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Dawn stared at him nkly for a moment before muttering, “Isn’t it enough that I’m giving myself to you?”
The words slipped out before she even realized what she had said. By the time it registered, it was already toote.
Dawn bit her lip,pletely unsure of how to fix the situation.
Ethan’s expression faltered for a brief second. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he quickly lowered his voice. “Giving yourself to me is one thing, but this kind of gratitudees at a different cost.”
Dawn froze for a moment before she couldn’t help but chuckle softly. “Ethan, you’re so cheesy. That joke’s from, like, forever ago.”
Ethan froze.
<i>Damn </i>it. <i>What </i><i>am </i>I <i>supposed </i><i>to </i><i>do </i><i>when </i><i>my </i><i>fiancée </i><i>thinks </i><i>I’m </i><i>corny</i>? <i>Help</i><i>! </i>
He rubbed his nose with one of his sharply defined hands. “Let’s go
home.”
Ethan had work to handle, so he walked Dawn downstairs and then turned to face her. “I still need to stop by the office. I might be therete, but if you get hungry, just text me, and I’ll order something for you.”
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“I’m not a child. If I get hungry, I’ll figure it out myself.”
<i>Besides</i>, <i>I </i><i>bought </i><i>so </i><i>many </i><i>snacks </i><i>yesterday </i><i>that </i><i>I </i><i>can’t </i><i>see </i><i>myself </i><i>getting </i><i>hungry </i><i>anytime </i><i>soon</i>.
Ethan wasn’t bothered. “I know you can figure things out yourself, but it’s my responsibility to take care of you. You should leave some things for me to do.”
Dawn wanted to remind him that they were just two people living together temporarily and that there was no need to take things so seriously, but seeing the sincerity in his face, she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
“Okay, okay,” she sighed, giving in. “If I’m hungry or thirsty, I’ll report to you right away. Is that good?”
“Yeah.” Ethan nodded, clearly satisfied with her response. He watched her walk into the
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building before getting into his car and driving off.
After handling one big issue, Dawn felt a wave of relief wash over her.
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She got home, took a rxing bath, and then settled on the couch with some snacks and a
movie.
Before she could finish, her friend, Anna Winsor, called.
“Girl, where are you living the good life now?”
Dawn blinked in confusion. “What do you mean?”
“Austin has been going crazy trying to find you! I swear, he’s probably harassed everyone in ss<b>, </b>especially me! I was his biggest victim, and I finally said I’d help him get in touch with you.”
Dawn froze.
<i>Austin </i><i>is </i><i>looking </i><i>for </i>me<i>? </i>
Dawn suddenly remembered that, annoyed by his persistent messages, she’d blocked Austin’s number and social mediast night, and hadn’t unblocked them yet.
She licked her lips and set the chips aside. “Did he go to your ce?”
Dawn and Anna were the closest of friends, so it made sense that Austin would bother her first.
“What do you think?” Anna scoffed. “He showed up at 6:00 a.m., banging on the door! I thought someone was trying to rob me!”
But when she opened the door, it was just the troublesome Austin.
“Don’t be mad, don’t be mad. I’ll contact him now,” Dawn said, rolling her eyes before hanging up.
She quickly unblocked Austin on WhatsApp and sent him a question mark as a message.
Then, she added, “Heard you were looking for me.”
A few secondster, Austin’s video call came through.
Dawn hesitated for a moment, then switched it to a voice call.
As soon as the call connected, Austin’s raspy shouting nearly pierced her eardrum. “Dawn,
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you’ve really crossed a line. Running away? Seriously? Get your ass back here this moment!”
Dawn instinctively held the phone away from her ear, and once he finished yelling, she sighed, her voice steady. “But I ran too far away. I can’te back.”
Austin hadn’t expected Dawn to argue back, especially not at a time like this.
He’d spent all night thinking, still convinced that she was doing this on purpose.
Dawn had done things like this before–getting upset, making threats, staying at a friend’s house for a few days, and thening back, apologetic. But this time, it was different.
She had even emptied out the house.
Does <i>she </i>really think <i>this </i>would scare me<i>? </i>
Austin sneered. “You want to cause trouble, huh? Fine. Since you want independence <i>so </i>badly, I’ll let you experience what it really means. Starting tomorrow, I’ll cancel your card. You’ll have to learn to feed yourself.
“Also, I’ve already taken care of things at the branch office. They won’t give you any special treatment. You’ll start as a basic intern. When you finally realize your mistake, you cane
see me!”
With that, he hung up, not giving Dawn a chance to respond.
<i>Does </i><i>that </i><i>stubborn </i><i>girl </i><i>really </i><i>think </i><i>she </i><i>can </i><i>get </i><i>away </i><i>with </i><i>this</i>? <i>This </i><i>time</i><i>, </i><i>I’m </i><i>going </i><i>to </i><i>make </i><i>her </i><i>learn </i>what <i>real </i><i>hardship </i><i>is</i>.
On the other end, Dawn stared at her phone in disbelief as the call ended.
She had been nning to tell Austin about her internship in Northville. But this man, acting like a powder keg ready to explode, had yed an unpredictable move.
However, when she thought about it more carefully, she figured he’d been too wrapped up in his romance with Sydney to care about her life.