The Billionaire's Intern (Maya Thompson) novel Chapter 318

Chapter 148 Tides of Firsts 2

Chapter 148: Tides of Firsts-2

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The young woman scrambled to comply, reaching for the ridiculous purple bear on the top shelf.

Ashcroft stood there in silence as they worked, jaw tight, expression unreadable.

What the hell are you doing, Nicholas?

He exhaled sharply, the corner of his mouth twitching with something between irritation and

surrender. She’s going to drive me insane.

Not long after, Damien and Maya walked into the souvenir shop.

Maya stopped short, blinking in surprise. The shelves that once displayed rows of colorful magnets were completely bare.

“Excuse me,” she asked the staff politely, “where are your magnets?”

The young attendant froze, glancing nervously toward the manager-then at Ashcroft, who stood near the counter with his hands in his pockets, sunglasses dangling from his fingers.

“I-I’m terribly sorry, ma’am,” the staff stammered, bowing slightly. “We don’t have any left. The next delivery won’t arrive until tonight.”

Damien’s gaze swept the shop, then landed on the manager. “What’s going on?”

Before the poor man could answer, Ashcroft’s voice cut in smoothly, calm and composed.

“I bought them all.”

Damien raised an eyebrow. “Hmm.”

Ashcroft met his look without flinching. “What? I’m feeling generous. Thought I’d bring some back

for my men.”

Your men, Damien mused silently, eyes narrowing with faint amusement. The same men who

handle guns all day, who could kill a man with their bare hands… want fridge magnets?

He said nothing, only hummed in quiet disbelief.

Maya folded her arms, her lips curving with barely restrained laughter. “I’m assuming you got the huge purple teddy bear for them too?”

Ashcroft froze, caught mid-motion. His jaw flexed slightly before he cleared his throat. “Oh, that? That’s for my… uh… dog. Yes. For my dog.”

The corner of Damien’s mouth twitched. Maya’s eyes sparkled.

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For Maya, the simple act of paying felt different now. There was a quiet satisfaction in it-a newfound sense of freedom she hadn’t felt in years. The money she had once scraped and saved day and night for Jaime’s operation, always feeling like it would never be enough, now sat as her safety net.

When her new compensation came through, the company’s medical insurance covered everything

Jaime needed-every test, every treatment. That crushing weight she had carried for so long had

finally lifted. And she knew, deep down, it was because of Damien-and Nicholas, too. They had

given her and Jaime a chance to breathe again.

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