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Chapter 33 Someone Had to Keep an Eye Out
The waffer who had sent Dawn the invitation, Ivy Valdez, was there too. She quickly stood up with a bright smile. Let me introduce everyone—this is Mr. Ethan Jackson’s wife, Ms. Dawn
Porter:
“It’s Ms. Porter’s very first time joining one of our gatherings, so let’s give her a warm
wee.”
Polite apuse broke out, and Dawn suddenly felt out of ce.
She smiled as she greeted them, then let Ivy guide her to a seat beside an elegant woman dressed in full luxury.
All kinds of curious staresnded on her, until finally the well–dressed woman spoke first. “Mrs. Jackson, didn’t you just move in not too long ago?”
Dawn said, “Yeah, I wasn’t <b>living </b>around here before.”
“Oh, well then, moving here was the right choice.”
The woman’s expression turned exaggerated as she added, “These men? Not a single one of them can be trusted. The moment you’re not watching, they’re bound to stray.”
“Exactly
Others jumped in to agree<i>. </i>
“<b>My </b>husband’s slipped up twice that I know of, but I didn’t let him get away with it. I raised hell and made sure he’ll never dare again.”
Dawn didn’t say anything and just sipped her water quietly.
Then someone else spoke, “But Mr. Jackson … I’ve run into him a couple of times, and honestly, he doesn’t seem like the type who’d mess around.”
“Please, whether a man strays or not isn’t written on his face.
“I’ve got a sharp eye for these things, you know?”
The one speaking, besides Dawn, was another woman, a little younger than the rest, named Larissa Parham.
Thinking about Ethan’s face and his build, sheughed lightly. “With Mr. Jackson’s looks and
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everything else he’s got going for him, what kind of woman couldn’t he have? If it were any other husband living alone, who knows how many women he’d be sneaking home? But every time I saw him, he was always by himself.”
Dawn’s focus locked on those two words-“every time.”
“Wasn’t he living overseas before?”
Larissa froze, then suddenly realized something and nodded. “Oh, you two just got married, right?”
“Yeah.”
In reality, they weren’t married yet.
“That exins it. I don’t actually know where Mr. Jackson stays most of the time, but these past couple of years, I’ve seen him around here pretty often.”
“Oh… I see.”
Dawn found it strange. <i>Hasn’t </i>Ethan been based in Meriax this whole time<i>? </i>How could he have been <i>living </i><i>here </i><i>off </i><i>and </i><i>on</i><i>? </i>
She and Larissa were closest in age and sitting side by side, so naturally they chatted more, even exchanging numbers before they left.
Larissa was outgoing and warm. Her gaze flicked toward Dawn again and again, until finally she couldn’t hold it in. “My husband and I actually had dinner with Mr. Jackson once. He said the girl he was into was still too young. We thought he was joking, but it turns out he was really waiting for you to grow up. That’s so romantic.”
Back home, Dawn sat on the couch, Larissa’s words still echoing in her head.
“He said the girl he was into was still too young. We thought he was joking, but it turns out he was really waiting for you to grow up. That’s so romantic.”
<i>Romantic</i><i>? </i>
<i>But </i><i>Ethan </i><i>really </i><i>has </i><i>been </i><i>abroad </i><i>all </i>this <i>time</i><i>, </i>hasn’t he?
Heat spread across both of Dawn’s cheeks until they burned, and she buried her face in her hands, exhaling slowly. <fnc289> The rightful source is find[?]ovel</fnc289>
She told herself not to overthink things like that. Ethan has business in Meriax, but <b>still </b>has <ipanies </i><i>here </i><i>too</i><i>, </i><i>so </i><i>flying </i>back now and then for work is normal. I can’t start ttering myself.
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twisting <i>everything </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>about </i><i>me</i>.
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Just as she convinced herself, the sound of the door unlocking came from the entryway.
The man’s tall, lean frame stepped inside, carrying the chill of the night air with him.
“Not resting yet?”
Nervous for no reason, Dawn made a small sound. “I just got back myself.”
Ethan raised a brow, switched out his shoes, and walked further in.
Something about her felt off tonight–he couldn’t put his finger on it, but it was there.
The weight of his gaze made Dawn’s nerves prickle, and she jumped up suddenly. “Um… it’ste. I should wash up. You should settle down.”
She barely made it a few steps before a hand caught the back of her neck.
Ethan pulled her close, tilting his head as he asked, “Got something you wanna tell me?”
She froze.
<i>Oliver </i>was <i>right</i><i>–</i><i>is </i><i>this </i><i>man </i><i>psychic </i><i>or </i><i>what</i><i>? </i>
Dawn stared at him with wide eyes, then finally sighed. “At the tea gathering today, I heard something. Just gossip, really … but it made me curious.”
She held up two fingers for emphasis, then asked quietly, “Weren’t you in Meriax thosest few years? Howe they said they’d see you around here sometimes?”
Ethan froze, the shadows over his dark eyes making them even deeper.
For a long moment, he said nothing. Then he exhaled, his voice low and rough, almost as if he was talking to himself. “It’s not really something I’ve been trying to hide from you.”
Dawn tilted her head up. “What do you mean?”
“After I moved overseas, I kept worrying about you. So every year, I’d sneak back twice just to check in on you.” Ethan gave a faint smile, one that didn’t show everything behind it. “I could never shake the feeling that Austin had bad intentions toward you. And with you not always thinking things through, someone had to keep an eye out.”
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