apter 665 What She Could Not Hear
Chapter 665 What She Could Not Hear
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Austin ignored the fresh injuries on his body and insisted on carrying Dulce anyway. Sandraughed while chiding him, but she did not stop him and kept both hands close, ready in case the child slipped.
After they returned, the house finally felt alive again, filled withughter.
The once distant and icy Austin had warmed at some point, though no one knew exactly when. Now when he smiled, his entire face softened, teeth bright and clean.
When did it begin?
Perhaps…
From the moment he first saw Dulce.
As that thought formed, Dawn’s eyes reddened without her noticing. She couldn’t describe the panic tearing through her chest.
<b>It </b>took her a long while to calm down before she stepped inside.
“What are you two doing?”
“Oh, Mommy’s home.”
Sandra looked at her as if she had been rescued. “Dulce, hurry and tell Mommy. Your little uncle wouldn’t stop. He insisted on holding you.”
Dulce looked back and forth, then copied Grandma and pointed at Austin.
“Hold me!”
A stream of baby talk poured out, and only thest two words were clear.
Dawn reached out and lifted her daughter into her arms. From the corner of her eye, she examined the man beside her. She had not studied his face carefully before, but <i>now </i>she saw he was <i>not </i>just slimmer but hollowed out. Without those sharp and handsome features holding him up…
Her nose burned again, and she lowered her head quickly to hide it.
“You two, old and young, rx. No one here can afford to get hurt.”
Sandra joked with a smile, yet Austin stayed silent.
His deep eyes rested on Dawn’s face. Something in her voice felt strange, but when he looked again, he could not find the reason
After some time ying in the living room, Osbert came by.
The two men went upstairs to the study.
Dawn watched them leave, her thoughts unfocused.
<b>“</b>Dawn, what’s wrong?”
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Sandra looked confused. “Why do you and your little uncle look like you’re hiding something?”
“Mom, can you watch Dulce for a moment?”
She ced the child into her mother’s arms and went upstairs.
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Inside the study, Austin staggered as soon as he entered and caught himself on the desk. Osbert hurried to support him. “Mr. Osborne!”
“I’m alright.”
Austin brushed him off and moved to sit down.
“How is it?”
Osbert studied hisplexion, concern written clearly on his face.
“This is the report. The doctor says it’s already in thete stage. Surgery has to be arranged as soon as possible. The longer we dy, the worse it bes.”
Austin flipped through the papers, expression empty, as if the diagnosis described someone else.
“Mr. Osborne…”
Osbert held back again and again, but finally failed.
He said, “I know you don’t want them to worry, but the doctor said there is still hope. There have been sessful cases overseas.”
“How much hope?”
Osbert was stunned.
He hesitated.
How much hope? Twenty percent.
They already said it once, but since Austin asked, he had to say it again. “Twenty percent.”
Even so, twenty percent was better than nothing.
Austin tugged slightly at his lips and ced the report on the desk.
Aside from the frightening weight loss, he did not look ill at all. His refined features appeared even sharper, elegant andposed.
After a long pause, his voice turned hoarse. “Don’t let Dawn find out.”
Outside the <i>door</i>, Dawn already covered her mouth with both hands, crying without a sound.
With one look at Austin, Osbert knew his boss was prepared to abandon treatment, Late stage liver cancer only worsens faster. Targeted medication might extend time, but only time.
He wanted to say more and urge him again, but the words stuck in his throat. His eyes reddened instead.
Austin seemed to understand and leaned back in his chair, rxed.
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His tone stayedzy. “Later, tell them I have an overseas project that needs my personal supervision.”
Osbert looked up.
A grown man, yet his voice still broke. “Mr. Osborne, you can’t hide this forever.”
“Telling it slowly is better than hitting them all at once.”
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A thought passed through Austin’s mind, and the corner of his mouth lifted. “Don’t think Dawn doesn’t cry now means she is strong. When she was little, she used to cry all the time. After her family had trouble, she hid in her room every day. If you asked what she did, she said sleeping. In truth, she cried until her eyes were swollen.”
So she must not know.
“As for my brother and sister–inw…”
Austin’s gaze darkened, and he did not know how to say it.
“I will prepare my will. They will respect my decision. They will understand.”
He wasn’t especially close to his brother and sister–inw, but the bond existed. Some things are difficult to say, and the longer they wait, the harder it bes.
“You have stayed with me for ten years. I will arrange five percent of Osborne Group for you. If you have ns, go build something for yourself. If not, you can stay.”
Five percent meant an enormous sum once liquidated.
Enough to start a life, get married, and raise children.
He arranged everything for those he cared about, yet he said nothing about himself.
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