Chapter 590 Feed Him the Meds
That feeling wasn’t any different from being a stray dog someone had thrown away.
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Dawn sighed silently and took out two disposable cups. She poured water into one and mixed a packet into the other.
Once she was done, she carefully blew on it to cool it off before bringing it over. “Drink it.”
Ethan looked at her, reached for the cup, and asked hoarsely, “If I drink this, are you gonna leave right after?”
“If you don’t drink it, I’ll leave right now.”
“I’ll drink.”
He didn’t even nce at it before lifting it and downing it all in one go. Then he took the pills Dawn handed him and swallowed them with more water.
“Hey, that’s hot…”
He had already finished it before he could even finish the sentence.
Dawn stared at his face for a few seconds. Honestly, she really wanted to curse him out.
Just when she felt like she couldn’t hold it in anymore, Ethan furrowed his brow and reached over to grab her hand. His bloodshot eyes looked soaked in red, deep and unreadable.
“Dawn, I know you’re still mad. Mad at me for lying to you. Mad at me for keeping things from you. Mad at my dad for not helping your mom when she was dying… I can’t even argue with that. I know you’re right. Even I think it’d be better if you stayed far away from me, so you could finally forget everything.”
Dawn let him hold her hand. Her voice was calm. “Then why are you still messing with me if you already know all that?”
“I can’t help it…” Ethan lowered his gaze to their hands.
At this point, even holding her like this felt like something he didn’t deserve.
“I can’t stop thinking about you. And I definitely can’t lie to myself and say, ‘Let’s just end it like this.”
A bitter smile tugged at the corner of his lips. “You have no idea how hard I’ve had to fight for
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thest two years just to stop myself froming to find you.”
Dawn stayed quiet as he slowly tightened his grip around her fingers.
Time felt like it had stopped. The two of them stood there as if caught in some kind of illusion, unsure what was real and what wasn’t.
After a while…
Or maybe a long time…
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Dawn finally said in a quiet voice, “You took the meds. Looks like you’re fine now. I’m leaving.”
Ethan suddenly pulled her into his arms. But before he could say anything, Dawn spoke again, her voice cold and even.
“I came to Hedonia to make Christian’s life miserable. Aren’t you scared he’s gonna find out about this ande after you?”
“What about you?” Ethan didn’t answer. Instead, he asked, “You’ve had Tony sneak photos of my daughter over and over again. Aren’t you afraid I’ll fire him?”
On the outside, Dawn looked perfectly calm. But inside, her heart was pounding like crazy. When did he find out?
Ethan’s bloodshot eyes lit up with a faint smile as he looked at her. “What? Trying to figure out how to lie your way out of it?”
“And what exactly do I need to lie about?”
Dawn pulled away. Her pale, clear face didn’t show a single crack. “He’s your employee. If you want to fire him, that’s on you. Has nothing to do with me. So what, Mr. Jackson? You went through all this trouble just to drag me here tonight and tell me that?”
Ethan didn’t say anything. But in his eyes, emotions surged like waves in a storm.
“No.”
His voice was rough. “That’s not why. I just … wanted to say
thank you.
For tonight.”
Dawn didn’t look back. She turned and walked straight out of the room.
The door opened and closed. The silence that followed was sharp and suffocating.
It took a long time before Ethan finally let out a breath. The pressure still hung in the air, like it
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wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Oliver came back with thete–night food. When he saw Ethan alone, he looked a little confused. “Mr. Jackson, Ms. West…”
“Take it to her.”
So she really left.
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Oliver nced down at the takeout in his hands. Ethan had been worried that Dawn wouldn’t like the food around here, so he’d asked him to track down a Crestavia restaurant just for this. But based on how things looked now… Dawn probably wouldn’t touch it, would she?
Even so, he still followed through and brought it to her.
Surprisingly, Dawn actually took it.
“Tell him thanks.”
That was all she said before closing the door.
Oliver rubbed his nose and suddenly understood why Tony always acted so high–strung. It didn’t matter who it was. The second someone fell in love, they just stopped acting normal. And the ones who suffered? It was always the poor assistants like them.
He straightened up and went back to the other room.
“She ate it?”
“No clue. But she took it.”
Oliver stood up straight, voice respectful. “Ms. West asked me to thank you.”
Ethan had one hand resting on his forehead, hiding his face. His eyes were closed, but the bitter smile on his lips made it clear.
“Alright. Go get some sleep.”
Oliver still looked a little uneasy. “Are you-”
“The fever’s gone.”
“Yes, sir.”
Ethan told him to turn off the lights. The room fell into darkness, surrounding him from all
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sides. It felt just like all the other nights without her. He wanted to stay awake, but a part of him just wanted to drown in it.
In the other room, Dawn stared at the food sitting on the table. It had that authentic Crestaviafort–food smell: barbecue and seafood stew. Just like back home.
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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.