Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 452

Chapter 452 Stirring Things Up

Chapter 452 Stirring Things Up

“Ethan–”

“Get out.”

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“Get out!”

Dawn’s hand at her side dug hard into her palm. In the end, she said nothing more and walked out.

What had seemed like a slightly softened relationship crashed to ice overnight. Even Tara and Hannah could feel the heavy tension hanging over the villa.

Early in the morning, the two of them came downstairs one after the other.

They didn’t even eat at the same table.

Good grief… Just how bad was this fight?

Tara and Hannah whispered for ages and still couldn’t figure anything out. In the end, they couldn’t sit still

anymore.

“Dawn…”

Seeing Dawn about to head out, Tara quickly grabbed her.

“Are you busy? If you’re not, can you borrow me a minute? Let’s talk.”

Dawn more or less knew what she wanted to say and tried to refuse. “Mrs. Jackson, I’ve got to-”

“It’ll just take a second. I promise!”

Faced with Tara’s hopeful eyes, Dawn couldn’t bring herself to say no. “Alright.”

“It’s nothing serious,” Tara said, watching her expression carefully. “It just looks like you and Ethan are in a cold war… Haven’t you made up yet?”

Well… We probably never will.

Dawn pressed down the bitterness at the corner of her mouth and shook her head. “He probably needs a little time to cool off. Don’t worry. I’ll try my best.”

One look at her, and Tara knew it wasn’t that simple.

But this was their business… There was only so much Tara could do.

With a sigh, she took Dawn’s hand. “No matter what, don’t sell yourself short, okay? If you need anything, tell me. I’m always on your side.”

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Dawn felt a lump rise in her chest and nodded hard.

Tara walked her to the door and kept giving carnest advice all the way.

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“I know, Mrs. Jackson,” Dawn said with a smile. “Even if I don’t end up with him, you’ll always have a place in my heart.”

Tara pursed her lips, still thinking about what Dawn had said before.

“You promised you’d always call me Tara. You went back on your word.”

“Then I’ll call you that in secret next time.”

Dawn coaxed her for a while, then went to work.

Tara watched her car pull away before turning back. She’d only taken two steps when she heard tires rolling up behind her.

“Did she forget something?”

Thinking it was Dawn, she turned around, but saw a flashy woman in oversized sunglasses in the car.

“Roxanne?”

“Mrs. Jackson.”

Roxanne opened the door. Her long, pale legs stepped out, and she took off her sunglasses with a bright smile. “I’m free today. I heard you’re in Northville, so I came to see you.”

Tara blinked and smiled back.

“Then come in and sit. I was bored anyway.”

She couldn’t quite figure it out. They’d met a few times, but weren’t close enough to be this casual. How did it suddenly turn into a private visit?

But she figured she would find out soon enough.

“Is Ethan not home?” Roxanne asked.

“It’s a workday. He’s at the company.”

Tara poured her a cup of flower tea and slid it over. “A friend brought this back from Qaruun. Try it.”

Roxanne took a symbolic sip and praised it a few times.

One way or another, the conversation drifted back to Ethan.

“I heard he and Dawn are back together now, right?”

Tara looked at her and instinctively grew guarded. She deflected smoothly. “How would I know about their

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business? Besides, I can’t control that boy at all. He does what he wants.”

That wasn’t just dodging the question. It was also a warning to Roxanne not to try anything through her.

A flicker of coldness flashed through Roxanne’s eyes. Her fingers tightened around the cup.

She smiled. “That’s true.

“But I’ve heard a few things about Dawn that I think you’d find very interesting, Mrs. Jackson.”

She drew out the sentence, making it sound loaded.

Tara knew it wouldn’t be anything good. But she still asked, “What?”

“Oh…”

Roxanne sighed heavily, looking regretful.

She lowered her head to sip her tea again, then spoke slowly. “You probably know that Dawn and I are sisters in name. After all these years, my adoptive father finally found her. Of course, the whole family was happy. But…

“She might’ve developed some psychological issues after that accident three years ago.” Roxanne paused and shook her head, as if troubled. “It twisted how she sees relationships. While she was abroad… her private life seemed pretty messy.”

Tara looked at her with a strange expression, wanting to speak but holding back.

Roxanne thought her words had hit home. A trace of triumph crept into her eyes.

She went on.

“I heard she even has a son. You probably didn’t know that, right?”

A son… Benjamin?

Tara’s face darkened. “I know. So what?”