A Simple Favor Novel Novels & Stories

“Lie again. There’s no overtime pay on any of your pay stubs.” I tapped on the message, and the chat with Mark Lewis popped up. Yesterday had been Sunday. [Claire, Ben and Lily want sautéed lettuce. Can you teach me how to make it?] She had replied within seconds. [Mark, I’ll come over and make it for them. You’re not good in the kitchen. You might burn yourself.] I kept scrolling. There were records from almost every weekend morning before that. [Claire, I want to buy Lily some underwear. Do you think this color looks nice?

Someone answers,“ Goodmorning, what can I do for you? Room Service? In what room please? “ I answered with,“ 3206, I want ham, fried rice, iced tea and chips & salsa. That’s it, thank you. “ The woman on the phone replies,“ Alright, your order will be delivered in 10 minutes. Thank you for your cooperation. “ The line cuts off and I get ready for a shower. Everything was good, I’m surprised Alex even had the ability to save up money. He would usually spend it like crazy, but I guess he has wanted this for a long time. I mean, this hotel looks fairly expensive. How could he afford this? I mean saving up, of course. But, I just wonder. Hm, that’s not my problem. I’ll just wait for the room ser

"But… Loveta doesn't seem happy. She told me that if we held the dinner party, she'd go home with the Dawson brothers and not come back tonight." Maxim's expression darkened with fury. "That ingrate! How dare she!" Ethan violently slammed his hand onto the desk and even looked like he was ready to rush out and pick a fight. Raeya quickly stopped him. "This is all my fault. The coming-of-age ceremony must've been too grand, and Loveta must've felt uncomfortable seeing it." She'd expected the three dads to continue berating me, but suddenly, they all fell silent. "Loveta's coming-of-age ceremony is drawing near, isn't it?" Aidan suddenly asked.

Lifting my head, I banged it against the desk repeatedly hoping that somehow, it would knock an idea into my head on how to avoid this entire endeavor. We’ve been pretending for years... What is another night? Grabbing my phone, I typed out a message to James. R: I need to ask a favor of you. His response came through almost immediately, as if he were waiting to hear from me. J: Anything, Rosa.

JANE I heard the words leave my mouth before I could stop them. "It's only fair to end this with a little bit of crass, is it not?" His eyebrows went up. Interest flickered across his face. I stood, tucking the bills into my purse with deliberate slowness. Five hundred dollars. That was textbooks and maybe even groceries that weren't ramen. My hands weren't shaking anymore. I was Jailbird now. Fully Jailbird. Jane Puckett was locked away somewhere safe.

Not long after my wife and I got married, my mother-in-law unexpectedly had another child, a son. The entire family treated him like a miracle and let him get away with everything. Before long, he became an unbearable little monster. When he was ten, he pulled up a girl's skirt at school and yanked down her shorts. I confronted him about it, but my wife immediately turned on me. "He's my brother, not your son. What makes you think you have the right to discipline him?" I kept my anger to myself and moved out with our daughter, who had been growing more withdrawn by the day. Years later, the spoiled boy shoved a woman who was eight months pregnant down a flight of stairs. My wife calle

Mia said, voice faint but sincere. He offered her a small, tired smile. “Your father believed in doing the right thing even when it hurt. I owe him more than one favor. Rest tonight. You’ll need your strength.” He left money for his coffee, then nodded politely and stepped out into the rain. For a few seconds, neither Mia nor Daniel moved. The noise of the café faded into background static the hiss of milk steamers, the low murmur of strangers. Daniel finally spoke. “You think he can pull it off?”

She smiled nodding. "Excuse me? You're complaining after gobbling it all up? Be glad I even offered you that, you should be thanking for the free food rather than complaining." He glared at her. "First let me complete my sentence, nevertheless the food was yummy, I enjoyed it. Thank you very much for your kind deed." She joined her hands and bowed to him. "And about the free food, I'm the author so I'll return this favor by making you rich, I can promote your character from book store owner to an owner of a publishing house." She smiled widely. "But I don't remember creating you." She frowned. "But yes, I can make you rich."

"Felicity sent me a file last night. I blurred out her name in the first copy of the video as they talk. Her face wasn't seen but Hyacinth's actions were all full on display. I sent the video in that email address that you gave me. That Felicity, she's a reliable spy, you know. She managed to make Hyacinth spill more than half of her plans." "When you're all backed to the corner and you have little to no reason to fight, you will be able to do even the strangest things just to survive." Jana nodded her head. "It helps that her resentment to Hyacinth gave her the continence to push forward. Treat Felicity well, she will make a difficult enemy if you'll try to cross her."

"Thank you for everything." As I called a cab to go back to the penthouse, I couldn't help but wonder if my life would ever be simple again. I had the book deal of my dreams, but the man who made it happen was an innocent bystander in a game I was playing with a man I was falling for.