More Than A Favor

Chapter 159

I had to play it cool.

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"Elaine," Selene called to me as she stood just a few steps away. Her eyes shimmered with unshed tears.

I said nothing, squinting slightly as I waited for her to continue. She needed to gather herself, and I wasn't about to help her along.

Finally, she blurted out, "Could you stay away from Logan?"

I frowned, confused by her audacity. "What?"

"You've already broken up with him," she said, her voice trembling but determined. "He's with me now. You're part of his past. I don't want you showing up around him and affecting his mood."

Her reddened eyes sparkled with tears, but I couldn't help but laugh. So this was about earlier-she was blaming me for the punishment Logan had dealt her.

"Are you suggesting you can't afford the compensation and would like me to help you cover it, Ms. Vaughn?" I asked mockingly.

Her face turned pale as if I'd struck a nerve. She had made a point of flaunting her financial struggles before, and now she assumed I was mocking her poverty.

But it wasn't her lack of money that amused me-it was her sheer ridiculousness.

it before," she snapped, recovering fast, "but things are different

by her side

"You're no longer

from her eyes. "Elaine, don't use Liam to attack

how exactly is this for

her tears, her voice trembling but steady enough. "Logan resents you now, Elaine. He's upset that you moved on so quickly. He

eyebrow. "Did

lip. "He's too proud to say it, but I

let out a bitter laugh. "Oh, so now he's the victim? Let me get this straight. I move on after being

say that about

put it?" I shot back. "Should I say he's an amazing guy who made the right choice by picking you? Should I thank him

someone else?"

Selene bit her lip so hard I thought she might draw blood.

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not falling for your tricks. Don't waste your time testing me. Logan is someone I've let go of. Now that you're with

to retort, but she had nothing left to

a second, I thought about saying

Selene called after me, "Since you don't care about him anymore, could you

even bother turning around. "Why would I

she didn't respond, I walked away,