Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 462

Chapter 462 Sleeping in Her Arms

“No, you’re not.”

Dawn was speechless.

What in the world did he just say?

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Dawn’s expression cooled instantly. She pulled the little boy tighter against her. “I am. Of course I am. Being a mother isn’t only about blood, right?”

“But…”

Benjamin’s voice shrank. “You’ll have your own baby one day.”

He wasn’t asking anyone in particular. He just mumbled quietly, “I don’t even know what my real mom looks like. I really, really like you, but I still want to see her.”

…

Maybe yearning for a mother was something instinctive in every young cub.

Even if he’d never lacked affection.

Even if he barely remembered her at all.

Once someone mentioned her, a hundred questions flew to the surface.

Dawn pressed her lips thin. She didn’t want to tell him the truth about that woman. She softened her tone. “You do have a mother. She was a truly, truly good person. She went somewhere far and beautiful. She’s always keeping an eye on you from a place

“Then why won’t she let me meet her?”

What possible answer works for that?

Dawn silently cursed whoever had filled his head with these ideas. She gently stroked his cheek. “Because she had no other choice. And hey, don’t you adore me? Isn’t having me enough for you?”

Her last two sentences carried a light, coaxing tease.

Mostly, Dawn just wanted to pull him away from this topic.

Benjamin didn’t cling to it either. He wrapped his arms around her neck and kissed her cheek. “I love Dawn the most!”

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Hearing that, Dawn finally breathed out in relief. She slid her hand under Benjamin’s neck and pulled him close.

“Go to sleep. Mommy will sing for you.”

She hummed a soft lullaby, her thoughts drifting far away.

Benjamin’s biological mother was someone who worked in the adult industry.

At the time, Aidan was still running missions as a mercenary. During one assignment, the drugs forced on him kicked in, and he ended up sleeping with Benjamin’s mother.

He never knew a baby would come from it. After that single night, they never crossed paths again.

But that woman carried the pregnancy to term.

Surviving was already difficult. Raising a child was almost impossible.

With no options left, she sent him to an orphanage and relied on the local welfare center for support.

From day one, Benjamin’s life was unstable and uncertain. When Dawn met him, he was already two years old.

Born with fragile health and suffering from malnutrition, he was tiny and underweight- smaller than most one–year–olds.

Dawn’s heart ached, so she began delivering supplies and donating generously to the orphanage.

But something made her furious…

The director there was corrupt. He tried to take advantage of Benjamin.

Dawn discovered the plot and did everything she could to pull Benjamin out. After that day, Benjamin started calling her Mommy.

And Dawn never expected that later on, fate would give her a chance to save his biological father too.

This child’s early life was nothing but struggle.

All Dawn wished was for him to grow up safe and carefree.

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Ethan wrapped up work and returned to the bedroom. The bed looked untouched, perfectly neat, without a single crease.

He glanced at the bathroom, then turned away and stepped out.

The nursery’s warm, soft lamp was still on.

He approached the doorway, and through the small opening, he saw a woman on the bed holding a child. Her pale, slim fingers rested on his shoulder, patting gently in a rhythm like a heartbeat.

The calm, tender expression on her face–he’d never witnessed anything like it before.

A sudden shock hit Ethan’s chest, a rush unlike anything he’d felt, sending his pulse thundering.

He had no idea how long he remained there.

Then he pushed the door open and stepped inside.

Dawn heard the sound and raised her head. Her voice was so gentle it barely made a sound. “Finished with work?”

Ethan nodded. “You’re staying here tonight?”

“Mm. I’ll keep him company.”

Dawn motioned for him to return to their room. “You’ve got work tomorrow. Go re

His eyebrows lifted slightly. He didn’t respond.

He simply turned and walked out.

She was speechless.

All right, that felt unnecessarily cold.

Dawn smirked and cursed him internally.

A little while later, footsteps appeared again. She looked up to see Ethan, now in pajamas, walk back in. He lifted the blanket on the other side and lay down.

“You… what are you doing?”

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“What does it look like?”

Ethan sounded unbothered and steady. “Sleeping.”

“Oh.”

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Dawn’s eyes

drifted to his large hand resting on the blanket, holding Benjamin close but carefully avoiding putting weight on him–details many biological fathers wouldn’t even notice.

She couldn’t describe the feeling. Warm, soft, and with a faint bittersweet sting.

She didn’t even remember when she drifted off.

By morning, the scene on the bed was… less peaceful.

Benjamin sat at the foot of the mattress clutching a plush toy, his wide innocent eyes staring at what he saw–a man and woman curled together, arms wrapped around each other.

Wait, what?

Didn’t I fall asleep in Mommy’s arms last night?