Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 413

Chapter 443 Check Where the Lawyer Came From

Chapter 413 Check Where the Lawyer Came From

He didn’t cry injustice, didn’t argue, nor even hire a lawyer.

It was as if he had already calmly accepted his fate.

But now, when Dawn mentioned her mother, he instead said he didn’t.

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Dawn narrowed her eyes slightly and said in a low voice, “Didn’t what? Didn’t harm my mom? But can you erase the things you’ve done just because you deny them with one sentence?

“Lucas, you probably never expected this… The thing you schemed so hard to find has long fallen into my hands, including my mom’s diary.

“She truly loved you, her older brother. She thought you were her idol.”

Lucas and Vera were six years apart.

When Vera was still in school, Lucas, as the older brother, had already stepped into the business world.

“But you?”

As Dawn spoke, her voice involuntarily choked.

Suppressing the emotions surging within her, she forced herself to speak calmly. “You joined forces with outsiders and burned her to death in that massive fire!”

If her mother hadn’t sensed something wrong beforehand and sent her away, she too would have died that year at eight years old.

Lucas lowered his head, his expression dazed.

No one knew what he thought of, but he held his head in his hands, muttering to himself nonstop.

“No… I didn’t!

“How could I possibly harm Vera? She’s my sister!

“It was that person. He did it. Everything was done by him!”

Dawn’s heart clenched suddenly, and she asked, “Who did it?”

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“It was…”

Lucas‘ lips trembled, as if it took immense effort for him to force out a sound. The veins on his temples bulged as he tried his hardest to suppress some emotion.

Dawn didn’t dare interrupt him. Even her voice softened, carrying a guiding tone.

“Uncle Lucas, you’re the only family I have in this world. I know you didn’t really want to hurt me today. I can tell the police not to pursue your responsibility.

“But…

“But my mom can’t die without the truth.”

Tears streamed down Dawn’s cheeks, her pale expression tinged with a trace of pleading and longing. “I dream of her often. Don’t you?”

“Vera…”

Lucas‘ breathing grew heavy, memories flashing before his eyes.

His sister had once been the most outstanding person in all of Northville.

But in the end, her wings were broken–her life, too.

He indeed had never harmed her.

But he had also truly failed to save her.

Seeing his gaze loosen slightly, Dawn leaned forward and held his hand. “Uncle Lucas, please believe me, okay? I can avenge Mom, and I’ll protect you too. No matter how powerful that person is, I won’t let him hurt you. Do you believe me?”

Lucas lifted his gaze, his bloodshot eyes staring at her face.

Familiar, yet foreign.

Suddenly, he lowered his head and withdrew his hand, his hoarse voice saying, “I don’t know what you’re talking about… I don’t know.”

“Uncle Lucas…”

Dawn had just opened her mouth when a sound came from the door.

The police pushed the door open. “Sorry to interrupt, Ms. West, Mr. Swanson’s lawyer has

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arrived. He has finished reading through the case files and requests to see the defendant now.”

Dawn turned and glanced over, frowning. “Didn’t he not hire a lawyer?”

“Maybe his family hired one for him. Why? Is there a problem?”

Dawn couldn’t explain what was wrong, but something felt off.

She could meet with Lucas, but she couldn’t obstruct formal procedures, so she had to let the lawyer in first.

She didn’t know what exactly they talked about.

But when she saw Lucas again, the man whose psychological defenses had collapsed was gone. In his place was a middle–aged man who had regained his composure, his gaze dark and cold as he looked at her.

Dawn’s heart sank, a bad feeling rising.

Sure enough.

Lucas spoke, his voice scratchy but emotionless, “Earlier, I was momentarily confused. You can charge me however you like. As for your mother’s fire back then, there is no mastermind. It was just an accident. If you have evidence, sue me. If you don’t… Then live your own life well.”

Dawn stared into his eyes. She was almost certain that something was up with that lawyer.

She said calmly, “Was it Roxanne who found that lawyer for you?”

Lucas snapped his head up but said nothing.

Dawn stood, looking down at him from above. “I don’t know what benefits she offered you to make you willing to take everything upon yourself. But since you’d rather go to jail than help avenge my mom, you can rot in that cell. As for Roxanne…”

She paused for a second, then said firmly, “I won’t let her off either!”

Without looking back, Dawn walked out of the visitation room.

Behind her, Lucas‘ fists clenched so tightly they trembled, his gaze dark and unreadable.

Dawn walked out grim–faced. Mason hurried toward her, lowering his voice to ask, “Ms. West, what happened?”

“That lawyer just now… Check where he came from.”