Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 405

Chapter 405 Dawn’s Plan

“So it’s settled then?”

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Lucas sounded a little too excited. “Tomorrow. Let’s meet at the foot of the mountain at one in the afternoon. Come alone. I want to catch up with you.”

After hanging up, Dawn stared at her screen for a moment, then chuckled.

“Ms. West?”

Mason looked worried. “What is he trying to do?”

“Don’t worry, he can’t do anything.”

Dawn put her phone away and looked up. “I have something else I want you to handle. Since I’ve already shown my hand with Ethan, Roxanne is definitely going to make a move.”

Thinking about Roxanne’s sick obsession, Dawn scoffed. “That woman has nothing in her life except Ethan. Keep an eye on her.”

“You mean…”

“Who knows?”

Murder, arson, taking everyone down with her–none of that was new for Roxanne.

Dawn closed her eyes and said quietly, “I’m going hiking alone with Lucas tomorrow. Ethan has so many contacts, it wouldn’t be surprising if he ‘accidentally‘ heard about it, right?”

If he heard, he would definitely go.

Mason nodded. “Understood.”

After he left, the office went quiet.

Dawn opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling. “Ethan,” she whispered. “Don’t let me down.”

The next morning, the Jackson Group’s project bidding event was held at the Grandora Hotel.

The host spoke confidently on stage. Many well–known companies attended, including the Suttons company. Their representative was Miles, one of the former minor shareholders of Dreammaker Studios.

He spotted Ethan and instantly felt awkward.

They’d had a falling–out not long ago, and now they were meeting again at an important event…

I knew I shouldn’t have been greedy for that small benefit.

He tried to be clever and ended up coming back with his tail between his legs.

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Miles hesitated, then walked over with a fawning smile. “Mr. Jackson, it’s been a while.”

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Ethan sat lazily in his chair, fingers tapping the table in a slow rhythm. He didn’t even look at Miles.

Miles held his breath, his expression kept changing.

It wasn’t like he wanted to suck up, but this was the Jackson Group’s bidding event.

The whole company had worked on this project for so long. He couldn’t miss out on this chance just because of him.

With that in mind, Miles took a deep breath and continued bravely, “We put together a special team for this project. Did all the research and checks. I think you’ll like what we came up with!”

As soon as he finished, Ethan’s tapping suddenly got louder.

Tony, standing behind him, instantly understood. He gave Miles a fake smile.

“Mr. Sutton, the bidding is fair and open; it’s not just up to our boss. You should go wait on the side for a moment. Mr. Jackson needs to rest.”

“Mr. Jackson…”

Miles tried again, but Tony blocked him.

Panicked, he blurted out, “Mr. Jackson! Don’t you even want to hear news about Ms. Porter?!”

Tony’s heart dropped. He quickly looked at Ethan.

Just as expected.

Ethan’s tapping stopped. His calm, unreadable eyes shifted. “Let him come over.”

Tony let go of Miles.

Miles tugged at his suit jacket and glared at Tony.

Then he walked forward again, putting on another fake smile.

“Mr. Jackson, um, I just heard some gossip. Not sure if it’s true. I heard Ms. Porter’s uncle took her up to a mountain, something about… a mountain her mother left her.”

He glanced around, then lifted a hand to cover his mouth and whispered, “Ms. Porter’s still so young. Her only family left in Crestavia is that uncle, but they haven’t talked in years. How close can they really be? What if… her uncle wants to hurt her?”

Ethan stayed silent for a moment.

The tension made it hard to breathe.

Miles rubbed his nose awkwardly. “I’m just repeating what I heard… I happen to know some people at

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Dreammaker Studios. We were chatting, and Ms. Porter came up. No idea if it’s true or not. Just listen and forget about it.”

“Tony”

Ethan finally spoke, his voice so deep it was almost scary. “Show Mr. Sutton the way.”

“Boss, you-”

“If anything comes up, talk to the VP.”

Tony was at a loss for words.

He could only sigh silently.

See? Whenever it’s about Ms. Porter, nothing else matters. Even if the sky falls, the boss will always put her first.

But as his subordinate, he had no right to comment.

Once he had settled Miles, Tony hurried off to find the VP.

Dawn drove out of the city by herself. On the way, she called Mason to go over some work matters, then told him where she was.

“Ms. West, are you sure you’ll be alright alone?”

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