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A Favor 133 Chapter 133 +5Bonus = Menu I woke up before dawn, my mind still foggy from restless sleep. After taking a shower, I noticed a reminder from Ashton tellingto pick up the breakfast he had left at my door.

He didn't ask why I hadn't eaten his breakfast the previous times and continued to prepare it for me.

I appreciated his thoughtfulness and ate the breakfast before heading to the office.

Since I arrived early, the office was still empty. Even after organizing my day and reviewing the team's recent performance reports, it wasn't tfor work to start.

To kill time, I scrolled through social media on my phone.

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My feed wasn't particularly active since I had only a few friends. It was mostly a way to check in on their lives without needing to call or text.

Caleb had posted about participating in a billiards challenge. Nora, as usual, had documented her latest delivery- this tfor her 5,566th baby.

I liked her post, leaving a thumbs-up sticker in the comments.

Then, as I continued scrolling, I saw Logan's latest post.

"Fatherly duties for the rest of my life."" Attached to the post was a cartoon drawing of a mother and child.

My chest tightened. I knew exactly what it meant-Logan had accepted Selene and her baby.

The post had been made in the middle of the night, and it had already gathered numerous likes and congratulatory comments. Speople, unaware of our breakup, even taggedto congratulate us. I chuckled bitterly. After a moment of hesitation, I replied to one comment: "Congratulations. Best wishes." With that, I closed theand set my phone aside.

I stared at my computer screen, my mind blank.

I didn't feel sad, exactly. It was more like a heavy weight pressing down on my chest-a feeling I couldn't quite describe.

My phone rang, breaking my thoughts. Seeing it was Alex, I glanced toward his office. He hadn't arrived yet. I picked up the call. "Mr. Hall." "Ms. Hart, you don't need to cto the office for the next couple of days," Alex said, his voice carrying a lazy, just-woke-up tone.

I frowned, confused. "Mr. Hall, what do you mean?" "Don't getwrong. It's nothing serious. I just think you've been working too hard lately, so I'm giving you two days of paid leave," Alex explained.

Working too hard? Me? I had taken more days off recently than I cared to admit. Was this a subtle hint? "Mr. Hall, I'll make sure to limit my days off in the future," I said carefully.

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15:57 32.84% +5Bonus > Menu < Chapter 133 Alex immediately responded, "You're overthinking. I wasn't hinting at anything. It's just to give you a break. We take good care of beautiful employees here, especially ones like you." I wasn't naive enough to be fooled by such flattery.

Thinking back on everything that had happened recently, I asked, "Is this another order from the boss?" Alex coughed, clearly startled by my question. "You think he's that idle?" He denied it, but the whole situation still felt strange.

"Ms. Hart," Alex continued, his tone turning serious. "I'm formally om notifying you of youx leave. If you don't take it, you'll be disobeying my orders as your superior. That'll result in a salary deduction."

He was using his authority to forceinto taking leave. This was a first in all my years of working. Since I had already handled m my tasks for the day and taking two days off wouldn't affect much, I decided to agree.

"Sure." After hanging up, I quickly reached out to the team supervisor to share my plans and highlight any issues he should oversee in my absence. Then, I left.

Once I was in the car, I sent Caleb a text: "Caleb, look up information related to the boss of my current company."

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