More Than A Favor

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I wasn’t sure what kind of favor Logan was about to ask, so I stayed silent. He went on, “My parents can’t accept Selene at all, especially my mom. Could you say something nice about her to my mom?”

It felt like he was twisting a knife into me. Logan had to be doing this on purpose. If he wasn’t out of his mind, then he must have thought I was some kind of pushover who would actually agree to help him.

“Mr. Mercer, if you really want me to say something, I can tell you right now–it won’t be anything nice.” I wasn’t about to play the role of a saint.

“Elaine…”

“Logan, I’m not an angel. I can’t just be the bigger person here. Selene has nothing to do with me, so why should I say anything nice about her?” I shot back.

Then, Logan immediately asked, “Is it because you’re jealous?”

I laughed. “So, this is your way of testing if I’m jealous? Well, let me tell you–you’re going to be disappointed. Not only am I not jealous, but I’m also relieved. Relieved that I saw who you really are early on.”

Logan sighed heavily on the other end of the line. “Elaine, I only gave Selene a title. I owed her that much. But we really didn’t…”

I frowned and cut him off coldly. “Whatever happened between you and her has nothing to do with me.”

else I can talk to,” Logan said, his voice sounding

this–he had always been so confident, rarely showing vulnerability. But whatever he said didn’t matter to me anymore. We were adults, and we had to live with the

said, letting the words linger for a

then headed over to meet Nora. Ashton hadn’t contacted me in the past few days, but I knew he was aware I was spending time with Alice. Maya had messaged me to say that most of the lighting adjustments were done. She added that

night at Nora’s place before heading back home the next day. I didn’t run into Ashton at all. A neighbor downstairs asked if I’d gone on a trip with my boyfriend since she hadn’t seen either of us

Maya said Ashton was busy, I knew the real reason he wasn’t around–it was because of

come to me, then I decided I’d

right away and ran over. She hugged me tightly before punching me playfully on the

heartless! It’s been forever since you came

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punches actually stung, making it seem like I’d

her back. But

performing checks

Turning back to Maya, I smiled. “What’s with the long face? Did Mr. Drake give you a hard time again?”

sensitive lately,” Maya said, looking at me thoughtfully. “Elaine, you’ve changed. You

“Different how? Did I get tanned or something? Or

outdoors–feeling the wind, soaking up the

freer,” Maya said with a smile.