Chapter 36: Manipulation (1)
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Ethan began doing work as usual, he cleaned around the apartment and made food for the two men. ‘I guess this isn’t so bad, I’m still getting paid a lot for doing such simple tasks and… I get to see Ashton so…’ The student was desperately trying to convince himself that he was fine with this.
“Ashy, I’m going to go out to the store to get some things. Do you want anything?” James asked with a kind voice.
“Why do you need to go anywhere? Just send Ethan to buy it for you.” Ashton said indifferently as he continued hitting the keyboard with his fingertips.
“I want to take a short walk, so I’ll go.” James insisted with a smile on his face.
“Sure, go ahead. I don’t need anything.” Ashton said without taking his eyes off of his screen, his work seemed to
