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Dawn shook her hands twice and forced a smile as she exined, “Mrs. Jackson, my arm fell asleep.”
“Fell asleep?”
Tara’s expression changed at once. “Come here, let me give you
you a massage.”
Dawn was pulled into the garden pavilion before she could speak. All she could do was watch Ethan carry Benjamin back inside.
She could already guess what Tara wanted to talk about–all things she really was..
right now.
She’d just woken up, and her head was still fuzzy.
One wrong word, and she’d give herself away.
in the mood to answer
Tara had spent decades in the business world. She wasn’t one of those shallow women who lived off a man. “Mrs. Jackson, I think I’m better now.” To prove it, Dawn even stood up and shook her arms. “See? I’m fine!” “Oh,e on.” Tara pulled her back down. “Just because you’re fine doesn’t mean you can’t have a chat with me.”
She turned and nced behind her, lowering her voice. “Since Ethan’s not here, let’s talk about something private, shall we?”
Dawn blinked. “What kind of private topics do you wanna talk about?”
“Well…”
When it came to actually saying it, Tara looked a little embarrassed.
She held Dawn’s hand for a long moment, then let out a heavy sigh. Her voice even sounded a little hurt. “You said you wouldn’t change how you address me. Look how long it’s been, and already you’re calling me Mrs. Jackson again…”
Dawn could only smile helplessly. “It doesn’t feel right to call you that in front of Ethan.”
“What’s wrong with it?”
Tara widened her eyes. “If you and he really have no future, I can still take you as my goddaughter. I like you very much. I could never treat you like a stranger!”
Dawn looked at the seriousness on her face and didn’t know what to say for a moment.
She knew these people were sincere with her.
She had always been grateful.
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But…
When Dawn stayed silent, Tara didn’t press on that topic. Instead, she tested the waters. “What do you n to do with Ethan next?
“I can tell he still has very deep feelings for you. Dawn… I’m not saying this just because I’m his mother. From an objective point of view, you and he are a good match.”
At least, she’d never seen her sonpromise for anyone. But for Dawn, he’d changed a lot.
If that wasn’t love, then what was?
“Even if you had a lot of misunderstandings in the past, can’t you just clear them up?”
Tara truly wanted them to be happy. “Some things, once you lose them, you’re never gonna get them back. Why not give each other one more chance?”
Dawn didn’t answer. Her lowered eyes gave nothing away.
After a long while, she suddenly asked somethingpletely different. “Mrs. Jackson, is your husband… nning to move back any time soon?”
“What?”
Tara was caught off guard. After a second, she said, “I don’t think so.”
She had already resigned from thepany. That meant all the responsibility now fell on Will. He couldn’t get away.
“Why are you asking about that all of a sudden?”
“Nothing.”
Dawn shook her head and smiled. “It just feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve seen him. Your family hasn’t really been together in a while, has it?”
Tara naturally assumed she was just changing the subject. She pretended to be annoyed and flicked Dawn’s nose lightly. “You’re just like you were back then. The moment you don’t want to answer something, you start dodging the question.”
Dawn smiled back and looped her arm through Tara’s, acting spoiled.
“Mrs. Jackson…
“It’s not that I don’t know what to say,” she said seriously. “No one can promise how the future will go. if I give you my word, and then something changes?”
What
Tara’s eyes lit up.
It sounded like there was still a chance.
She was overjoyed. “Right, right… You’re absolutely right.”
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“But I told you this is a private talk. Don’t worry. I won’t tell Ethan. Just let him chase you a little longer. Better yet, make him work for it!”
Dawn was smiling, but her eyes were unfocused.
She couldn’t wait that long.
They chatted a bit more, and in the end, Tara still didn’t ask the most important question–whether Benjamin was really a Jackson.
After thinking it over, she felt that maybe it wasn’t that important after all.
As long as the kids were well and happy.
Having another child, even if not by blood, was no big deal.
Watching Dawn walk upstairs, Tara let out a silent sigh. There was sympathy in her gentle eyes. She truly hoped the girl would find happiness, even if … it wasn’t with her son.
Dawn went back to her room and took a shower. Her head finally cleared a little. Tara’s earlier words shed through her mind, and she frowned.
She was towel–drying her hair, lost in thought, when a sudden weight fell against her from behind.
A small head popped out from behind her legs.
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