Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 451

Chapter 451 The Ultimate Question

A long time passed.

Dawn let out a slow, shaky breath and pushed the door open to get out of the car.

The moment she walked in, Tara came over and looked behind her, then upstairs.

“Dawn… what’s going on? Where’s Benjamin? Why didn’t he come back with you?”

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She had already seen Ethan come in looking stormy and hadn’t dared to ask. And now… even Dawn looked wilted and down.

Dawn forced a thin smile.

“Benjamin won’t be coming back tonight.”

“Then who’s taking care of him?”

Tara looked worried. “He’s used to living with you. Now that he’s not with you … won’t he be scared at night?”

Dawn opened her mouth. She wanted to say that he was with his real father, but she just couldn’t.

It wasn’t that she meant to hide it.

It was just…

Facing Tara’s sincere worry, guilt hit Dawn like a tidal wave. She couldn’t make a sound.

Tara could tell she was in a bad state and assumed it was because she’d fought with Ethan. She soothed her gently, “Dawn, that brat’s temper comes and goes. Don’t take it to heart, okay?

“If you really can’t get over it, how about I go and beat him up for you?”

“N–no, Mrs. Jackson.”

Dawn shook her head and glanced upstairs.

In a low voice, she said, “It’s my fault. I made him angry.”

“Oh…” Tara relaxed at once. “Then it’s fine. Don’t worry. By tomorrow morning, he’ll be back to normal, I’m sure.”

Dawn answered softly, “Alright. I’ll head upstairs.”

“Go on. Take a shower and get some good rest.”

Dawn went upstairs. She planned to head straight back to her room, but when she passed the study, she saw the door hadn’t been closed.

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She paused for two seconds and knocked.

There was no answer.

“Ethan, I’m coming in.”

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The study lights were off. The tall silhouette of the man stood by the window. Night outside cast over him, outlining broad shoulders and a narrow waist, like he was wrapped in mist, distant and aristocratic.

Dawn walked closer and stopped about three feet away.

“I…”

She started, then didn’t know how to go on.

She bit her lip until it turned white, took a deep breath, and continued. “I went to see Daniel today because he secretly hid Victor three years ago. I made a deal with him to let Victor go free.”

Only silence answered her.

The study was deathly quiet.

The man still stood there without moving, without saying a word.

Dawn clenched her fists, her clear voice deliberately softened.

“I know you’re angry that I didn’t tell you. But from my point of view, this was my own business. And I couldn’t be sure what Daniel would do to Victor… So, before everything was settled, I didn’t want anything to go sideways.”

She reached out and gently tugged at the hem of his clothes.

“I’m sorry, okay?

“And Victor will be working with me from now on. You’ll definitely see him. I never meant to really hide it from you, I just–ah!”

Before she could finish, the man suddenly turned around, grabbed her shoulder, and slammed her against the wall.

They were so close that their breaths tangled.

Dawn could clearly feel his heart pounding, heavy with restrained anger.

“You think I’m angry because you didn’t tell me your schedule today?” he asked softly.

Ethan’s eyes burned dark, like magma ready to burst. He stared at her beautiful face and spoke word by

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“Dawn, I’m giving you one last chance today. Tell me. Why do you want to marry me?”

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More than a last chance, it sounded like a final warning.

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It felt like he was saying that if she didn’t tell him the truth, then there would be no wedding at all.

Or maybe something even worse. But Dawn had no strength left to think about that.

Her mind was a mess. She couldn’t sort anything out.

“What, you can’t say it?”

The hand gripping her waist tightened. Dawn gasped, “You’re hurting me.”

“Good. At least you still feel pain. That means you’re still human.”

Ethan’s jaw was clenched tight. His eyes were so cold that they could freeze solid.

He lifted her chin and forced her to look at him. “If you really wanted revenge, I said it already. You can do anything. Even if you want my life, I’ll give it to you. But what about you?”

From the moment they met again, there had been no honesty.

All the pushing and pulling. What was she really after?

Even this close, Ethan felt he couldn’t see through her at all.

Dawn didn’t move or speak. Her eyes were clouded and lost, like she was looking at him, yet also at nothing at all.

The room was dark, and once his eyes adjusted, her emotions became even clearer.

Her breathing was light.

So light.

As if she were afraid that even breathing would give something away.

No one knew how long had passed. In the end, Ethan squeezed his eyes shut and finally, slowly, let go of his hand.