Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 494

Chapter 494 Lunch With Gina

Chapter 494 Lunch With Gina

“Yes. The flight’s booked. Nine in the morning, day after tomorrow.”

“Perfect. Take tomorrow off. I’m having lunch with Gina before we leave.

“Yes, Ms. Dawn.”

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When the call ended, Dawn opened WhatsApp and sent Gina a quick message. They set at lunch date for the next day.

She went to her suitcase and lifted the lid. Inside was a small jewelry box. She opened it and took out a new pair of diamond earrings she’d bought earlier that week. They caught the light as she turned them in her hand. She decided they would be Gina’s farewell gift.

Gina greeted her with her usual enthusiasm, pulling her into a warm hug. “Can’t believe you actually called me, darling. I was starting to think you’d forgotten I existed.”

“How could I?”

Dawn gave her a playful look. “We’re friends, remember?”

“The best kind,” Gina replied with a grin. Then her tone softened. “But you’re flying back to Aglar soon, aren’t you? That means it’ll be harder to see you.”

“You’ll be fine,” Dawn said. “Your company does business in Aglar too. We’ll have plenty of chances.”

Gina raised an eyebrow. “That’s true.”

It was odd. They hadn’t known each other long, yet talking to Gina always felt natural. There was an ease between them that made it feel like they’d known each other for years. Gina liked to say they were proof that some friendships were just late arrivals.

Halfway through lunch, Dawn’s phone vibrated. It was a message from Aidan.

After her conversation with Vincent, she had told him everything. Aidan had friends who were hackers. For him, tracing someone was child’s play.

Still, when Dawn opened the message and saw the name, her chest tightened.

Shawn.

It was him. The same boy Mason had caught yesterday.

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Everything suddenly made sense. The motorcycle. The text. The entire thing had been his plan.

Gina noticed Dawn’s expression and leaned closer.

The glow from the phone screen reflected in her eyes. “Well, well,” she teased. “Who’s that?”

Her smirk grew wider. “Don’t tell me that’s your new boy toy.”

Dawn laughed under her breath. “No. He’s just someone I know. I asked a friend to send me his info.”

“You’re trying to get to know him,” Gina asked, chewing on her food, “or trying to find out something about him? You could’ve asked me. I actually know him.”

Dawn lifted her gaze sharply. “You’re sure we’re talking about the same person?”

“Positive. That’s Shawn.”

Gina swallowed her bite and gave a small, sly smile. “He’s a bit of a celebrity, actually.”

Dawn felt a flicker of curiosity. She picked up her fork, stabbed a piece of lettuce, and said carefully, “What kind of celebrity?”

Gina leaned forward, eyes bright with mischief.

“The kind you

wouldn’t expect in a million years.”

Dawn didn’t speak. She just looked at her, waiting.

“Oh, come on,” Gina said, laughing. “Take a wild guess. You don’t always have to be so serious. Girls can have fun too, you know.”

That could only mean one thing. Whatever Shawn was famous for, it wasn’t clean.

young, Gina gave a mock sigh and crossed her arms. “Let’s just say he’s got … talents. He’s handsome, and knows how to work a room. Guys like him always find a way to climb in that crowd.”

Dawn’s brows drew together. “What kind of crowd are you talking about?”

“I’ve practically spelled it out, and you still don’t see it?”

Gina looked at her with exaggerated disbelief, then sighed and tipped her head back.

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“You know how the upper crust is. Once they’ve had everything money can buy, they start chasing whatever gives them a thrill. Especially those pathetic, sleazy middle–aged men who think money hides their insecurity.”

Dawn’s head snapped up, her

eyes wide.

Gina grinned. “Finally catching on?”

“He… Shawn does that for a living?”

“Exactly.”

The word hit Dawn like a slap. Gina said it so smoothly it made her skin crawl. She kept talking between slow bites of food. “There was a yacht out on international waters a while back. They filled it with gorgeous young men from all over. Then they auctioned them off. Highest bid wins the boy.

“Whoever got picked became someone’s private toy.”

Dawn felt her throat tighten. “Did they … do it willingly?”

Gina gave a careless shrug. “Some were. Some weren’t.”

Her tone turned cold.

It did not matter anyway. In the end, they would become willing slaves of the rich, chasing whatever money could buy.

She lifted her wineglass, the liquid catching the light. “Those rich bastards are twisted, but they’re generous too. That’s how this world works. You throw enough cash, and things like morals or dignity suddenly have a price tag.

“If you still can’t buy it, that just means you didn’t pay enough.”

She took a slow sip.

“People aren’t so different from animals. You just have to find the right leash.”

Dawn didn’t say anything. Her fingers tightened around her fork. After a long pause, she asked quietly, “How much do you really know about Shawn?”

“Not a lot. I’m not his type, obviously.” Gina shot her a teasing look before her voice steadied again. “But he was huge a couple of years ago. People spent ridiculous amounts just to have dinner with him.

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“Then one day he disappeared. Word is, some billionaire took him under his wing. After that, he was gone.”