More Than A Favor

Chapter 100

I reconsidered the situation and told myself it might not be possible.

While I was lost in thought, my phone buzzed, and Ashton’s familiar, pleasant voice came through.

“Hello?”

“Where are you?” I asked immediately. I wasn’t referring to the amusement park; I was asking about his location.

Because deep down, I felt certain I hadn’t been mistaken.

The person I saw on the balcony earlier–it had to be him.

“What’s up?” he countered, avoiding my question.

I hesitated for a moment, then walked briskly from the balcony through my apartment to the door across the hall. Holding my phone tightly, I said, “Open the door.”

There was a pause on the other end of the call, followed by the sound of the line disconnecting.

The door in front of me remained closed, but I knew I was right.

Moments later, the door creaked open, revealing Ashton standing there in gray loungewear.

So it was him.

He wasn’t just nearby–he was my new neighbor.

He hadn’t stopped visiting me; he had moved in right across the hall.

He wasn’t skipping night shifts at the amusement park; he had simply come early to ensure he could stay close and protect me.

though he lived just a few steps away, he

must have decided to rent the apartment across from

at him, the

Ashton said calmly, completely unbothered by being

was the one overreacting. Yet, I couldn’t bring

looked at him with frustration. “Don’t you think you owe me an

in, and I’ll explain,” he said, stepping aside.

lip and

fairly certain he had moved in for my sake, I was still annoyed

I stepped into his apartment, I

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seen this apartment before, and I knew what it looked like. But now,

as if the place had been ransacked. The living

is everything?” I

gaze shifted to me. “Have you

always answered questions with questions, which only fueled

stare, he finally pointed toward a nearby room. “I stored everything in there.”

it into one room? And

or something to place a phone or a drink on. Yet, he didn’t seem to

I did address the obvious. “Why did

replied simply, “The rent

was true–rent in this

there are plenty of apartments here. Why rent the one directly across from me?” I asked, thinking back to that day when