Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 367

Chapter 367 I’ve Missed You

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Dawn leaned gracefully against the pillar by the loor, wearing a pure black dress. Her fair legs were exposed, and her heels accentuated he already perfect proportions.

She looked mysterious and alluring.

Completely different from her innocent appearance in the past.

Ethan’s throat tightened as a wildfire ignited in his dark eyes.

She smiled, straightening up with her hands clasped behind her back.

Through the car window, she met his gaze and spoke warmly, “Mr. Jackson, long time no see.”

Ethan’s breath caught. His eyes remained fixed on her, terrified that if he blinked, she’d disappear.

He must have had too much to drink.

He could only see her when he was drinking.

Dawn’s smile flickered across her face, bright and charming, just like the countless times he’d dreamed of this scene.

Those few seconds felt like an eternity.

Ethan’s breathing grew heavy. Suppressing the pounding in his chest, he got out of the car.

The dim light filtered through his hair, falling on his refined features, noble and elegant.

His intense gaze locked on her as he walked step by step until he stood right in front of her.

Her features were impossibly beautiful. She smiled warmly, and when he reached her, she raised both hands to cup his face, studying him for a moment before saying, “You’ve gotten thinner. Haven’t you been eating properly?”

Everything around them was pitch black.

They stood at the doorway.

The moonlight broke through the clouds, casting them in shifting light and shadow.

Ethan said nothing, his gaze reverent and obsessive.

They held this position for quite a while.

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His chest began to heave violently. The breath he’d been holding finally escaped in a slow exhale, followed by an overwhelming flood of emotion.

He raised his hand and pulled her into his embrace.

“Babe.”

His deep voice trembled despite his efforts to control it. He murmured, unable to hold back any longer, “I’ve missed you so much.”

Only this moment felt real.

She was in his arms.

Her familiar scent and warmth made even his bones feel soft.

Dawn didn’t move, letting him hold her.

Her face was completely buried in his chest, her expression hidden from view.

After a moment, she let out a muffled breath and said softly, “Ethan, I can’t breathe.”

“I’m sorry.”

He said hoarsely, immediately loosening his grip.

But he didn’t pull away. His long fingers moved from the back of her head to her face, touching her carefully and cautiously, afraid of hurting her.

“Where did you come from, hmm?”

Looking into his eyes, Dawn knew he was drunk

Before she could speak, she heard his almost pleading voice say, “Stay a little longer this time, okay? Don’t leave after just a moment like before.”

He smiled bitterly. Watching him, Dawn couldn quite describe what she was feeling. Her face became an unreadable mask.

After a moment, she lifted her head.

“If you want me to stay longer, you should at least invite me inside.”

Her voice was soft and gentle, perfectly tugging at his nerves.

He smiled, gripping her waist and lifting her up.

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Dawn wrapped her arms around his neck, gasping “What are you doing?”

Holding you

Ethan carried her inside.

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Dawn thought he might try something, but he didn’t. He didn’t even kiss her. He carried her straight upstairs, carefully and gently placing her on the bed, and then…

He just looked at her.

Yes.

That unblinking, deeply affectionate, regret–filled, complicated gaze.

Ethan said nothing, and Dawn remained motionless under his stare. In the inexplicably quiet air, even their breathing became restrained.

A long while passed.

Dawn shifted

Seeing his gaze follow her movement, she said. My back is a bit uncomfortable.”

It was a normal sitting position that shouldn’t be uncomfortable.

Ethan watched her rubbing her lower back, his hand moving to cover hers. “Why does your back hurt?

She paused, her expression shifting subtly.

Two seconds later, she said softly, I got injured

Ethan tensed.

His jaw tightened, emotions surging in his complex gaze. He looked at her deeply, his gaze intense and inescapable.

The room was dark, Dawn’s features hidden in the shadows.

Her perfectly made–up face seemed to wear a flawless mask, impossible to see through or

penetrate.

Her earlier words had been casual, as if she were saying, ‘nice weather today.

She hadn’t been trying to gauge his reaction.

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But there was no need to hide it either.

The conversation had led there naturally, so she mentioned it casually.

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Ethan’s deep gaze remained fixed on her for a long time. He looked down and clenched his fist.

He couldn’t even bring himself to apologize.

Regardless of the reasons back then, in the end, he hadn’t protected her and had even hurt her. Having survived that raging river by the skin of her teeth, he didn’t dare imagine what she’d gone through.

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