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“I don’t want to do anything.” Austin’s eyes were bloodshot, the rims raw and swollen like he hadn’t closed them all night. His voice rasped out like sandpaper. “Dawn, I raised you. I can’t let you marry Ethan. I won’t agree to this.”
Dawn didn’t flinch at his words. She simply fell quict for a breath, then gave him a thin smile. “Uncle Austin, there’s no use saying that now.”
“There is. The ceremony hasn’t even begun yet.”
“But Ethan and I are already married.”
“Then divorce him!!”
Austin’s voice climbed, sharp and ragged, his control breaking apart. His eyes zed with fury as if fire burned behind them. “I told you long ago that men like him don’t truly want to be with you. Ethan is no different. He only wants you because you’re young.”
Dawn’s gaze stayed steady, her eyes calm and unblinking. She waited until his anger dimmed a little, then let out a softugh. “You’ve said that to me over and over. But I’m the one who’s marrying him. Do you honestly believe I can’t tell if he’s sincere?”
“What you feel isn’t always the truth.”
Austin dragged a hand across his forehead and forced his eyes downward, as if grounding himself.
Then, with sudden force, he gripped her shoulders and fixed his stare on her. His voice cracked with urgency. “Dawn, you have to believe me. No one understands men more than I do. You’re still young, and you don’t know enough about love yet. When you’re older, I—”
He stopped.
Dawn tilted her head, her lips curving faintly. “Why didn’t you finish, Uncle Austin?”
Austin swallowed hard, his throat working, the words stuck.
“You were about to say that every man whoes close to me only wants me for my youth. You think all their sweet promises are lies. You believe that once they’ve taken what they want, they’ll leave me and hurt me. Is that what you were trying to say”
He had said the same thing many times before.
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Back then, she believed part of it. She thought he might be speaking out of care.
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But her voice sharpened now. “You seem to forget something, Uncle Austin. You hurt me too.
So in the end, there was no difference at all. He was the same as the other men he talked about.
Men could be proud by nature. The only thing that mattered was who they were inside.
And Ethan, out of all the men she had known, was the one who carried real character.
Austin’s jaw locked, his face hardening. His dark hair fell forward, shadowing his eyes, hiding the storm raging within.
The weight of his presence filled the room, pressing down as if he was fighting a war against himself.
The silence stretched until it grew heavy.
Then, finally, he lifted his head. His bloodshot eyes fastened on her face, his voice even yet absolute. “I’ll take you away. I’ll never hurt you again. We can go somewhere no one knows us, and <i>I-</i>”
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The casual voice cut through the air like steel.
Every head turned.
The man in the doorway stood tall in a tailored white suit, the fabric gleaming with the same quiet glow as Dawn’s gown. A ck tie cinched neat at his cor, giving his raw strength a polished edge.
Dawn froze for only a second when she saw him, then her lips curled into a smile.
Ethan arched a brow at her before turning his gaze toward Austin. His eyes sharpened, the warmth draining out and leaving fire behind.
“I heard your assistant couldn’t even reach you. I thought maybe you were buried in some big project, cut off from the world. And yet here you are, standing in my wife’s room, saying things that sound …
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He paused, his brows tightening as he searched for the word.
“Immoral, maybe?”
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Back then, she believed part of it. She thought he might be speaking out of care.
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But her voice sharpened now. “You seem to forget something, Uncle Austin. You hurt me too.”
So in the end, there was no difference at all. He was the same as the other men he talked about.
Men could be proud by nature. The only thing that mattered was who they were inside.
And Ethan, out of all the men she had known, was the one who carried real character.
Austin’s jaw locked, his face hardening. His dark hair fell forward, shadowing his eyes, hiding the storm raging within.
The weight of his presence filled the room, pressing down as if he was fighting a war against himself.
The silence stretched until it grew heavy.
Then, finally, he lifted his head. His bloodshot eyes fastened on her face, his voice even yet absolute. “I’ll take you away. I’ll never hurt you again. We can go somewhere no one knows us, and I-”
“Mr. Osborne, where exactly do you think you’re taking my wife?”
The casual voice cut through the air like steel.
Every head turned.
The man in the doorway stood tall in a tailored white suit, the fabric gleaming with the same quiet glow as Dawn’s gown. A ck tie cinched neat at his cor, giving his raw strength a polished edge.
Dawn froze for only a second when she saw him, then her lips curled into a smile.
Ethan arched a brow at her before turning his gaze toward Austin. His eyes sharpened<i>, </i>the warmth draining out and leaving fire behind.
“I heard your assistant couldn’t even reach you. I thought maybe you were buried in some big project, cut off from the world. And yet here you are, standing in my wife’s room, saying things that sound… ”
He paused, his brows tightening as he searched for the word.
“Immoral, maybe?”
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His tone was calm, but the weight behind it pressed down like iron on stone. Austin let out a short, coldugh. “hical? Dawn and I aren’t rted by blood. And besides, I don’t think it’s your ce to make that judgment.”
“Of course it is.” Ethan’s voice stayed even, but his eyes turned cial. “Dawn and I are married. Thew protects us. If anyone has the right to speak on this, it’s me.”
He moved to stand by Dawn’s side, lowering his voice so only she could hear. “What do you say?”
“You’re right.”
Dawn slipped her hand into his without hesitation. Her voice rang clear. “We are married. Thew recognizes that, and it protects us.”
The look they shared pierced Austin like a de. Their closeness burned in his eyes. His fists tightened until the veins rose stark against his skin. His gaze went red, almost bleeding. “Dawn…”
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His voice cracked apart. “Are you really sure you won’te with me?”
Dawn rose and crossed the space to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ethan.
Her eyes were open, unwavering, steady as stone. She gave each word its own weight. “Uncle Austin, stop saying things like this. My husband is right here. He won’t take it kindly.”
Austin’s face darkened until it looked like a storm had torn through it.
His expression broke, something inside his eyes splintering beyond repair.
Ethan’s mouth lifted slightly, then ttened again.
“Well then, Ms. Porter, shall we?”
His voice softened near her ear. His warm hand sped hers, anchoring her. “Our wedding is about to begin.”
Austin stood frozen, turned into stone where he was. He could only watch as the woman in white passed him by, as if walking out of his world forever.
Dawn worried he might cause more trouble, but he did not. The ceremony carried on without interruption, every corner alive with music, light, and joy.
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Chapter 214 After the Wedding