Chapter 556 The Open Discussion
It <b>was </b>11.30 am. The clouds left behind by the rain still hadn’t fully dispersed, and <b>the </b><b>sunlight </b>couldn’t break through, leaving the day gloomy and overcast.
<b>Dawn </b>steadied her emotions, then she got out of the car and went inside.
No one knew what time Ethan hade home, but he’d already finished cooking. He’d cooked everything himself. Each dish was carried straight to the table as soon as it was done, still steaming hot.
Hearing movement, he leaned out from the kitchen and nced over.
“You’re back?”
“Yeah.”
Dawn nodded. As she walked over, she asked, “Traffic was a bit bad. Are things not busy at thepany, or did you not go in this morning? And where’s Hannah?”
He turned around and gently pinched her nose, his eyes full of affection. “So many questions in a row. Which one am I supposed to answer first?”
“Answer whichever one you want.”
“I had a meeting this morning. The rest I left to Tony. Hannah took the day off. As for when I got home…”
Ethan hesitated for a second, turned back to the kitchen to check his phone, then said, “10:34 p.m.”
Dawn stared at him nkly.
<i>Did </i><i>he </i><i>really </i><i>need </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>that </i><i>precise</i><i>? </i>
Seeing her speechless look, the smile at the corner of his mouth grew wider. When he raised his hand again, Dawn instinctively dodged.
A flicker of emotion passed through Ethan’s eyes, subtle and fleeting. He nced at the soup simmering in the kitchen, then looked back at her, his expression already back to normal. He cupped her face and kissed her lightly. “Be good. Go wash your hands. We’ll eat in a minute.”
Dawn opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.
Chapter 556 The Open Discussion
By the time she finished washing up, it was perfect timing.
*t) free cons
Dinner was already set out on the table–a few simple dishes and a bowl of soup, neatly arranged and lightly garnished.
For a moment, it felt like an illusion. It was as if nothing had changed. As if he were still that same Ethan, and she was still that same Dawn.
“My father’sing back tomorrow.”
Ethan put a piece of rib on her te, his tone casual.
The rib was coated in a deep brown ze that looked irresistibly good. Dawn picked it up and took a bite.
“You’re not going to ask me anything?”
“Like what?”
Ethan’s deep gaze stayed on her as she ate, as if nothing mattered more. When she choked slightly, his refined hand was alreadydling out soup.
He set it down in front of her, steaming.
“Slow down. Don’t choke.”
Dawn stared at the bowl of soup for a moment before lifting a spoon to her lips. “Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill him?”
It was a sentence filled with hostility, yeting from her mouth, it sounded no different from asking about the weather.
The atmosphere around Ethan shifted slightly. His unfathomable eyes fixed on her as he watched her calmly pick up food, eat, pick up food, eat.
If she were truly unaffected, in some sense, that might even be a good thing.
But it wasn’t just that.
The way she kept her eyes lowered, refusing to look up, was also a form of avoidance.
His Adam’s apple bobbed as he spoke in a low voice. “You won’t.”
This was the first time–and maybe thest–that they addressed this issue head–on.
Chapter 556 The Open Discussion
Everything unspeakable, everything hidden in the dark, would be dragged into the open withs the return of someone from the past.
Seeing Dawn pause, Ethan reached out and covered her hand on the table. Don’t act on impulse. Leave any problems to me.”
From her angle, Dawn could clearly see his long, well–defined fingers, and higher up<i>, </i>handsome face, sharp and striking in its beauty.
After a long while, she heard herself say, “Okay, I’ll leave it to you.”
Because she had never nned to bring him along to see Will
his
Some debts are best settled with fewer people present. One extra person onlyplicates things.
After lunch, they each returned to theirpanies. On the surface<i>, </i>everything seemed calm, but beneath it all, undercurrents were already flowing in silence.
That evening, Dawn went to see Donald. She didn’t tell anyone.
When she returned to Eastcrest Regency Residence, Hannah noticed herplexion was even paler than when she’d left that morning.
“Dawn, maybe you should rest at home for a while. You’ve been so busy. It hurts to see you like this.
Dawn forced a faint smile.
“It’s okay, Hannah. I’ve just had a bit of low blood sugar these past couple of days.”
“Really?”
Hannah looked her over twice and muttered, “Then I’ll have to make you more nourishing soups. Food therapy works better than a lot of medicine. I’ll go research some recipes right now.”
“Hannah.”
Dawn called out from behind her.
Hannah turned around, and the next second, she was wrapped in a tight hug. Dawn’s low voice was full of gratitude and emotion. “Thank you for always taking such good care of me.”
“What are you talking about, silly girl?”
Chapter 554 Helpless
“What do you think would happen
would happen if I made dom
if I made dem confront each other face to face
Dawn let our a smallugh, the curve of her lips devoid of emotion. “Kean said Will will be back very soon, too”
Aidan was silent for a long time. That silence was his helplessness in the face of what the wat about to face.
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