“Ms. Zimmer injured herself in my company building, so I have to take some responsibility. Occasionally letting other people benefit from the privileges offered to me wouldn’t hurt, either” Armond stated.
Ashton’s voice was low as he cut in, “It’ll make things easier for Ms. Zimmer. Go.”
Joseph nodded, helping Rachel enter the VIP elevator. However, Ashton showed no signs of getting in with them.
“Mr. Fuller?” Armond spoke up, puzzled.
“I’ll take this one,” Ashton replied simply, following Linda and me into the employees’ elevator.
It was lunchtime, and there were more people than usual in the elevator. His tall height and handsome looks made him stand out from the crowd, drawing many curious looks from the rest of the employees in the elevator.
“What is Mr. Fuller doing?” Linda was stunned.
He could have definitely fitted in that large VIP elevator with much more room to spare.
I had no idea why he was acting that way either and decided to keep my mouth shut.
The elevator stopped many times on the way down, and people kept getting off or getting on their respective floors. Somehow, in the midst of all the chaos, Ashton ended up standing in front of me, and I was being squished into a corner.
He was facing me, shielding me from the push and pull of the rest of the passengers in the elevator.
I felt awkward after having said so many cruel things to him yesterday. Fixing my gaze on the floor, I placed a hand on his chest in an attempt to widen the distance between us. He didn’t budge an inch, seemingly unbothered by my actions.
His eyes fell to my burnt wrist and furrowed his eyebrows.
The elevator stopped at yet another floor, opening up to let more passengers in.
Suddenly pushed by someone else, Ashton’s body jerked forward, and he took a step closer to me as he readjusted his balance. There was barely a hair’s breadth of space between us.
I pursed my lips and stayed silent, but the sound of my racing heartbeat was thumping in my ears. He glanced down at me, quietly murmuring, “We should be reaching soon.”
The simple sentence instantly calmed me down, and we eventually arrived at our floor, just like he said.
Armond, Rachel, and Joseph were already waiting for us outside the elevator when we exited.
Ashton walked out in front of me, and Linda hung back to nudge me with her elbow. “The two of you were getting pretty intimate there, huh?”
My cheeks flushed red. “Nonsense!” I sputtered out, speeding up my pace to get away from her.
She followed behind me closely, giggling all the way.
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