Chapter 206 Nothing Wrong With That


    Chapter 206 Nothing Wrong With That


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    The two of them strolled through the neighborhood, old memories surfacing along the <b>way</b>.


    She pointed at a nearby drainage ditch.


    Because of the slope there, that spot always floods and clogs up. The property office had it fixed countless times, but it never worked. Every time it rained, the smell brought in a wave ofints.


    “Do you remember how you once pushed me down there?”


    “Hm?”


    Ethan turned his head, giving her a sidelong nce. “That really happened?”


    “Yes.” Dawn nodded firmly. “You told me to call you ‘big brother.‘ When I refused, you tossed me down there, then just stood aroundughing at me.”


    Ethan chuckled. “That was pushing?”


    He clearly remembered it as picking her up and setting her down gently.


    Dawn puffed her cheeks. “Doesn’t matter. It was still a prank. No difference in essence.”


    “There is a difference,” Ethan said, recalling the things he had done as a teenager. He let out a sigh. “One is just making fun of someone. The other is … ‘


    His words cut off, making Dawn turn to him.


    “The other is what?”


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    He gave a lowugh. “Wanting you to call me ‘big brother.”


    It had been his way of grabbing her attention, of proving he was not just anyone in her eyes–a reckless bet with himself.


    But back then, he was too young to know the difference between liking someone and thinking they were special.


    By the time he figured it out, her eyes were already on another man.


    “Whether I call you that or not, you’re still older than me,” Dawn mumbled.


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    As she said this, they happened to pass by the back of the Osborne Estate.


    The upstairs window was lit, and a shadowy figure could be seen at the sill.


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    She stayed quiet, only noticing Ethan’s grip on her hand tightening. His gaze in the dark was so intense it was hard to put into words. His voice dropped as he muttered, “Don’t look at him.” <fna2a7> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? find·novel</fna2a7>


    Dawn turned her head away, then heard him murmur even lower, “I’ll get jealous.”


    She could not helpughing and squeezed his hand back inside her pocket. “Even if I looked, it was just instinct. I wasn’t really trying to see him. If anyone was standing there, I’d look–it’s just reflex.”


    “Okay. But from now on, only look at me.”


    “Okay, Sir.”


    They whispered as they passed.


    Austin, of course, noticed them. The girl he had raised did not even look up at him–like a fleeting illusion, leaving no trace.


    His chest ached with a dull pain, and his brows knit together as he instinctively rejected the feeling.


    Back at home.


    The night before, Dawn had stayed at the Osborne Estate’s ce, even wearing her old pajamas.


    So she had not unpacked her things here yet.


    Just as she was about to move, Ethan pressed her down on the couch.


    “Eh?”


    She looked up at him in confusion. “What are you doing?”


    He leaned in close, their breaths mixing. With a smile, his eyes glimmered with a teasing warmth. “Ms. Porter, you did great today, so I owe you a reward.”


    Did she really do well?


    Seeing her puzzled look, Ethan straightened up and brushed her nose with his finger.


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    “Exceptionally well.”


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    It did not matter who she had liked in the past. What mattered was whether she was willing to let go.


    The fact that Dawn chose to start over and let him into her heart was the greatest gift he could ask for.


    So before she even realized what was happening, she sat on the couch, watching him calmly unpack her bags–clothes from top to bottom–hanging them neatly in the closet.


    He opened a bag containing socks.


    Then, another bag filled with underwear.


    Next …


    Her eyelids twitched. She rushed over to stop him. “That’s enough reward, I’ll do the rest myself. You should go shower, yeah?”


    Ethan looked leisurely at her. “What, hiding something from me?”


    “No.”


    Her ears turned red as she pushed at him. “Just go already. I can handle it myself, I really … Ah!”


    Before she could finish, she tripped over something and fell straight into his chest.


    Ethan reacted fast, wrapping an arm around her waist and turning them both.


    Theynded on the couch together.


    Their bodies pressed together, their breaths tangling.


    The atmosphere shifted without them noticing.


    His gaze darkened. He lowered his head, brushing her nose with his. His voice was rough and low as he whispered, “The reward starts now.”


    Since Ethan said there was no rush to leave, Dawn decided to stay longer at the old house to keep Sandra and Jessicapany.


    The only problem was that Austin had returned too.


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    Even though she had moved on, it still made her feel awkward.


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    Ethan, on the other hand, was unbothered. “If we’re visiting Mom and Grandma, and your uncle happens to be there too, then he’s just fulfilling his duty as a son. And really, there was nothing wrong with that.”


    The words themselves were reasonable, buting from him, they carried another vor entirely. Dawn gave him a yful look. “Really?”


    And in that second, he could not hold himself back anymore.