Chapter 571 Hurt Ethan
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This meant things between them would never change. She wasn’t going to be with a man connected to her mother’s death.
Ethan looked at her, and it felt like his chest was splitting open.
Time passed.
Or maybe it hadn’t been that long.
Dawn spoke again. “If you really care about me, then let me go. I don’t have anything left to hold onto. I just want to live a quiet life on my own. One without you in it.”
She slowly looked up at him. Hershes were long and dark, and they moved like fans every time she blinked.
“Ethan, will you let me go?”
<i>Let </i><i>me </i><i>go</i><i>. </i><i>Please</i>.
No.
Not happening.
His chest tightened so hard it felt like something jabbed straight through him. His hand lifted, fingers trembling as they reached for
her face.
“Dawn.”
It had <i>been </i>years since he’d said her name like that.
His voice was hoarse and rough. “I’ll repay everything I owe you. Anything you want, you can have it. But he’s him, and I’m me. You can’t punish me for what he did.”
That would be too cruel.
Dawn didn’t respond.
Her face stayed calm and wless.
She didn’t hate Ethan. But if there had been more than that… it shouldn’t be there.
Too much had happened today. Too much had been said. Not everything was spelled out, but it didn’t need to be.
“You’ve had a long day too. Get some rest. I’m going to sleep.”
She wanted him out.
Ethan’s sharp features darkened with frustration as she pulled up the nket.
Maybe this really was the end. She actually slept well that night. She could feel that he stayed beside her, but her mind was already made up, and she wasn’t going to change it.
She didn’t open her eyes until the <i>door </i>shut behind him.
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She nced at it. He had probably gone to the study.
Her fingers curled into the nket before she let go. Then she got up and headed to wash up.
She went downstairs.
Hannah had breakfast ready.
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She’d been working with the Jacksons for years. She and Tara were close as sisters. They talked about everything. So she already knew exactly what had gone down yesterday.
Her eyes were full of concern as she looked at Dawn, but she held back her words.
Dawn acted like nothing had happened. She ate slowly and quietly.
A few minutester, Ethan came downstairs.
He hadn’t slept at all. There were faint shadows under his eyes, and the lines of his face looked sharper and colder than usual.
Hannah rushed over like she’d been waiting for backup and pulled him aside.
“Ethan, what is going on? Your mom called me crying her eyes outst night. I couldn’t make sense of half of it, but I got the part where Dawn got hurt the most. This whole thing…”
“Hannah.”
His head was spinning, and her voice only made it worse. He cut in quickly. “It’s been handled. You don’t need to worry.”
“But Dawn doesn’t look like she’s fine.”
Most people would at least show some emotion, right?
That girl was too calm. Nobody could stay that calm after what happened.
Hannah nced between the two of them and lowered her voice. “I’ve watched you two grow together. Every sweet and bitter moment. I don’t know what Dawn’s thinking now, but Ethan, you’re the man. You’ve got to take more responsibility.”
Maybe she was stepping out of line, but she couldn’t just sit back and watch them suffer like this.
“I’ll try to talk to her today. See what’s really going on inside.”
Ethan looked over at the dining room. Dawn was slowly picking at her food like it had no vor. Her expression was empty, like nothing touched her.
“Alright.”
His voice came out low and rough. “Thanks, Hannah.”
“She doesn’t look good. If you’ve got timeter, try taking her to–well, she’s probably not gonna go anywhere with you. You should bring a doctor here instead.”
She sighed hard and walked back to the table.
<i>Oh </i><i>dear </i><i>lord</i><i>, </i><i>what </i><i>happened</i>?
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They were such a perfect couple. Now it was just sad.
Why did children have to pay for the mess their parents left behind?
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She looked at Dawn again and felt a sharper pain in her chest. That girl had it rough growing up. <i>And </i>now, after everything she’d been through, people were still dragging her into messes that weren’t hers. If she weren’t mentally strong, she might have already
broken.
“Hannah.”
The voice caught her off guard.
She rushed over. “What is it, Dawn? Are you feeling okay?”
Dawn paused.
Then she gave a small smile.
“I’m alright.” She put her fork down and braced her hands on the table. Her voice was calm but firm. “I just want to say, please don’t look at me like that. I’m not fragile. Yeah, some bad things happened, but I’m still here. I can handle it.”
Hannah had been trying all morning to figure out how tofort her. But now that Dawn brought it up herself, she didn’t even know what to say.
She hesitated for a while before letting out a deep sigh.
“Dawn.”
She reached out and held her hand, her tone soft but serious. “I didn’t go to college like you two, so maybe I don’t know all the right things to say. But people are like this… it’s easy to give advice when it’s someone else’s problem. But when it hits us, we don’t think straight. We fall apart. Just be honest with me, sweetie. Tell me what you really feel… about Ethan.”
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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.