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Two secondster, Ethan asked casually, “Ever had a younger brother?”
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“No.” Dawn shook her head. “My mom’s health wasn’t good. After having me, she didn’t n on more kids.”
Noticing something off in his expression, she tilted her head. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
Ethan brushed it off, gesturing at the food in front of her. “Eat up. I’ll take you to work today.”
He was supposed to have a meeting at Dreammaker Studios, but just as he reached downstairs,
alone. a call pulled him away. In the end, Dawn went up
As she waited for the elevator, a water deliveryman bumped into her.
“Sorry.”
The man, wearing a cap pulled low, apologized quickly before hurrying off. Dawn only caught a glimpse of a sharp jawline as he walked away.
Something felt off, but she could not ce it.
Once in the office, she opened her bag to grab her phone.
A folded slip of paper fell from the side pocket.
Frowning, Dawn bent down to pick it up. The words scrawled across it made her freeze. “I know the truth about that fire. If you want answers, you must not marry Ethan Jackson.”
Not “can’t.” Not “don’t.”
But must not.
The phrasing was so domineering that it made her uneasy.
She stared at the note for a long time, but could not think of who would send it. The only thing she knew for sure was that the water delivery guy was not someone she recognized.
<i>The </i><i>truth </i><i>about </i><i>the </i><i>fire</i><i>? </i>
The nightmare fromst night still haunted her. Dawn tightened her grip on the paper, her
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face draining of color.
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Back then, it was Austin who helped look into the investigation. The official report said faulty: wiring had caused an ident.
Later, though, they found her mom’s letter in the ashes, revealing the “wiring issue” was <b>a </b>cover–up for a nned double suicide.
Looking back now, Dawn could recall the way her mom had sent her out that day.
She had done it on purpose.
But could there have been more to it?
Dawn shook her head, her thoughts tangled like a mess of string.
One note wasn’t enough to prove anything. She pressed her lips together, snapped a picture of it, and locked the original away in her desk drawer.
The whole day, she could not focus. By the time Ethan came to pick her up from work, he immediately noticed something was off.
“Something happened today?”
“Huh?” She turned toward him. “What makes you say <fnffa5> This text is hosted at find[?]ovel</fnffa5>
that?<b>” </b>
Ethan flicked her nose lightly. “Your whole face says, I’ve got a secret.”
“That obvious?<b>” </b>
Dawn buried her face in her hands with a sigh.
After hesitating, she decided to tell him everything, her tone unsure. “I even checked the building’s security footage. I couldn’t see his face at all. And thepany never ordered water today. Which means that guy was targeting me.”
Ethan did not speak, his gaze dark as the night falling outside.
When they got home, he parked the car.
“Show me the note.”
Dawn pulled up the photo on her phone. “The actual one is in my desk. I checked, and there is nothing weird about it.”
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Ethan only nced once, but the moment his eyes hit the handwriting, his pupils tightened sharply. That script…
Sensing his change, Dawn tilted her head. “What? You recognize something?”
He shook his head, gaze calm as he looked back at her. “Leave this to me. You just stay alert. Anything strange, you call me. Got it?”
Though disappointed, Dawn nodded.
“I kind of hope it’s just a prank.”
So much time had passed since the fire. If there really was more to it … she could not bear to imagine.
Ethan reached over, pressing her head gently forward. “No matter what, don’t let this trap you. I’ll get to the bottom of it, understand?”
His dark eyes gleamed, steady and reassuring, steadying her heart for no reason she could
name.
Later, Dawn went to shower.
Ethan leaned backzily on the couch, phone twirling in his hand.
His deep gaze was unreadable, like the ocean’s depths.
After a pause, he unlocked his phone and tapped on an Instagram profile. They had not interacted with each other before.
He scrolled through the person’s feed.
The first post was a post about new research findings overseas.
Further down were photos of calligraphy and antique brushes, showing a clear passion for the craft.
And then he saw it–several samples of handwriting. Familiar strokes. A perfect match to the note Dawn had received.
Every line and every flick of the wrist waspletely the same.
But Ethan did not believe Professor Kerrigan was behind it.
First, the man had lived abroad for years and had no connection to Dawn.
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Second, even if there was some hidden truth, he would never expose himself so obviously.
Ethan rubbed his chin, the warm light above throwing shadows across his sharp features. making him look all the more dangerously elegant.