Chapter 632 A Hug That Felt Like Home
“You’ve already grown up. Why are you still so clingy? Aren’t you afraid people willugh at you?”
“I’m hugging my uncle. Let themugh if they want. If they could, they couldugh themselves silly.”
Time passed; it seemed toplete a full cycle.
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Dawn rushed forward and threw herself into Austin’s arms. The familiar scent hit her all at once, and her eyes instantly turned <i>red</i>.
“You’re a mom now. Why are you still this reckless?”
Austin smiled as he spoke. After a short pause, he lifted his hand and gently patted the back of her head. “Alright. Ethan’s here.”
“Who cares about him?”
Dawn sniffed, her voice soft and spoiled, the way she always sounded when she talked to elders.
“Let me take a good look at you.” She frowned. “Are you going broke or something? Why are you so skinny? Your clothes can barely stay on you.”
She sounded like she was scolding him, but Austin’s eyes only grew warmer.
“Everyone online is talking about losing weight. I’m just following the trend.”
“Trend, my foot.”
Dawn shot him a look. “You’d better eat properly. If you get sick, I’m not taking care of you.”
There was no awkwardness at all. After just one meeting, they slipped back into their old rhythm, bickering as naturally as they always had.
Ethan walked over and exchanged a brief look with Austin. Something passed between them, quiet and unreadable, before both men looked away.
“Alright,” Ethan said calmly, a faint smile on his face. “Austin just got off a long trip, and you’re already lecturing him. Is he 80 years old or something?”
He gestured toward the room. “Let’s go inside and order something. We can talk slowly.”
Austin nodded and led the way.
The private room wasrge. The three of them sat in different directions.
They ordered a few dishes based on the server’s suggestions. Dawn added a few dishes that Dulce could eat
After handing the tablet back, Dawn nced toward the door and lowered her voice. “Could you please bring my daughter over?”
Austin hadn’t met Dulce yet.
“Of course. I’ll go get her now<i>,</i><i>” </i>the server replied and left.
Austin’s gaze was gentle. There was even a hint of kindness in his smile. “Before I came today, your parents told me to send you
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their regards. Your mom wanted me to bring you some food, but I left in a hurry and didn’t have time.”
Dawn felt a surge of guilt when she mentioned Sandra.
So much time had passed without contact. One reason was that she didn’t know what to say.
The second reason was that she worried about causing them trouble.
“How is their health?” she asked softly.
“Very well.”
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Austin paused for two seconds, then added, “At the beginning of the year, your mom had a small growth in her stomach. It was benign. She had a minor surgery and is fine now.”
Dawn’s guilt deepened. “I’ll fly back with you. I want to visit Mom and Dad.”
As she spoke, cheerful chatter came from outside.
Dulce was walking over with the server, chatting nonstop. Her soft, babyish voice made people smile without even realizing it.
“Wow!”
When she entered the room, her bright eyes widened, full of wonder. So many people!
Dawn reached out her arms. “Come here. Mommy will hold you.”
Dulce opened her arms and leaned into her mother’s embrace. A secondter, she turned to look at Austin.
<i>Where </i><i>did </i><i>this </i><i>strange </i><i>man </i><ie </i><i>from</i><i>? </i><i>He’s </i><i>kind </i><i>of </i><i>handsome</i><i>. </i>
Austin stared at Dulce, his expression deep and unreadable. The feeling was hard to exin.
He felt like time pulled him back more than 20 years. In that instant, he saw a young Dawn standing right in front of him. She looked so much like her.
The small, delicate nose. The soft, pretty lips.
And especially those eyes–incredibly clear and bright.
Dulce sucked on her fingers and stared at him without any fear or shyness.
“Dulce,” Dawn said seriously, introducing them. “This is Mommy’s Uncle Austin. You should call him Little Grandpa. Be polite, okay?”
Dawn expected Dulce to be shy. Instead, Dulce wriggled free from her arms, clutching a piece of candy. She toddled over to Austin, wobbling as she walked.
“Little Grandpa,” she said, holding up the candy. “Eat”
Eat <i>candy</i><i>. </i>
Dark emotion flickered in Austin’s eyes. His throat moved as he carefully lifted Dulce into his arms, slow and gentle. “Thank you.”
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All her life, Dawn had never seen Austin eat candy.
But today, because of Dulce, that rule was broken.
Dawn finally rxed and nced at the man beside her without thinking.
Ethan quietly took her hand and rubbed it gently in his palm.
Dawn struggled a little. <i>There’s </i><i>an </i><i>elder </i><i>right </i><i>here</i><i>! </i>
He didn’t let go. When he smiled, his eyes looked like the dark sky, filled with stars.
Once the most important moment passed, everything else flowed easily.
They left Dulce in Austin’s care.
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Strangely enough, even though it was their first meeting, it feltpletely natural–like Austin had always been the one taking care of her.
‘Can you eat this?”
Dulce shook her head.
‘How about this?”
‘A little.”
Dawn watched their interaction and couldn’t helpughing quietly.
The mealsted nearly an hour. By their usual schedule, Dulce should have been ready for sleep by now.
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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.