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She never thought that after all this time, Austin would still me her and woulde all the way to Northville just to make her apologize to Sydney.
All those years of family affection couldn’tpare to the person he adored.
Dawn’s mouth twisted into a bitter smile as tears fell.
“Need a shoulder?”
Huh<i>? </i>
A man’s voice broke the silence, and Dawn looked up. Ethan was standing not far away, watching her with his arms crossed.
Embarrassed, she wiped her tears away and walked toward him. “No, I don’t. The wind is just too strong tonight… ‘ <fn8ce3> Chapters first released on findnovel</fn8ce3>
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That’s what she said, but the twitch at her lips betrayed her.
Ethan let out a quiet sigh, pulled a tissue from his pocket, and gently wiped her face.
His voice was soft and soothing. “Hmm, whose wind is blowing my wife? I’ll go stop it.”
Dawn sniffled, then giggled.
“Who’s your wife?” she shot back with a yful look.
“A future wife is also a wife.”
Ethan tossed the used tissue into a trash can, took her hand, and slipped it into his coat pocket. “Want to talk about it?<b>” </b>
Dawn looked down, watching their feet walk in sync.
“It’s no big deal,” she said in a low voice. “I’ve justpletely cut ties with Uncle Austin.”
They’d go their separate ways.
“I’ll work hard and live a good life, carn lots of money to pay him back, and repay him for raising me.” Other than that, there was nothing left between them.
Even Dawn found it strange–she’d never been the type toin.
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But walking with Ethan for so long that night, chatting about this and that, she had actually said a lot of what was on her mind.
The feeling was so wonderful, so rxing… like a weight had finally been lifted.
In the end, even thest bit of heaviness in her chest was gone.
Dawn shrugged her shoulders and let out a deep breath. “Thanks. I feel better now, and I’ve figured it out.
“That’s just how life is, isn’t it? You’ll always have to suffer. When I think about it, if I can endure great pain, then a little emotional setback like this isn’t a big deal, right?”
Ethan didn’t answer, his intense gaze fixed on her.
After a long moment, he said in a hoarse voice, “Dawn.”
“Yeah?”
She turned, and found herself staring straight into eyes as deep as the ocean.
Then she heard him say, “Marry me, will you?”
Huh?
Dawn stopped, her eyes wide with surprise. Hadn’t they already agreed on this? Why was he suddenly <i>so </i>formal?
Ethan didn’t hear her answer, so he tightened his grip on her hand and repeated, word for word, “Marry me. I will never let you suffer. I swear on my life and my name.”
Heaven knows when he saw her crying, he felt his heart break. He wanted to go and beat up the man who made her cry.
But he didn’t.
Because he knew she wouldn’t like that.
Dawn froze, forgetting to blink. The strands of hair tickling her face from the wind barely brought her back to reality. She asked softly, “Mr. Jackson, is this… a marriage proposal?”
Without waiting for his answer, she said, “I will.”
Of course, Ethan wouldn’t let a proposal be so casual, but the moment she said yes, his heart felt like an erupting volcano, full of warmth and passion.
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He lowered his gaze to hide the trembling in his eyes.
After a moment, he gently reached out and pulled Dawn into his arms.
“Dawn.”
“Yeah?”
“Dawn.”
“What is it?”
Ethan just chuckled softly and said nothing more.
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He couldn’t express how grateful he was that she had given him a chance, just as he couldn’t describe the mix of emotions he felt now.
They held each other quietly for a long time, and Dawn couldn’t help but sneeze as the wind brushed past.
Ethan immediately pulled back, took off his coat, and draped it over her. Then he took her hand. “Let’s go home.”
At nine in the evening, most stores were still open. The city glowed with neon lights, and the winter cold felt much less biting.
As they passed a cake shop, Dawn suddenly sat up.
“Wait!”
Ethan was confused but still pulled the car over to the side of the road.
Dawn unbuckled her seatbelt and handed back his coat. “Wait for me in the car. I’ll be right back!”
Ethan nced at the cake shop through the window. The disy was full of beautiful cakes— nice to look at, but probably way too sweet.
He pinched the bridge of his nose and smiled helplessly.
“Buying cake?”