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.

snapped, recovering fast,

her side gave her a sense of power, and she was using it now to lash

slightly, feigning realization. "Oh, that's right," I said. "You're no longer the

quivered, and tears spilled from her eyes. "Elaine, don't use Liam to attack me," she whispered. "I'm only asking you

smirked faintly. "Oh, really? And how exactly is this for my

Elaine. He's upset that you moved on so quickly. He feels like you never truly loved him during the

raised an eyebrow. "Did he

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

me get this

about him?" Selene protested, her voice

say he's an amazing guy who made the

someone else?"

lip so hard I thought she might draw blood.

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kept my stance firm. "Selene, don't try to manipulate me. I'm 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 him, I'm happy for the

lips trembled as if she wanted to retort,

thought about saying something. But I decided against

I could get too far, Selene called after me, "Since you don't care about him anymore, could you at least

turning around.

walked