Chapter 195 Her Dream
Chapter 195 Her Dream
Tony’s face immediately fell. “Boss…”
“Not willing to rest? Then forget it.”
Rest?
“Thank you, Boss!”
Ethan did not respond, just strolled into the vi.
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He took a shower in the guest room before returning to the bedroom. The lights stayed off, only the faint glow of the night spilling through the window, falling on the woman’s silky hair spread across the pillow. One foot peeked out from under the nket, her ankle pale as snow.
His lips curved faintly as he tucked her foot back under the nket.
His gaze drifted upward,nding on her face.
She looked so well–behaved asleep. The childishness from before had long faded, her skin wless, her delicate features softer yet more striking now–a beauty that deepened the longer one looked.
For some reason, what shed across Ethan’s mind was the little girl she had once been, all ws and defiance.
Years had passed, and the girl once bristling with thorns had softened, her sharp edges fading
away.
His brows furrowed slightly at the thought. The Osbornes seemed good to her, but staying by Austin’s side had been more of a cage than protection. And then all those people appeared around her one after another–her uncle, Andy, Micah.
On the surface, they did not seem connected. Yet strangely, it was as if an invisible thread tied them all to her.
Ethan’s deep gaze lingered on her a moment longer before he turned and headed to the study.
He opened hisptop. The glow lit up the sharp nes of his face, shifting with the screen’s flicker.
Tony’s email was packed with Micah’s personal history, every little detail listed.
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It showed that though Micah and Andy were brothers, Micah had not been brought back into the family until he was 16.
Before that, he had a foster father who was a wealthy businessman. But after that man had children of his own, he had abandoned Micahpletely. That was when Mr. Kelsinger found him.
Rich <i>foster </i>father …
Ethan frowned. No information on this man at all.
And Micah’s time abroad? No trace of it either.
An orphanage adoption?
He pondered for a few seconds, his long fingers scrolling further.
Andy’s record was far simpler. He had followed a steady path from childhood, graduating from college, working two years as an outdoor guide, and then switching careers to be a pigment artist.
Clean. Perfect. wless.
So wless it almost felt suspicious.
And from what little contact Ethan had had with him, Andy was anything but simple.
Ethan leaned back in his chair, rubbing his chin as he stared at the screen without blinking. After a while, theputer went dark, dragging his shadowed gaze into the same darkness.
Dawn had not dreamed in a long time–especially not of her childhood, especially not of the fire.
Eight years old, an age of innocence.
Her mother’s health had always been fragile, but that day she looked vibrant, even put on light makeup and changed into a simple ck dress. Modest as it was, it still could not hide her natural elegance.
To Dawn, her mother looked like a goddess.
“Mom, is today some kind of special day?”
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“Hm?” Vera Swanson seemed a little dazed. She stroked Dawn’s hair before finally saying. Not a special day. I’m just in a good mood. What about you, sweetheart? How are you feeling?”
Dawn nodded. “Happy.”
“Then I am even happier.”
Vera crouched down to meet her gaze, eyes glowing under the sunlight. “Our Dawn will grow up even more beautiful than I. Do you want cotton candy? They’re selling it at the gate. Let’s go get one, okay?”
“Okay!”
Normally, Vera did not let her have much candy, and cotton candy was a rare treat.
Clutching the money, Dawn skipped out the door.
The vendor was skilled, spinning sugar into fluffy shapes, cloudlike and rainbow–colored.
She lined up and waited.
Before her turn came, adults nearby started whispering.
“Why’s there so much smoke over there? Whose house is on fire?”
“Oh no! It looks serious. Better call the fire department!”
“Wait, that looks like Vera’s house! Quick, call the fire department! I saw someone still inside when I passed by earlier!”
The voices rang in her ears. Dawn turned her head in confusion and froze.
Thick smoke blotted out the sky, ck and rolling, like some beast ready to tear out from within. <fnda1c> For original chapters go to F?ndNovel</fnda1c>
The money slipped from her hand. She bolted toward the neighborhood.
Her mom… Her mom was still waiting for her toe back.
Her mind went nk. She tripped, fell hard, and the skin on her knee tore open, and she started bleeding. Yet, she did not even feel the pain. She scrambled up and kept running.
Tears blurred her vision. She did not even understand why she was crying, did not want to believe what they had said—that it was her house burning. However, the waves of panic kept crashing over her, making her whole body tremble.
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Atst, she reached the gate.
The doors were shut tight and the dog barked frantically inside.
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