Chapter 134 Fake Sleep
By the time he managed to coax and trick her into washing up, it was already midnight.
But Dawn’s drunken haze was only starting to deepen.
He tucked her in, yet she kept pushing the nket away.
She insisted it would keep the alcohol from leaking out of her head.
The temperature in the room was just right, so she wouldn’t freeze without a cover. But for Ethan, it was pure agony.
Her slender legs were half uncovered, and her pajamas were tossed on carelessly, highlighting curves that were hard to ignore.
Ethan abruptly stood, his eyes tinged red as he turned aside.
His tone came out rough, threaded with helplessness.
“Dawn, go to sleep.”
Dawn tilted her head, puzzled why he was so tense. Her wide, innocent eyes reminded him of a startled fawn.
She blinked a few times, then murmured, “Okay.”
She shut her eyes and instantly drifted off.
Ethan was rendered speechless.
He lingered on her sleeping face, tongue pressing against his cheek, before finally letting out a quietugh.
<i>What </i><i>a </i><i>little </i><i>menace</i>. <i>Hasn’t </i><i>she </i><i>been </i>testing <i>my </i><i>patience </i><i>since </i><i>we </i><i>were </i><i>young</i><i>? </i>
After tidying the towels and water in the bathroom, Ethan checked the room’sfort, changed into something casual, and went downstairs.
The moment Tony spotted him, he enthusiastically raised a handful of skewers.
“Mr. Jackson, is Ms. Porter asleep? Come on, have some more.”
Ethan nced his way and let out a cold snort. “If you like them so much, eat all you want. Just
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Tony’s grin stiffened, but he still took a reluctant bite and grumbled. “Fine, I won’t. No need to
snap at me… ”
Ethan wasn’t interested in banter. He leaned back into a chair, stretching his long legs out and crossing them.
He looked utterly at ease.
“Austin’s gone?”
Tony blinked, then quickly straightened. “Mr. Osborne should still be in Northville. From what I can tell, he won’t leave until he meets you.”
“Then let him.”
“Huh?”
“What do you mean, ‘huh‘?” Ethan turned his head, his rxed stare carrying a razor edge. “If he wants a meeting so badly, give it to him. But tell him I’m overseas on business and won’t return for ten days.”
Tony froze in confusion.
He wanted to probe further, but after catching his boss‘ expression …
Forget it, <i>better </i><i>not</i>.
Tony quietly set aside the skewers, pulled out his phone, and stepped aside to call.
“Sorry, Mr. Osborne. Mr. Jackson is in Faloria for an important project. If you’d like to meet, you’ll need to wait.”
There was silence on the line, then, “How long?”
“Roughly ten days.”
“Understood.”
Austin frowned, his tone unreadable. “Then let me know the moment he returns.”
He ended the call and stared at the phone in silence.
Osbert had been updating him, and with the speaker on, he caught everything.
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“Mr. Osborne…” He carefully gauged his reaction. “I contacted Jackson’s office earlier, and they had no record of Mr. Jackson traveling.”
Austin’s eyes lifted. “You think he’s avoiding me deliberately?”
“Well…”
He hadn’t said that.
Austin flipped his phone over, the thud loud in the stillness. His expression was dark, like the dead of night.
“If this is his idea of a game, I’ll wait and see what kind of performance he has nned.”
At this moment, Austin had no idea.
This would be the single choice he would regret most in his life.
After a night of heavy drinking, Dawn woke the next morning hardly able to face herself.
She sat on the bed, holding her head, struggling to recall the absurd, foolish things she’d done. She caught a few hazy fragments, but the rest escaped her.
Then she heard the front door open.
Her eyes widened, and she dove under the nket.
Footsteps approached.
Then receded.
Then came closer again.
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She cracked her eyes open the slightest bit, and came nose to nose with an outrageously handsome man.
“Ah…” Dawn yelped, clutching her face before scrambling upright, wrapped in the nket. After a pause, she bit her lip and stammered, “I–I thought you were already gone.”
He raised a brow. “You dislike seeing me that much?<b>” </b>
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Her voice shot higher, then she gave in and threw the nket aside. “Don’t you know sneaking up on people is terrifying?<b>“</b>
Her voice shot higher, then she gave in and threw the nket aside. “Don’t you know sneaking up on people is terrifying?<b>” </b>
“Of course I know.” Ethan smirked, his voice light and crisp. “But I figured, if Ms. Porter wasn’t faking sleep, you wouldn’t be startled at all. Isn’t that right?”