Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 379

Chapter 379 Corporate Chess Moves

Even after three years, she still hadn’t called him “Dad.”

Vincent’s disappointment was clear, but he didn’t push her.

“That’s alright.”

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The smile on his face barely hid the shadow in his eyes. “If you can’t accept it yet, I understand. When you truly forgive me one day, you can call me that then.”

Forgive. That word felt too heavy.

Dawn had no emotional connection to him, so there was nothing to forgive.

Besides, after being adopted by the Osbornes, she had been well cared for–aside from the trauma left by the fire.

No matter what, Vincent had saved her life.

So she had called him “Dad.”

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Three years passed in a blink. Dawn’s health had fully recovered, and she had learned quite a bit about Vincent.

The man everyone called a powerful and ruthless chairman had shown nothing but patience toward his daughter. So far, Dawn had yet to see the side of him people whispered about.

Taking a deep breath, Dawn pushed down her unease, gathered her things, and left the office.

Mason was waiting at the door and could tell by her expression what had happened.

“Ms. West?”

“I’m fine.”

She forced a small smile. “If he comes to you, just say it was my decision.”

Vincent wouldn’t hurt her, but others might.

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Stonewarden Group’s business focus had shifted, leaning more toward Dawn’s area of expertise. But there was one problem.

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The domestic jewelry design market was already saturated. Breaking in now required a strong entry point.

The simplest and most effective way was to acquire a well–established jewelry brand.

Dawn already had a target–Dreammaker Studios.

The company had grown rapidly over the past three years, and its collaboration with Stonewarden Group had yielded great results. Dawn had both the money and the confidence. The only issue was Dreammaker Studios belonged to Jackson Group.

Which meant she’d have to face that man again.

After thinking it through, she decided to go around him by buying shares directly from the other shareholders.

Tonight, she was meeting one of them–Miles Sutton.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Mason handed her two bottles.

“This one’s wine, this one’s water.”

He frowned slightly. “Ms. West, you haven’t had your follow–up checkup yet. You really shouldn’t drink. Why don’t I—”

“No need.” Dawn took both bottles with a faint smile. “I’m already meeting one of Dreammaker’s shareholders. Our dear Mr. Jackson will probably hear about it soon. Once he does, I doubt the other guy will still want to drink with me.”

Mason raised his head in surprise. “Understood.”

Ten minutes later.

Across town, Ethan was attending a business dinner.

On his way back from the restroom, he ran into two men chatting. Their topic caught his

attention.

“I just came from another gathering. Guess who I ran into?”

“Who?”

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“That new female CEO from Stonewarden Group!”

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The man sounded excited, like he’d seen something juicy. “No wonder their business is doing. so well. The head of the entire regional branch showed up in person. But get this–she’s apparently talking to one of the jewelry company’s shareholders. You know, the one under Jackson Group. I think she’s planning a buyout.”

Ethan’s eyes darkened, his gaze sweeping over the two men.

They didn’t notice and kept talking.

“You mean Ms. West is trying to buy a Jacksons‘ company?”

“That’s right. If you don’t believe me, go check. Flavors Bistro. She’s probably getting forced to drink right now. Maybe you can go be the hero.”

Ethan didn’t bother listening further. When he returned to his private room, his business partners immediately started pouring him more wine.

He raised a hand to stop them. “Sorry, something came up. Please, go ahead without me.”

“What? Mr. Jackson, leaving already?”

“Yeah, you said you wouldn’t quit till we were all drunk!”

They kept teasing, but his sharp expression didn’t soften. Then one of them, Grant, grinned knowingly. “What’s the rush? Don’t tell me your wife’s calling you home?”

At that, Ethan’s cool eyes flickered with a hint of warmth.

That face appeared in his mind again—hers.

“Ha, see? I knew it. Look at you, the perfect example of a devoted man!”

Grant Lewis chuckled and smoothed things over. “Alright, alright. We’ll let Mr. Jackson off tonight. We’ll save it for next time!”

“Unless you plan to take the blame when Mrs. Jackson makes him sleep on the couch tonight?”

After some more joking, Ethan finally managed to leave.

Outside the club, he loosened his tie and got straight into his car.

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