hapter 622 Bedtime Stories
Dawn set the book down and shot him a re.
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She stood up, picked up the child, and said, “There are two guest rooms next door. You can pick whichever <i>you </i>feel like it, Mr.
Jackson.”
In other words, he could sleep anywhere except here.
“Fine. But you’ll at least let me take a shower first, right?”
Ethan spread his hands, looking helpless. “Dawn, I’ve been running around all day too.”
The guest rooms had bathrooms, of course. But the toiletries there weren’t asplete as the ones here. For some reason, whenever she faced him, Dawn’s brain felt like it had shut down. She couldn’t think of other options.
Micah’s room was on the second floor too.
His bathroom had everything.
But she didn’t think of that at all. She simply let Ethan use the main bedroom shower.
She got into bed and started telling Dulce a fairy tale.
Usually, Dulce would fall asleep pretty fast. But tonight, it was like she had drunk five cans of soda. Her eyes were wide open, not sleepy at all.
Dawn talked until her throat felt dry. She let out a long sigh.
“Sweetheart.”
“Mommy!”
Her bright, clear voice sounded fully awake,
Dawn turned her head. Her daughter’s soft little face was right next to hers. Instantly, all her frustration melted away. Her heart turned soft as cotton.
After sending Dulce back to the Jacksons, it took a long time for Dawn to see her again.
Luckily, Dulce was an outgoing child.
Dawn didn’t have to work hard to build a friendship with her. Dulce always remembered her.
How did she deserve such a sweet child? Dulce felt like a gift from heaven
She lowered her head and kissed her daughter’s cheek.
Softly, she asked, “Sweetie, not sleepy yet?”
<b>“</b><b>Daddy</b>.”
<b>She </b>
<b>She </b><b>was </b>waiting <b>for </b>Daddy.
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Dulce had promised Daddy they would sleep together.
<i>Great</i>.
The bad mood Dawn had just shaken off came rushing back.
If <i>Dulce </i><i>keeps </i><i>insisting </i><i>on </i><i>sleeping </i><i>with </i><i>her </i><i>dad</i><i>, </i><i>what </i><i>should </i><i>I </i><i>do</i><i>? </i><i>Should </i>I <i>stop </i><i>her</i><i>? </i>
If I stop her, <i>she </i><i>will </i><i>be </i><i>sad</i><i>. </i>
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At Dulce’s age, she only understood happiness and anger. She didn’t understandplicated adult rtionships. Honestly, Dawn didn’t know how to handle this either.
Right when she was stuck in thought, the bathroom door opened.
Dawn didn’t know when he found clothes, but he was wearing her oversized T–shirt.
His tall, broad frame filled the shirt. You could still see the outline of his muscles. The strong masculine energy couldn’t be hidden
at all.
Fresh from the shower, his handsome face looked even cleaner and sharper. The ends of his half–dry hair still held tiny drops of water, giving him a dangerously attractive vibe.
Dawn swallowed without thinking and quickly looked away.
“The hair dryer is in the cab. Dry your hair yourself.”
“Is Dulce asleep?”
His voice was very low. Dulce copied him, whispering in a tiny voice, “Daddy… not asleep.”
Dawn and Ethan both froze for a second, thenughed.
Dulce had no idea what they wereughing about. She struggled to sit up and patted the spot next to her. “Daddy… sleep.”
Dawn’s eyes widened instantly. She shot Ethan a warning look that silently conveyed her message, Go sleep in the guest room #f youe over here, you’re dead.
Ethan ignored itpletely.
His calm face made it look like this had always been his room.
He lifted one corner of the nket and pulled his daughter into his arms. His fingers brushed Dawn by ident. Even through the clothes, the spot felt like it was on fire.
That man…
Ethan acted like nothing had happened, he started soothing his daughter.
“<b>Baby</b>, want to hear <b>a </b>story?”
<b>“</b>Mmm!<b>” </b>
<b>“</b><b>Daddy </b><b>can </b>tell <b>you </b><b>a </b>story<b>, </b><b>okay</b>?”
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“Okay!”
“How about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?”
“Yay!”
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Dulce didn’t really understand the story. She just needed a familiar voice in her ear, like white noise.
But she was a very supportive little listener. The moment Ethan started talking, she tilted her head up and listened seriously, like she understood everything.
Dawn rolled her eyes from the side.
This little girl was way too talented at ttering people.
Why did she need bedtime stories to help her fall asleep?
Dawn had told stories forever. She refused to believe switching people would suddenly work.
Ten minutester, Ethan lowered his voice.
Dulcey in his arms with her eyes wide open, showing no sign of falling asleep.
Ethan didn’t know whether tough or sigh. He felt a little helpless.
“Daddy?”
“Shh.”
Ethan raised a finger to his lips and whispered, “How about Daddy carries you outside to help you sleep? Mommy is asleep. Let’s not wake her, okay<i>?</i>”
Dulce didn’t really understand all that. She only heard the word “outside.”
Yay!
She threw her little arms open.
Ethan lowered his gaze and smiled. He gently lifted the nket, got out of bed, and picked Dulce up again, letting her rest against his shoulder as he carried her into the hallway.
His hand patted her back again and again.
Dulce was very well–behaved, hanging on his shoulder like a little charm,pletely still
Suddenly, a memory shed through Ethan’s mind
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The pregnant woman held her lower back as she walked slowly through the house. Every few steps, she looked down at her round belly, smiling softly. “Dulce, you’re awake?”
Warm sunlight fell over her, gentle and calm.
She looked pure and peaceful, almost like something sacred.
A gentle smile spread across his face. There was regret in it, but also endless tenderness.
Dulce.
His and her child.
A small humming sound came from his shoulder. His daughter copied the way adults did things, matching Ethan’s rhythm as he
patted her back.
Not long after, the sound stopped.
Ethan nced over. The child had already fallen asleep.
He carried her back to the bedroom andid her on the bed. His gaze lingered on the sleeping mother and daughter for a long time.
When he went downstairs to get a ss of water, he heard noise at the door.
Micah staggered inside.
‘Dawn, now that Dulce is back, can’t you go to bed earlier? I’m telling you, acting like this will set a bad example for the kid, you-”
He reached the dining room entrance and froze when he saw the man inside.
‘Ethan?”
Ethan nced at him calmly and kept drinking his water.
Micah rubbed his eyes twice, stunned. “No way. Why would Dawn let you stay overnight? I thought she was done with you.”
Ethan said nothing, but his face turned stormy.
He put the ss down.
As Ethan walked toward him, Micah stepped back. “W what are you doing? I’m telling you, this is my house It Dawn hears this, she won’t let you off, you-”
“Have you been drinking?”
Just a simple question, and Micah instantly lost his confidence.
“Hmm, yeah. I drank<b>.</b>”
Ethan grabbed his cor and dragged him to the living room.
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That one move sobered Micah. He scratched his head and said, “Ethan, you don’t get it. I’ve been busy getting business for thepany. Every day it’s meetings, dinners, and drinking; I’m practically drowning in alcohol. You can’t really me me…”
When Ethan saw the red flush on his face, he went back to the kitchen and poured him a ss of water.
“If it’s not your fault, then whose is it?”
“Whose…”
Micah opened his mouth and stopped himself. He said on purpose, “It’s Dawn. You didn’t hear how she scolded mest time. Honestly, you shouldn’t be with her. Over thest two years, she’s turned super fierce.”
Ethan frowned and sat on the couch, crossing one leg over the other.
His clothes didn’t quite fit, but the pressure he gave off was natural.
Just sitting there, Ethan looked like someone in charge. His presence filled the room.
“What had you done to upset her?”
Micah still didn’t sense the danger. He took a sip of water.
“Wouldn’t say I upset her. We were talking, and the topic drifted to work. Then, she yelled at me. But I think she was right, so I’ve been working hardtely.”
No response. Micah looked up. The man across from him had eyes so dark they looked like they could drip ink.
That creepy feeling felt oddly familiar.
His throat tightened. He finally realized something was wrong.
“I didn’t upset her. She upset <i>me</i><i>.” </i>
Ethan narrowed his eyes and slowly rolled his wrist. “I was wondering why your sister looked so tiredtely. So, it’s because of you Kid, even I don’t dare mess with her.”
Micah stared at Ethan’s hands and suddenly had a bad feeling. His toes curled against the floor, ready to run.
“I told you, it just how the conversation went! And it’s not just me who upset her; she upset me too! And I agreed with what she said, so I’m already doing things her way!”
He tried to exin himself.
But the more he spoke, the darker Ethan’s eyes became.
Micah’s scalp tingled. He knew Ethan and Dawn were in a tense <b>phase </b>right now. Maybe he could just suffer a little and be the thing <b>that </b>pushes them back together?
<i>Wait</i>. <i>No</i><i>! </i>
<b><i>Arguments </i></b><b>aren’t </b>one person’s fault<i>! </i>This isn’t <i>my </i>fault.
<b>While he </b><b>was </b>still <b>fighting </b>with himself inside, Ethan suddenly grabbed the back of his neck<b>. </b>
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“Since you think she was right, why didn’t you figure that out before the argument? Why argue at all?”
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Micah had nothing to say. He forced himself to answer. “She’s older than me!”
Of course his sister would be right. She knew more than he did.
Ethan let out a coldugh. “That’s twisted logic.”
‘Ow, ow, ow!”
Micah quickly lowered his head. “I’ll apologize to her tomorrow, okay? A real apology. Not fake. I promise. Ethan, it’ste. You’ll vake them up.”
Ethan looked at his face, which highly resembled Dawn’s. So beautiful that he felt it was unfair.
n the end, he let go.
Micah rubbed the back of his neck and muttered, “Sometimes I wonder who the real family is.”
Tell me. How’s yourpany doing right now?”
Not great.”
Just talking about it made Micah frustrated. He dropped heavily onto the couch. “I wanted to rely on myself. But I found out if
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