Chapter 305

I had said that, but I didn't think he'd take it this seriously—like, doing that during a work trip?

Noticing my confusion, Hayden leaned back in his chair. "I talked to Mr. Shane about it."

"Oh," I replied, not feeling that there was anything wrong, and took another spoonful of oatmeal.

But after a few bites, I paused. "Wait, so are you guys, like, super close or something? You asked for time off for me, and he just agreed? And then he personally let me know?"

Hayden kept eating his breakfast, completely unfazed. "Not really."

I laughed. "Not really? It's like he treats you... like you're royalty or something."

I meant more like his dad, honestly. It was like, whatever Hayden asked for, Ron just had to go along with it.

"Close enough," Hayden said with a smirk. "He needs me to develop new products and make money for him. So if I ask for something, he's not gonna say no."

Wow, okay. I gave him a mental double thumbs-up, totally speechless.

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