Hannah had always been good at switching things up in the kitchen, and Dawn would eat a lot every time. Even while finishing one meal, Dawn was already thinking about the next. Even she thought it was a bit much.


    “It’s fine, you’re still growing. Eat more if you can. I don’t have much to do anyway. Worst case, I’ll just take you out for a walk every day. Besides, don’t you still work? That burns plenty of calories.”


    As Hannah spoke, she brought over another bowl of lobster bisque.


    “This one’s packed with nutrition. Don’t worry, it won’t make you gain weight.”


    Dawn finally smiled. It was a little helpless, but mostly warmed by an elder’s care. “Hannah, I really can’t eat that much.”


    “You can, you can.”


    Hannah beamed, her gaze casually sweeping past Dawn’s abdomen.


    “You’re still growing.”


    Dawn faintly sensed something. After Hannah left, the smile on her face slowly faded, and she set the spoon down.


    A few minutester, Ethan came downstairs.


    “Everything’s been put back where it was. If there’s anything you’re unsure about, ask Madison, or just call me.”


    Madison Hanson was the new hire, the one who had tidied up upstairs earlier.


    Ethan walked over and naturally patted Dawn on the head.


    To be honest, Dawn’s mood wasplicated. She didn’t even know how to face this man anymore. They’d been through so much, and there were still so many unresolved issues. Could they really go back?


    She didn’t know.


    And she didn’t want to waste the energy thinking it through.


    Ethan finished breakfast and got ready to go to the office. He’d wanted to take Dawn with him.


    <b>12.04 </b><b>Ivion</b><b>, </b><b>Feb </b><b>2 </b>


    Chapter 554 Helpless


    After what happened yesterday, leaving her alone at home made him uneasy.


    “I’m not a kid. Why do you need to watch me all the time?”


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    Dawn pushed him toward the door. “Just go to work. I’ll call you if anythinges up.”


    She was nning to go to the office too, to see Mason.


    “Then I’lle back at noon and have lunch with you.”


    “Okay.”


    That should’ve been the end of it, but the man still stood there, unmoving. His deep gaze wrapped around her. After a long moment, he sighed and gently pulled her into his arms.


    “Dawn.”


    Ethan’s voice was hoarse. “Promise me. If anything happens, tell me. Don’t keep it bottled up, okay?”


    Dawn wanted to say yes, but her throat felt stuffed.


    At this point, it wasn’t much different from the truth being out in the


    “My father will be back soon, too.”


    She said, “Tomorrow.”


    If Will showed up at this moment as well…


    open.


    No investigation would be faster than confronting someone face–to–face. If there were secrets, some kind of reaction was bound to surface.


    Storm clouds churned in Ethan’s dark eyes, carrying the pressure of an approaching downpour.


    A few seconds passed.


    He released her.


    “You’ll get the answers you want,” he said. “I promise.”


    Ethan had been gone for quite a while, yet Dawn still stood at the doorway, unmoving. She looked out at the misty distance, unable to make out the horizon.


    <b>12:54 </b><b>Mon</b><b>, </b><b>Feb </b><b>2 </b>


    Chapter 554 Helpless


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    It had poured heavilyst night. The air today even carried a hint of earthiness, freshly washed and clean.


    After taking a deep breath, she turned back to her room, grabbed her bag, and went to the office.


    Mason had been waiting. As soon as she arrived, he handed her the documents. “Ms. West, this is everything we have so far. But Mr. West has assigned awyer to Jennifer, so we→”


    “If he wants to save her, let him.”


    Dawn cut him off, not even bothering to look at the papers.


    She pped them onto the desk.


    “He has the right to bail her out, but we have ways to hold her. When Jennifer gets out, you go pick her up yourself. Say a client specifically requested her for apany project.”


    Mason nodded. There was a hint of confusion in his eyes. He felt that… after just one night, something about Dawn seemed different.


    Dawn had already closed her eyes. “What time does Vincent’s flightnd?”


    “Around 8 p.m.”


    “Eight…”


    Dawn repeated the time softly, then slowly opened her eyes.


    In those clear eyes, it was as if a dark river flowed beneath the surface, dangerous yet strangely captivating. “Then let’s prepare a proper wee dinner to receive our chairman.”


    On the way back, Aidan called. Benjamin was crying and insisting on finding his mommy, and Aidan asked if she had time toe over.


    “Aidan.”


    Dawn called his name, then fell into a long silence.


    A man with even a bit of sense could hear something was wrong. Aidan said quietly, “I heard Vincent ising back.”


    “Yeah. Tomorrow.”


    “What are you nning to do?”


    Chapter 556 The Open Discussion


    Hannah felt that something was off, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.


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    She held Dawn and, like a mother, gently fixed the strands of hair falling by her cheek. “I watched you grow up. I’ve always treated you like my own daughter… and then


    you married Ethan. That just proves we were meant to be family.”


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