More Than A Favor

Chapter 164

More Than A Favor

Chapter 164

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Seeing him like that, I set my teacup down and walked over to the window. “Ashton, I know you must have discovered something too. That’s why you don’t want me involved–it’s dangerous. But this involves my parents, and I can’t just stay out of it.”

I glanced out at the moonlight. “I’m not reckless. I can take care of myself. Besides, you’re here with me, aren’t you?”

Ashton looked over at me. After a brief silence, he finally said, “You’re just as stubborn as you were when you were a kid.”

I smiled at his words and turned to face him. “Ashton, you’ve known who I am for a while, haven’t you? Did you approach me just to investigate your father’s death?”

His brows furrowed. “Is that what you think?”

“Yes.”

He opened his mouth as if to respond, but instead, a helpless smile crossed his face. “Is my charm really that insignificant to you?”

I blinked, not quite understanding what he meant. “What?”

“Heartless,” Ashton muttered under his breath. Then he stepped away from the window and said, “Finish your tea and go to sleep.”

“And you? What are you going to do?” I asked, surprised at myself for blurting out another question li that.

back, he walked into his bedroom. Just before closing the

before shaking my head with a small smile. Finishing the tea, I glanced at the cartoon cup he had bought

Caleb a text to let him

and made

probably still asleep, so I wasn’t worried about getting a

away.

Alex was already there. He

office for a few days, and as a result, there was a pile of work waiting

and preparing to head to the cafeteria for lunch, Alex knocked on my door. “Ms.

on his mind. His gaze wasn’t

a polite smile.

the food on my plate and commented, “Why are you

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it is. You really shouldn’t

though Alex was the boss of the Hueton Corporation and carried a commanding presence with most people, he seemed oddly eager to please me. It was almost as if

the food on my plate, I suddenly thought of Ashton’s cooking. “I’m not on a diet. My taste buds have just

looked momentarily confused. Then, as if recalling something, he nodded knowingly. “Ah,

the Mercer estate had made

he didn’t realize was that it was Ashton who had

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