< More Than A Favor

Chapter 163

Ashton looked confused. “Hmm?”

I stepped closer to him, so close I could catch the clean, fresh scent of his soap from his recent shower. It smelled nice.

“Are you wearing a disguise?” I asked, studying him closely.

* Mer

He furrowed his brow and glanced down at himself. “How much have you had to drink? You’re acting

strange.”

I’d only had one drink, but he noticed it right away.

His comment made me smirk. I reached out and tugged on the front of his shirt. “Ashton, stop playing dumb. I’m not talking about your clothes. I mean your identity. Are you hiding something? Are you secretly super rich? Maybe even some kind of big boss?”

Ashton’s jaw tightened. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

He started to step back, trying to put some distance between us.

“Do you really not get it, or are you just pretending? Is this all an act?” I pressed, staying deliberately

close.

didn’t respond. He just stood there, watching me as I stared back at

of the stairwell, our eyes locked in a silent standoff.

Ash Finally,

his shirt and turned to head back to my room. But before I could

drive yourself?” he

“No, I

I added, “I value my life too much to

in Ashton’s eyes softened a little. He reached out and

of someone soothing a child. I blinked up at

his voice calm

gave him a faint smile. “She must have been so precious to

react, he took hold of my

comforting. Without realizing it, I found myself following

long, he handed me a cup of tea. I noticed it was in a cartoon mug with a cat’s face on it-

use someone else’s things,”

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