resolute.

eyes to meet his, and the intensity in

If things don’t work out, we can break

in the air, heavy

an unmistakable

man who would let

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

was absolutely out of the question.

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a moment before I blurted out angrily, “Has he completely lost his mind?”

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

clear to me that everything–the wedding dresses, the rings–was orchestrated by Logan. Victor had simply been following his

trying to do? Make me hate him even more?” I

thinking. But

I said coldly, “it’s one thing for others to say that, but how can

fell silent, unable to answer.

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

been blaming myself for how things ended between you and Mr. Mercer. If it weren’t for me, the two of you might not

things with Logan.” I paused before continuing, “But you should know–our breakup wasn’t

the final blow,” Victor said, his voice

what I needed to say, Victor. If you still want to blame yourself, that’s your choice. But if Logan fires you because of this, then leave. You’re more than capable of finding

have you found a new

I’ll manage,” I replied vaguely, not wanting to give him–or Logan–any information that could

I didn’t want him finding

so

to Ashton. Remembering our conversation from the night before,

him:

When can we talk?”

still early, and he was probably

a quick shower, I decided to visit my parents‘ grave–a place I hadn’t been

arrived at the cemetery, I noticed something unusual. A bouquet of daisies sat by the tombstone, their

like they had been left within the past two

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puzzled me. My parents had passed away over a decade ago, and apart

and Tessa been here recently? But if they had, why hadn’t Tessa mentioned it?

daisies aside and placed the lilies I had

at the youthful faces etched on the tombstone, a

me? I’ve been

I

Dad, Logan and I broke up. I’m sorry I couldn’t fulfill your

to marry.