Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 473

Chapter 473 Promise

He meant Mason.

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Dawn let out a soft laugh. “Yeah. But now that we’ve played it once, we’re done. It’s not a fun game.”

The boy stared at her quietly, studying her face.

A moment later, his mother appeared at the end of the walkway, calling his name.

The boy darted toward his mother but hesitated before leaving. His eyes shone like glass in the dark. “If I tell you what I saw, can you really help us make the bad people go away?”

A child’s world was simple. To him, good and evil existed with no shades between.

Sharing a secret meant trust. It meant friendship.

“Of course,” Dawn said softly, her voice warm but firm. “You saw it yourself, didn’t you? The bad guy’s already been taken by the police. If you tell me everything you saw, we can make sure he pays for what he did.”

The boy glanced up at his mother. She did not say no. He let go of her hand and ran to Dawn. He leaned in close and whispered something against her ear.

Before Dawn could react, Mason walked up, carrying a small medical kit in one hand.

She turned her head and smiled faintly, then patted the boy’s shoulder. “I see. When the police come tomorrow, can you tell them exactly what you told me? They’re good people, too. I’ll make sure someone stays with you, alright?”

The boy nodded. “Okay.”

His mother looked awkward but managed a faint, apologetic smile.

Then she took his hand and led him away.

Dawn watched them go, her tone cool but composed. “Find a lawyer. A woman, if possible. Someone patient and professional. She’ll go with the boy to the station tomorrow for his statement.”

Mason nodded once. His eyes dropped to her wrist, where the skin was raw and flushed.

“I should put something on that,” he said.

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“What?”

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Dawn blinked, then followed his gaze. She laughed under her breath. “It’s nothing. But thanks. I’ll handle it myself.”

She took the kit and flipped it open. Inside was a small tube of ointment, plain but clean.

He must have checked it before bringing it over.

She squeezed some onto her fingers and rubbed it gently onto her bruised wrist.

The sting burned for a moment, making her draw a sharp breath through her teeth.

Mason’s expression tightened. His hand twitched slightly, but before he could move, she was already done.

She closed the tube, tucked it back into the box, and handed it to him. “Here. Return it to whoever owns it.”

His hand lingered midair before he took it back. “Alright.”

He smiled faintly, his tone softer. “Come on. You should get some rest.”

Dawn gave a small nod.

Things had finally settled. The workers would likely calm down now, though plenty still needed to be handled. For tonight, she would stay here.

The night drifted by in silence.

When dawn broke, sunlight spilled through the dusty window. Dawn woke up, opened the door, and froze.

A crowd of people stood outside her room, waiting.

She caught her breath and frowned. “What are you all doing here?”

“We wanted to see you.”

The one leading them was the boy’s mother. Her voice trembled, but her eyes were warm. “Ms. Dawn, we’re very sorry for what we did yesterday. We want to apologize.”

Another worker stepped forward. “Yeah, we thought you were with Marshall. The man’s a bastard.”

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“Ms. Dawn, please,” another added softly. “Can you forgive us?”

In one night, Dawn had done what no one in this factory had ever dared to imagine.

She had dragged Marshall into the hands of the police.

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Dawn gave a faint shake of her head. “He dug his own grave. Even without me, he wouldn’t have kept his power for long. And it was my job to handle this. You don’t need to thank me.”

Her calm tone swept away the tension like wind clearing smoke.

A moment later, they were leading her down the hallway toward the foreman’s office to show her the ledgers and shipment files from last year.

“Ms. Dawn, there’s something you should know,” one of the women said, her voice tight with anger. “Marshall made us work on his private orders all year. We worked through nights without rest, but he never paid the overtime he promised.”

Another worker clenched her fists. “Two people died from overwork. He hid the truth and gave their families nothing. He even tried to silence anyone who found out.”

Dawn’s stomach knotted.

“How did he silence them?”

The woman paused, her face twisting in grief. “We don’t know. But two people disappeared. They were just gone.”

That kind of quiet disappearance chilled Dawn from the inside out.

Were they moved somewhere else? Or dead?

No one had answers.

That was why they had locked down the factory and rebelled against Marshall’s men.

The thought made her pulse slow with dread. Knowing Marshall, she believed him capable of anything.

And deep down, something else stirred in her–a strange unease about his arrest.

When they arrived at the foreman’s office, the man wasted no time. He laid out every file and record across the desk.

“Ms. Dawn,” he said, bowing deeply, “we’re putting our trust in you now.”

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Dawn quickly reached forward to lift him back up. “Please, don’t. You’ve done your part.”

Up close, she could see the toll on him. His beard was streaked with gray, his face lined with fatigue.