Chapter 121 Sweet but Awkward
Chapter 121 Sweet but Awkward
“I don’t know how to cook or clean!”
“Then your only options are school or work.”
Cindy went quiet.
Her
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eyes kept darting toward Ethan, full of frustration she didn’t dare voice. After a long pause, she stamped her foot in frustration. “You two are doing this on purpose! You’re trying <i>to </i>make my life miserable!”
She stormed upstairs. Dawn didn’t react much, she just waited until the sound of footsteps fadedpletely before whispering, “You don’t think she’s actually mad, do you?”
“No.”
Ethan calmly scooped up a bite of cake and held it to her lips.
Still staring toward the staircase, Dawn automatically opened her mouth. She bit down just as Ethan drawled, “If she thinks living here is easier than going home, then she’ll take your words seriously. Sooner orter, she’ll end up back in school.”
“Really?”
“Cross my heart.”
Dawn nodded in agreement. “Makes sense. If she doesn’t want to go back home, then she has to listen to me. I am the older sister, after all.”
But as soon as she said it, she realized something was off.
Since a few minutes ago, Ethan had been feeding her every single bite of cake.
Oh, no…
Flustered, she quickly grabbed the te. “I–I’ll eat it myself…” <fn2cee> ???s ??????? ?s ?????? ?? FindN0vel</fn2cee>
She hadn’t noticed it before, but now with the living room so quiet, the air turned unexpectedly intimate. The soft golden light spilled down from overhead, making it look like
their foreheads were almost touching from a distance.
Ethan didn’t say anything, just watched her quietly.
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Halfway through her strawberry cake, Dawn looked up. “Aren’t you having any?”
“No.”
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Ethan’s gaze stayed locked on her. A dab of cream lingered at the corner of her lips, giving her in face a sudden, adorable softness.
He smiled faintly, lifted his hand, and wiped it away with his thumb.
The warmth of his touch brushed across her mouth, sending the heat in her cheeks even higher.
Dawn scrambled for something to say. “I thought you’d be gone at least a week. I didn’t expect you back so soon. Did everything go okay?”
Ethan’s eyes flickered as he leaned back against the couch.
“Just had to sign a contract. Once that was done, I came back.”
His cor hung open slightly, the sharp line of his corbone catching the light. His voice was low, even. “Oliver will handle the follow–up. I don’t need to stay there.”
Dawn nodded, understanding, and didn’t
press
further.
She hadn’t finished the cake. At first, Dawn wanted to ask Ethan if he still wanted some, but when she looked at the messy te she’d poked to pieces with her fork, she suddenly felt self- conscious.
She put the leftovers in the fridge.
On her way back to the living room–a walk of only a few steps that somehow felt much longer -her mind spun in circles.
Why hadn’t she controlled herself? Ethan loved cake so much… would he be upset with her?
Well, toote now.
If he was upset, she’d just buy him a blueberry one tomorrow to make up for it.
Bracing herself, Dawn walked back into the living room. Ethan was looking at his phone, already halfway turned toward the stairs. “I’ve got some work to finish upstairs. y for a bit, but don’t stay up toote, okay?”
“Uh…
okay.”
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Ethan gave her a quick smile and ruffled her hair as he walked past.
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Dawn stood frozen for a while, biting her lip before whispering to herself, “Was he really upset over a piece of cake?”
Ethan had no idea she was overthinking. He really did go upstairs because of work, Oliver had already called him twice while he was slicing the cake carlier.
In his study, he called back..
“What is it?”
“Mr. Jackson,” Oliver’s respectful voice came through, “Mr. Osborne insists I give him an exnation. He’s asking why you chose to work with Osborne Group. I think he’s heard something. He knows we had another partner lined up before.”
Not only had Ethan switched partners at thest minute, but he’d signed with Osborne Group almost too quickly.
Anyone with half a brain would assume something was up.
And Austin wasn’t just anyone–he was sharp. There was no way he hadn’t noticed.
Ethan let out a low, amusedugh. “So he’s cautious. But so what? The contract’s signed. What’s he going to do–tear it up?”
Oliver couldn’t read Ethan’s thoughts, so he asked carefully, “Then … what should I tell him?”
“Tell him he’ll find out soon enough. For now … it’s not his time to know.”
“Understood.”
After hanging up, Ethan twirled the phone once in his hand, his ck eyes drifting toward the window.
From here, he could see most of the yard. With Hannah aroundtely, everything outside looked neat and orderly. Warm light from the living room spilled across the patio, scattering shadows.
By spring, that space would be full of life–flowers blooming everywhere.
A faint smile tugged at his lips as he unlocked his phone again and dialed another number.
“Mr. Jackson, it’ste. What’s the reason for your call?” came the voice on the other end.