Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 498

Chapter 498 The Boy Vincent Abandoned

Dawn wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination.

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She kept feeling like Mason had something he wasn’t saying when he mentioned Micah.

“Mason.”

She paused, then lifted her head and looked him straight in the eyes.

“Do you know Micah?”

Mason kept his head lowered, neat and composed, looking almost like one of those impeccably loyal butlers from a TV drama.

His voice dropped. “Yes.”

Dawn went silent.

Her brows tightened for a moment, unsure what expression she was supposed to make. “Then why didn’t you tell me earlier? All these days–nothing?”

“Ms. West, you didn’t ask.”

Dawn stayed quiet. Well, that was technically true.

She let out a breathy, incredulous laugh. “Fine, then tell me now, how exactly do you know him?”

Mason hesitated for a few seconds.

No one knew what he was thinking during that short pause.

Debating, unsure.

Or maybe deciding where to begin.

In the end, he summed up everything he knew in a single line.

“Micah used to be one of the kids Mr. West sponsored.”

Dawn’s pupils tightened sharply. “What?”

Vincent was a businessman, and at his level, he no longer had to worry about expanding his

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empire, only about legacy and reputation.

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So he would search for kids he thought had potential. It was like planting seeds–give them money, give them opportunities, and one day, eventually, he would take something back…

If they turned out useful, they became powerful assets for Stonewarden Group.

If not, he still got the shine of being a philanthropist.

Either way, he never lost.

“Strictly speaking, Micah came to the West Residence carlier than Ms. Roxanne did. I’m not sure by how many years. All I know is that the kid’s personality was unbelievably rebellious. Mr. West tried every method he could think of and still couldn’t smooth out any of those sharp edges. Eventually, he gave up.”

“Gave up?” Dawn didn’t quite understand what that meant. “You mean he kicked him out of the Wests?”

Mason said, “Not exactly.”

A world–famous entrepreneur wouldn’t do something that crude.

“He still had access to the West Residence, but he no longer had the treatment of a family member. He wasn’t going to starve, but that was about it.”

Looked at this way, “gave up” really was the perfect phrasing.

Dawn let out a laugh, though she wasn’t sure what she was laughing at.

“No wonder… Micah always acted a little weird around me. So he was just like Shawn, already hating me before we even met.”

But Mason shook his head. “I don’t think so. From what I know, Micah stopped coming back to the West Residence when he was very young. He had almost no contact with Mr. West. If he was really interested in the inheritance, wouldn’t he have tried to win Mr. West over first?”

None of that mattered now.

What mattered was finding him.

Dawn pressed her fingers against her aching temples and said offhandedly, “You keep saying there’s nothing seriously wrong with my health, so why is it that three years later I still haven’t fully recovered? Mason, what if I actually have some hidden illness?”

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After she said it, there was no reply for a moment.

Dawn looked up, just in time to meet Mason’s eyes.

Complicated, pitying, and even a little… sympathetic.

Sympathy?

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In the end, Mason didn’t explain anything clearly. He only said she might not be completely recovered yet and should get more rest.

At six–thirty that evening, Dawn met up with Anna at a nearby mall.

“I thought now that you’ve got both a career and a love life, you were planning to ditch. good old wifey here,” Anna teased.

She cupped Dawn’s face and kissed her cheek. “Let me see … hmm. Boobs got bigger.”

Dawn went silent.

She shot Anna a look. “You’re talking about me or yourself?”

“Heh, we’re just growing together,” Anna joked.

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She hooked her arm around Dawn and pulled her inside. “Come on, tell me, what earth- shattering drama have you been through lately?”

Honestly, there wasn’t much to say.

Dawn brushed it off. “I went abroad for a bit.”

“Uh–huh.” Anna raised a brow. “And then?”

“And then… I’m getting married soon.”

That part wasn’t a secret.

Anna snorted. “You two really are something, marrying the same person twice, and both times throwing these huge fancy weddings. Anyone who didn’t know better would think you guys were doing it for the gift money.”

Noticing Dawn’s expression shift, she quickly added with an awkward smile.

“Of course, the Jacksons are loaded. Hosting a wedding for them is basically losing money, not making it.”

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Dawn ignored her, her tone calm. “A wedding is just a formality”

“Right, right, totally,” Anna said immediately.

“The important thing is that you two are rock solid.”

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The mall was packed. At this hour, every restaurant had a long waitlist. After wandering around for a while, the two of them finally went outside and picked a quieter place.

They sat down and ordered a few dishes.

Dawn studied Anna’s face for a couple of seconds. “Your checks are glowing. New romance?”

“Ah…”

Anna took a sip of water. “What new romance? It’s the same as always.”

Her reaction made it obvious she was avoiding the topic.

But after years of on–again, off–again chaos with that man, Dawn figured no outsider had the right to judge.