Chapter 69 Let Her Live Her Own Life
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Austin shut his eyes hard. The sting of sunlight shot down his nerves, spreading to every limb. He was exhausted–whether from rage or something else, he couldn’t even tell.
No one knew how long it took before he managed to get his emotions under control. He came downstairs, phone in hand, already dialing Sandra.
“Austin? Why are you calling at this hour?”
“Where did Dawn go?”
Austin yanked open the car door, dropped into the driver’s seat, and mmed it shut.
His voice came out cold. “Sandra, don’t give me that ‘I don’t know‘ excuse. I know how close she is to you. There’s no way she wouldn’t tell you anything.”
The line went quiet. Whatever words Sandra had prepared, his words cut them off clean. She let out a faint sigh. “Even if I don’t say it, you’ll find out soon enough. Fine. I’ll tell you.
“Dawn went to Northville.
“She asked me not to tell you. She didn’t forbid me, just thought you were too busy and didn’t want you to worry.”
Austin was momentarily at a loss for words.
His hands locked tighter around the wheel. A storm churned behind his eyes.
She didn’t want him to worry?
Like he hadn’t spent half his life worrying over her already?
“Austin,” Sandra said gently.
She rarely crossed paths with her brother–inw; their only interaction came through Dawn. Sandra had always treated the girl as if she was her own, even though Austin was the one who had raised her.
“I know a little about how she feels about you. It’s not my ce to tell you what to do. But feelings don’t follow logic. She loves you–that isn’t her fault.
“If you truly don’t feel the same, maybe it’s time to let go. Let her live her own life.”
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Dawn had spent nearly two decades circling her world around Austin. Maybe she didn’t even know herself if it was love or just deep reliance.
A new ce, a new face.
Maybe that would be better for both of them.
Austin sat in silence, staring out through fractured sunlight on the windshield.
Before today, the idea of “letting go” had beenughable.
He raised her. Wasn’t it only natural she stayed by his side?
Besides, she couldn’t live without him.
Austin drew in two sharp breaths, forcing calm back into his voice. “Sandra, you’re joking. I raised her. I’ll always be her uncle. She’s just mad at me, that’s all. You know her temper.”
“But-”
“Don’t. Just send me her address.”
He ended the call, chest rising and falling.
Sandra’s words echoed in his mind–<i>let </i><i>her </i><i>live </i><i>her </i><i>own </i><i>life</i>.
Her own life? All he ever wanted was to make things easier for her. Fewer wrong turns. Fewer people who could hurt her.
Everything he did was for her good.
Even if she wanted to date, to marry, to have kids …
It should still-
That thought punched the air from his lungs. His throat bobbed hard as he leaned back in the seat, eyes shut.
The idea of someone else taking her away felt like a hand squeezing the life from his chest.
He told himself it was just paternal instinct. He’d raised her. How could he stand by and watch someone else walk off with her? <i>Ha</i><i>. </i><i>Dawn</i><i>, </i><i>your </i><i>wings </i><i>might </i><i>be </i><i>getting </i><i>stronger </i>
But wherever she flew, he could still drag her back.
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Half an hourter, Austin pulled up to the airport.
Osbert met him with his ID and luggage.
“Mr. Osborne, want me toe with you?”
Austin shot him a look. “You nning to ditch thepany?”
Osbert mped his mouth shut.
Austin sounded like he owned the whole damn ce.
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If the boss didn’t care, why should the assistant carry the load? The pay wasn’t nearly enough for that.
Austin took the suitcase, face expressionless. “Cover the two meetings tomorrow and the day after. Handle Mr. Damian Rowe’s dinner, too. Do it well, and your bonus will be triple this month.”
Osbert’s eyes lit up like he’d won the lottery.
“Don’t worry, boss. I’ll handle everything.”
Austin gave him onest nk nce, then turned for security.
Meanwhile, after meeting Lucas, Dawn had nothing pressing left. Back at the house, she found Hannah pruning the withered branches in the garden. Dawn changed clothes and joined her.
The two of them worked all afternoon. By the time the sun dipped low, the yard finally looked alive again.
“Tomorrow I’ll head down <i>to </i>the flower market. I’ll pick up some hardy nts we can keep alive<i>. </i>Once we get them in, this little makeover will be done.”
It was Hannah’s favorite hobby–digging in the soil, fussing over nts.