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.

his bedroom. Just before closing the door, he

smile. Finishing the tea, I glanced at the cartoon cup he had bought just for me and gave it a quick kiss before heading back to my

there, I lay down on the couch and sent Caleb a text to let

woke up early, did some yoga, and made myself

I wasn’t worried about getting a message

away.

arrived at the Hueton Corporation, Alex was already there. He gave me a

as a result, there was a pile of work waiting for me. I worked straight through the morning, sorting everything out before noon.

for lunch, Alex knocked on my door. “Ms. Hart, care

he had something on his mind. His

a polite smile.

glanced at the food on my plate

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as it is. You really shouldn’t

and carried a commanding presence with most people, he seemed oddly eager to

suddenly thought of Ashton’s cooking. “I’m not on a diet. My taste buds have just been spoiled,”

recalling something,

Mercer

that it was Ashton who

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