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The springunch for Dreammaker Studios was closing in, and Dawn felt the pressure pressing down on her chest like she had no time left to breathe.
Ethan’s brows pulled tight. His voice dropped, heavy with reproach. “So that’s it. You’re not even giving me a honeymoon?”
The way he spoke made him sound abandoned, like he was the one being neglected. Dawn couldn’t stop theugh that slipped out. “Of course I’ll give you one. I’ll checkter and figure out where we should go.”
His thumb slid across her cheek with slow warmth. “That’s my girl.”
A harsh cough broke through the air.
Both of them turned at once.
Cindy sat on the couch, hand pressed against her mouth as if she could make herself disappear by hiding behind her fingers.
Dawn let out augh caught between amusement and exasperation, then pressed lightly on Ethan’s chest to push him back.
“Go on,” she said. “Get to work.”
He smiledzily. “Then make sure you start looking.”
“Fine.”
He bent low and pressed a kiss against her forehead, breathing out a heavy sigh. “I really don’t want to go.”
“Please. Just finish up your work and it’ll be over.”
She walked him to the door, lingered for a moment as he stepped out, then turned back inside. Cindy shook her head with open disbelief. “Wow, Dawn. I never thought you’d turn into such a show–off in front of a man.*
Dawn’s lips curved into a grin. “Well, you don’t have anyone to show off for. Does that sting?”
Cindy’s face hardened. The girl was not one to shy away from rough y.
Her hand shot out, grabbed a throw pillow, and she flung it across the room with force. Dawn
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caught it with no effort, then dropped it back on the couch as if it weighed nothing.
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Her voice turned cool. “Alright, let’s cut it. What exactly did your dad send you here for?”
Cindy blinked like she hadn’t expected her to hit so close. “How do you know that?”
“Because I know you wouldn’t show up on your own.”
Even if she wanted to, she would never admit it.
And the fact that Lucas himself dropped her at the front door screamed of intent.
Cindy slumped back into the couch with a sigh. “So you’re notpletely clueless after all. Guess you do know a little.”
The truth was, Cindy hated every moment of being dragged into her parents‘ schemes and their work.
But Dawn was another story.
She was infuriating. Infuriatingly foolish.
Cindy couldn’t understand why Dawn would choose to recognize an uncle, she hadn’t seen in over a decade.
And the worst part was, Dawn actually listened to him.
It felt like she did it just to throw shade at Cindy.
To Cindy, Dawn was fake from head to toe. She dressed herself up as sweet and obedient, but underneath she had to be the most sly, dishonest, two–faced girl alive.
Her jaw locked tight, and she leaned forward with a sneer. “Go ahead and guess the royal decree your uncle shoved at me to hand over to you.”
“Royal decree?” Dawn raised a brow, a mocking smile tugging at her lips. “Then that would make you his servant, wouldn’t it?”
“You-!”
Cindy’s face lit crimson as her mask slipped.
Dawn let out a lightugh. “Come on, you’re the one who brought it up.”
“Whatever. I’m not wasting breath on you.” Cindy crossed her arms over her chest without
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realizing she was mimicking Dawn’s posture. “It’s about the mountain your mother left behind. I need to borrow it.”
The words came sharp, leaving no room for asking.
Dawn tilted her head in quiet challenge. “And what exactly do you need it for?”
“I … ”
Cindy faltered, then curled her legs onto the couch. “For research. My major’s in geology, in case you forgot. That mountain’s untouched. Thend shows signs of major crust movement. It’s worth a study.”
“Then just study it. Why bother with borrowing it?”
Cindy’s eyes flickered with something quick and sharp.
“So maybe you’re not as slow as I thought.”
Dawn stayed still, silent.
“Yes, I could just study it.” Cindy raised her chin, smugness dripping from her tone.
“But I want to borrow it, so just answer me. Are you letting me or not?”
Dawn’s voice came smooth and calm. “I’ll lend it to you.”
Cindy froze, the words slicing straight through her.
After a beat she whispered, “Say that again.”
“I’ll lend it to you.”
“Say it right!”
“I’ll lend it.”
Dawn’s smile lingered, and that broke Cindy apart. She shot to her feet, voice trembling with fury. “Are you out of your mind? My dad’s been asking you for months and you never agreed, and now you’re just handing it over to me?
“I …
“Unbelievable. I thought you finally grew a brain, and in the next breath you smack me in the
face.
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“You-
“You could’ve just given it to him from the start. Why drag it out? Why-”
“Stop.”
The single word cut through the air.
Cindy choked on her rant, her face zing as she red into Dawn’s calm expression.
Her eyes seemed to say, <i>Go </i><i>ahead</i><i>, </i><i>exin </i><i>yourself</i><i>. </i><i>Let’s </i><i>hear </i><i>your </i><i>excuses</i>.
Dawn’s smile softened as she tugged Cindy gently back down to the couch.
“Sit.”
Cindy fell back into the cushions, her silence thick as stone, but her stare stayed locked on Dawn, burning with defiance.
Dawn’s voice came level and even.
“This mountain is under my name now. And just like you said, I have no ns to develop it. I don’t need it for anything. If you’re only using it for geology research, I won’t stop you. And I know
you won’t risk anything illegal with it either.”