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

the closed door for a moment before shaking my head with a small smile. Finishing the tea, I glanced at

I lay down on the couch and sent Caleb a text to let him know

and made myself a cup of

figured he was probably still asleep, so I wasn’t worried about

away.

there. He gave me a curious look but didn’t say

hadn’t been in the office for a few days, and as a result, there was a pile

for lunch, Alex knocked on my

something on his mind.

a polite

down, Alex glanced at the food on my plate and commented, “Why are you eating so little?

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on a diet? Your figure is perfect as it is. You really shouldn’t lose any more

and carried a commanding presence with most people, he seemed oddly eager to please me. It was almost as if he was afraid of saying the wrong thing.

“I’m not on a diet. My taste

Then, as if recalling something, he nodded

the Mercer estate had made

he didn’t realize was that it was Ashton

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