Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 392

Chapter 392 Ultimatum

“… Fuck off!”

The man didn’t get angry. Instead, his eyes shifted to the phone in his hand.

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“So, this high and mighty young lady says your father won’t let me get away with this? I’m rather curious how he’ll manage that. Shall we put it to the test?”

Cindy’s eyes went wide with horror, but no sound came out.

Both she and Dawn knew this man wouldn’t have gone through the trouble of abducting them just to let them go.

It was either money–or something far worse.

Judging from the look in his eyes … it was probably the former.

ted the phone and used Cindy’s face to unlock it. His movements were deliberate and

He

unhurried, as if performing some twisted artistic ritual.

Soon, he found Lucas Swanson’s number.

“Tsk, tsk…”

His voice was full of mockery as he saw the contact name. “Looks like you and Daddy dearest don’t get along that well, huh?”

“None of your business!” Cindy snapped, her voice trembling despite her effort to sound fierce. “Let us go now!”

Dawn spoke up. Her tone was cool but sharp as glass. “Even if you do something today, the police will find you. How about we make a deal?”

The man lifted his gaze, curious, waiting.

“Let us go. Name your price, I’ll pay.”

“Ha!”

He chuckled—a low, humorless sound. His gaze ingered on Dawn for a moment before shifting back to Cindy. “But I don’t want your money right now. I want hers.”

Arrogant. Contemptuous.

Like the world owed him obedience.

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He pressed call.”

He held the phone up, his eyes mocking.

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The dial tone rang out, filling the rooftop with a suffocating quiet. Then, at last, Lucas’s warm, steady voice came through the line.

“Cindy, you finally called your dad. What is it?”

A beat of silence. Then came the man’s smooth, mocking voice.

“Sorry to disappoint. It’s not your daughter. It’s me.”

“… Who are you?” Lucas’s tone darkened instantly.

“Doesn’t matter who I am,” the man said lazily. “What matters is that both your daughter and niece are with me. Care to see for yourself?”

Lucas seemed to process this. He hung up, and a video call request immediately popped up, which the man declined.

The man’s eyebrow twitched almost imperceptibly. He raised his hand leisurely and held down the voice message button.

“Prepare three billion. Otherwise, your niece and daughter may not make it home in one piece.”

The reply came almost instantly. “Three billion? Where the hell am I supposed to get three billion? My entire company isn’t worth that much!”

“That’s not my problem, Mr. Swanson.”

There was a long pause after that message.

When Lucas replied again, his composure was clearly cracking. “Who the hell are you! Aren’t you afraid I’ll call the police? I repeat! I don’t have three billion for you! Let them go now!”

The man sneered. “Oh? Is Mr. Swanson ordering me now?”

Lucas faltered, momentarily speechless.

“Tell you what,” the man continued, amusement creeping back into his voice. “Let’s play a little game. I’ll ask

I’ll ask you a question. Answer it right, and I’ll let them go.”

“And if I don’t?”

“If you don’t… ”

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His eyes narrowed, the faintest smile ghosting over his face, laced with cruelty. “Then I’ll throw them off this roof. One at a time.”

Lucas’s sharp intake of breath was loud even through the phone. Before he could speak, the

man went on.

“I heard there was a fire at the Porter family home 15 years ago. Tell me, Mr. Swanson … what exactly was your role in that fire? I’ve always wondered–how could a man of your stature be so capable of betraying his own sister?”

It was less a question and more an accusation.

Lucas’s face paled on the other end of the line. He struggled to place the man’s identity, but he came up empty.

Either this was someone he couldn’t afford to cross or someone trying to extract information from him.

The kidnapping was just a pretext.

“You… you’re talking nonsense! The Porters‘ fire had nothing to do with me! That was my sister and brother–in–law’s house!”

The man scoffed, not bothering to correct him. His gaze sharpened. In one fluid motion, he grabbed Cindy and shoved her against the edge of the parapet. One wrong move and she’d be falling thirty stories to her death.

“Ah! No–don’t!”

Cindy’s scream tore through the air. She struggled, but his grip was iron.

He seemed to relish the terror in her voice. Initially, he just wanted to toy with them, but now, the idea of throwing this noisy woman over the edge didn’t seem so bad.

His eyes gleamed with a wolf–like intensity, his posture that of a professional executioner ready to strike. “Sounds like you would rather watch your daughter splatter than tell the truth.

“Fine by me. Let’s enjoy the show.”

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Seeing the man hoist Cindy up without a hint of hesitation, a cold sweat drenched Lucas’s back. “Wait! I’ll talk! Don’t touch her!” His voice racked through the phone, raw with panic.

Off to the side, Dawn’s pupils flickered–just barely–but that flash of light in her eyes was unmistakable.

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