Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 436

Chapter 436 If There’s a Chance

Chapter 436 If There’s a Chance

Dawn agreed to everything and even promised Benjamin a surprise later. Only then did the little guy finally settle down.

She straightened up and glanced to the side.

“Sorry… kids just change their minds all the time. Don’t take it to heart.”

Ethan wore a half–smile. It wasn’t clear if he truly found it funny or if there was a hint of sarcasm. “You’re actually saying sorry?”

Dawn rolled her eyes. “Well, if you don’t need an explanation, then we’ll just move on.”

“I do.”

The man wasn’t being polite at all.

He said, “Since you’re sorry, Ms. West, why don’t you give me a gift too later?”

Dawn was speechless.

He sure is shameless.

No one said anything else. In the back seat, Benjamin tilted his head and seemed to have fallen asleep.

Outside, the heat shimmered, but the weather was still perfect–deep blue sky wit gauzy clouds drifting by.

Dawn rested one hand by the window and stared outside, lost in thought.

Before long, they arrived at the mall.

After parking, Benjamin was still asleep.

Ethan turned to look at him, then looked back at Dawn. “Wake him up, or let him sleep a little longer?”

Dawn hesitated. “Let him sleep a little longer. Otherwise, he’ll just make a fuss later.”

With that, the air grew strangely awkward.

Ethan’s long fingers rested on the steering wheel as he spoke.

“Back then… you always took him out by yourself like this?”

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“I didn’t…”

Dawn started to answer, then realized something was off. The way he spoke almost sounded like he felt sorry for her.

She licked her lips and nodded.

“His dad’s usually busy. He doesn’t have much time.”

If Aidan heard that, he’d probably mock her again.

But she couldn’t think about that now. A glint of mischief flashed in Dawn’s eyes, and she spoke on purpose with that tired but content tone. “Luckily, he’s usually well–behaved. It’s tiring sometimes, but being with him is enough!

The underground garage was dark. Her loose hair hid her expression completely, and Ethan couldn’t see her face.

He reached out and took her hand.

Her hand was so small that it fit completely in his.

“From now on, wherever you want to take him, whatever you want to do, I’ll go with you, okay?”

Dawn turned her head and met the man’s deep, unreadable eyes.

She smiled. “If … there’s a chance.”

The answer was only half true.

The word “if” was full of hope but not a promise.

Ethan was about to say something else when he saw the little guy in the back stretch.

He was awake.

Dawn pulled her hand free at once and turned around.

“Sweetie, you’re up? Did you sleep okay?”

Benjamin still looked a little foggy. He just stared at her without saying a word.

Ethan closed the fingers that had missed her, then slowly relaxed them.

“Since you’re up, let’s go.”

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He got out of the car.

Dawn opened the back door and was about to pick up Benjamin, but the man gently held her arm and pulled her aside. “I’ll do it.”

Ethan unbuckled the car seat and lifted the little guy out.

Benjamin clung to him like a baby koala, quiet and obedient.

They walked ahead. From Dawn’s angle, the two of them looked no different from a real father and son. The natural, easy warmth made her chest soften without her realizing.

She took out her phone, muted it, and quietly snapped a photo.

“Mommy.”

Benjamin reached out, urging her to hurry.

Dawn curved her lips and jogged up. “I’m coming.”

At this hour, the indoor amusement park was already crowded, with mostly moms bringing their kids to play. A family of three like theirs was rare.

As they passed the entrance, people whispered to each other, thinking they were some secret celebrity family. A few even sneaked photos.

Ethan’s expression tightened slightly as he walked over to the woman holding her phone.

“Delete it.”

“Huh… But I didn’t take anything.”

“I’ll say it again. Delete it.”

People like him carried a kind of authority without trying, on top of a natural air of privilege that was intimidating.

The woman didn’t dare argue. She hurriedly deleted the photos and held up her phone unwillingly. “Deleted!”

Ethan glanced around, then went back to Dawn.

Dawn’s mood was complicated. She hadn’t expected him to be more careful than she was.

“We’re not public figures. It’s actually fine.”

“It’s not good for the child.”

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After saying that calmly, Ethan carried Benjamin to the counter.

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In just two days, he already looked natural and practiced holding a child. When he talked to Benjamin, the tenderness in his eyes almost overflowed.

Dawn watched from a short distance, her gaze unreadable.

They soon bought the tickets.

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