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Chapter 558 Not Worth It
“What’s wrong?”
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Dawn lifted her gaze, a half–smile in her eyes. “You’re not having second thoughts, are you? Decided not to let your father meet me after all?”
Ethan’s jaw muscles twitched slightly, the line tightening. In the end, he only said, “Be careful. Call me if anythinges up. I’lle get you when he arrives.”
It was a simple reminder, but it carried weight.
A glimmer passed through Dawn’s eyes.
“Why so nervous?”
She pulled her hand free and shifted her gaze away. “I’m just waiting to talk things through with him. Rx. I’m not letting this chance go<b>.</b><b>” </b>
She slung her bag over her shoulder.
“I’m leaving.”
Ethan closed his hand around nothing. As her footsteps faded, his heart seemed to sink with them. <i>Why </i>does <i>something </i>feel… <i>off</i><i>? </i>
His breathing grew heavy. After a moment, he suddenly strode to the bed, grabbed his phone, and called Tony. “Confirm my father’s flight again. Now!”
Dawn hadn’t met Anna at all. She went to Aidan’s ce instead.
The moment Benjamin saw her, he bounced up excitedly, shouting “Mommy” over and over. “I thought you didn’t want to y with me anymore because I’m naughty.”
Dawn smiled and patted his head. “<i>So </i>you know you’ve been naughty?”
Benjamin pouted and muttered something under his breath.
This little Benjamin had grown taller since thest time she saw him.
She pulled over a chair and sat down, lifting the little guy into herp. It was a bit of a strain. Aidan frowned.
Dawn gave him a reassuring look, then lowered her head and said gently to Benjamin, “If I didn’te see you, it’s because I was busy with work. Don’t let your mind run wild. Just listen to Daddy, okay?”
Benjamin looked up at her, his round eyes serious. “You won’t abandon me, right?”
“Of course not.”
“Even if I’m naughty?<i>” </i>
Dawn couldn’t helpughing and pinched his cheek. “Depends on how naughty. Little tricks like yours are fine. Kids are people too. <i>You </i><i>don’t </i>have to obey adults in everything. Just don’t do bad things on purpose. Can you do that?”
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Benjamin nodded hard. “I’ve never done bad things.”
“I know.”
He was mischievous, sure, but he knew right from wrong.
That was all Dawn ever asked of a child.
She yed with Benjamin for a long time, until he was so tired that he fell asleep and was carried away by the nanny.
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With his noisy chatter gone, the space felt oddly quiet. A hollow ache crept into Dawn’s chest, a brief wave of loss tinged with
sourness.
She stood and looked around. The bar’s renovation was in its final stage. Workers moved in and out, doingst–minute touch–ups.
At some point, Aidan came to stand beside her. He was tall and straight, broad–shouldered, his strong muscles faintly outlined beneath his white tank top.
Standing next to Dawn, the contrast was extreme.
At a nce, it looked like a girl beside a beast.
He took out a cigarette and rolled it between his fingers, not lighting it.
“Does it feel familiar?”
Dawn hummed, her gaze unfocused. “The design I drew for you? I didn’t think you’d keep it, let alone build it exactly.”
“You invested the money. You’re the boss.”
Aidan’s voice was t. “You have to run it too.”
“–”
<b>“</b>I said it’s mandatory.”
He cut her off. His deep eyes looked calm, yet carried a pressure that left her nowhere to hide.
She studied his face for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
“I’ve always said this. When you keep that straight face, you’re way too scary. Once we open… Yeah, you’ll have to fix that. Otherwise, everyone will think you’re head of security.”
“I was nning to be <i>your </i>bodyguard anyway.”
Aidan leaned sideways against a pir, casual. “I don’t get the business side, and I’m not learning it. You insisted on setting this up. If you don’t manage <b>it</b>, I’ll just let it rot here.”
Then he added, “Try me.”
Dawn’s brows lifted slightly. She crossed her arms.
“Is that a threat?”
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“Not <b>a </b>threat.”
Aidan’s cold voice carried its own rhythm. “I need you.”
Something suddenly lodged in Dawn’s throat. She couldn’t speak.
Did Aidan really need her?
Of course not.
He was once the world’s most famous mercenary–even out of that life, he could thrive anywhere. He’d just … guessed what she nned to do.
Dawn tugged at the corner of her mouth, her voice low.
“I won’t do anything to hurt myself.”
Aidan’s expression didn’t change at all.
Clearly, he didn’t believe her.
Dawn took a deep breath, her distant gaze fixed far away. Her voice cut through the air, as if drifting from somewhere remote. “Maybe at first, I did think about going down together. But then I realized… I’m still young, and he’s already old. It’s not worth it.”
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<strong>Olivia Harris</strong> is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.