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.

bedroom. Just before closing the door, he replied, “Read.”

shaking my head with a small smile. Finishing the tea, I glanced at the cartoon cup he had bought just for me and gave it

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

yoga, and made myself a cup of coffee

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

away.

arrived at the Hueton Corporation, Alex was already there. He gave me a curious look but didn’t say

as a result, there was a pile of work waiting for me. I worked straight through the

finally stood up, stretching and preparing to head to the cafeteria for lunch, Alex knocked on my door. “Ms. Hart, care to have lunch together?”

obvious he had something on his mind.

him a polite

down, Alex glanced at the food on my plate and

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is. You really shouldn’t lose any more weight. Women who are too thin

the Hueton Corporation 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

my plate, I suddenly thought of Ashton’s cooking. “I’m not on

momentarily confused. Then, as if recalling something, he nodded

at the Mercer estate had made me accustomed to

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

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