More Than A Favor

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The silence on the phone was suffocating.

Just as I was about to come up with something to end the call, Tessa spoke again, her voice low and filled with bitterness. “It’s all because of that woman. I will never forgive her for this.”

Her words carried a venom I had never heard before. It made my spine tingle, leaving me unsure of how to respond.

After a pause, she added, “Elaine, come look after him when you’re free. Only you can make him feel a

little better.”

Her plea placed a tremendous weight on my shoulders. I didn’t want to bear the responsibility, but I couldn’t refuse her. “I’ll come by when I can,” I said softly.

When the call ended, I leaned back weakly against the seat of the cab. It felt as though an invisible weight was pressing down on my chest, making it hard to breathe.

When I got home, I curled up on the sofa, my mind racing with questions. All the evidence I had gathered pointed toward Alfred Kramer.

But Alfred and Ethan were business acquaintances. Why would Ethan associate with someone like

him?

And there was the hidden route. Why would the road to Alfred’s sanatorium be marked as private if there was nothing to hide?

throbbing with

hoping to smother the chaos in my mind. It was my way of coping when I felt stuck, though it never truly helped.

I was suffocating. Only then did I lift my head, gasping

at the door

it, but then someone

“Elaine.”

froze, listening

“It’s me, Ashton.”

in surprise. What was he doing here? Had

in a black T–shirt and construction pants.

I

he answered, his hand pressed gently against my forehead. The warmth of his touch was unexpectedly comforting, grounding me in

said, lowering his hand and raising the bag he was

of fresh vegetables,

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a small smile. His tone and demeanor

“That’s too much trouble. I can just order-”

before I could finish. “You shouldn’t eat

didn’t even realize when he had stepped inside, but the next thing I knew, Ashton was in

couldn’t help but feel indebted. He had done so much for me, and I didn’t know how I could ever