Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 439

Chapter 439 Family of Three

Ethan frowned but didn’t reply.

He helped put Benjamin’s shoes on first.

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After playing for hours, Benjamin was truly worn out. The moment they left the amusement park, he went limp and let Ethan carry him.

When they got downstairs, right next to the elevator was KFC.

Benjamin couldn’t take his eyes off it. He was practically drooling.

Ethan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but in the end, he still bought him a box of chicken nuggets. To his surprise, Benjamin didn’t rush to eat. He said he wanted to wait for Dawn.

Ethan carried him out of KFC. Their looks were so striking that passersby kept stopping to stare.

“That father and son are ridiculously good–looking.”

“Are they celebrities?”

“Or is it some reality show? I don’t see any cameras…”

Whispers followed them everywhere. Ethan raised a hand to block Benjamin’s face, just in case someone tried to take a picture.

Someone had been about to, but the moment they met the man’s icy stare, they awkwardly put their phone away and looked instead at the cute boy.

He slumped against the man’s shoulder, his face flushed and soft enough to pinch.

The kid didn’t seem shy at all. He just called out weakly, “Daddy.”

“Hm?”

The man’s voice turned unexpectedly gentle as he looked at the boy.

“Do you miss Mommy?”

“Mm.”

The little guy looked half asleep, his eyes barely open.

Ethan gently patted his head and said in a low, soft voice, “She’s outside. Wanna go find her?”

He’d seen Dawn’s message when he paid. She was already at the entrance.

His long stride quickened, and in no time, he disappeared into the crowd.

At the mall entrance, Dawn had been so sleepy that she was almost resting her head in her hand. That wa

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He held the little one like an accessory, which only made the tall one look taller and the small one even

cuter.

She couldn’t help smiling and opened the car door without thinking.

“Sweetheart!”

Benjamin had been on the verge of sleep. The moment he heard her voice, he sat bolt upright. At first, he grinned, but as he got closer, his mouth suddenly turned down.

Dawn mirrored his expression exaggeratedly. “What’s wrong? Why aren’t you happy?”

“I thought you were going to leave me again…”

The more he thought about it, the more wronged he felt. Tears quickly welled up in his eyes.

Dawn froze and instinctively glanced at the man beside her.

Why did he make it sound like… I left him all the time?

And Ethan’s tightly knit brows seemed to confirm that he actually thought so.

Dawn hurried and pulled Benjamin into her arms, whispering to comfort him. “Didn’t I tell you in advance? And I said I’d come back soon, didn’t I? I didn’t break my word. I always keep my promises.”

“But I missed you…”

Benjamin buried his face against her shoulder and cried his heart out.

“I miss Daddy too….

“I wanna go home. Let’s go home, Dawn…”

Ethan’s expression darkened. It was more than just a frown now. His deep eyes were unreadable.

Dawn gave him an awkward look. She couldn’t explain it, so she could only keep soothing the little troublemaker in her arms.

When he was finally calmed down, the kid fell asleep again,

She let out a long breath.

In a low voice, she said, “Kids are like this when they’re overtired. They think of everything that’s ever made them sad. Don’t take it personally.”

Ethan didn’t respond. He simply opened the back door.

“W–what are you doing?”

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“Get in.”

“Okay,”

Dawn blatantly realized she’d been a beat slow and quietly stuck out her tongue before ducking into the

car.

No one spoke on the drive back. Both woman and

ild in the back were both asleep.

and adjusted the air–conditioning so it was

Ethan checked the rearview mirror from time to time

comfortable.

When they got home, neither of them had woken up.

Tara had been watching from inside for a while. When no one got out, she found it odd.

“What’s that family of three doing? Whispering in the car?”

The moment Hannah heard that, she quickly warned her.

“Mrs. Jackson, you can’t say things like that in front of the children.”

“Why not?”

“Well, look…” Hannah set her sunflower seeds down and explained seriously. “Dawn and Ethan aren’t back together yet. We don’t know what the child is thinking. If we just say it out loud and scare them off, what then?”

Tara pursed her lips. “Good point.”

“Of course!”

“Hm… then I won’t say anything for now. Let’s just try to help them along first.”

The two of them quietly agreed and went outside to see what was happening.

As if sensing something, Dawn slowly opened her eyes. The arm under the child had gone numb, and she couldn’t help hissing.

“You’re awake?”

The man’s voice sounded surprisingly pleasant.

She looked up and said through clenched teeth, “Yes. So are you gonna help me?”

Ethan got out of the car calmly, opened the back door, and took the child from her arms.

Tara and Hannah happened to see this. They smiled so hard their eyes nearly disappeared. “Look at that… The moment Dawn came back, Ethan turned into a total softie. I’ve never seen him so attentive and gentle before.”