Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 499

Chapter 499 Her Mother’s Shadows

Chapter 499 Her Mother’s Shadows

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Dawn hummed lightly. “Anyway, just don’t make yourself unhappy. Everything else comes second.”

Anna hadn’t even had time to feel touched before Dawn dropped another bomb on her.

“I’m pregnant.”

Anna went silent.

The cup she had just lifted froze in midair for two whole seconds. “I’m sorry–what did you just say?”

“Pregnant.”

More silence.

Anna repeated the word in her head over and over before she finally snapped back to reality. The first thing out of her mouth was a curse. “Are you kidding me? You really do everything faster than everyone else, huh? Skipping grades, marrying young, divorcing, marrying again, and now you’re having a kid? What’s next? Retiring at 35? Being a grandma at 45?”

She rattled off the whole rant in one breath, finally letting the shock wear off.

She took a big gulp of water and asked, “Does Ethan know? No, wait…”

Her eyes widened. “Don’t tell me you decided to get back with him because you found out you were pregnant?”

There were countless girls in the world who did stupid things like that. But if Dawn was abou to be one of them, Anna had no idea what she would even say.

Seeing the complicated look in her eyes, Dawn couldn’t help laughing.

“You’re being way too dramatic.”

“Am I wrong?”

“Of course you’re wrong.”

She rested her chin on her hand, her eyes drifting slightly, uncertain. “Ethan doesn’t know ye This baby was an accident. Even I haven’t decided whether I’m going to keep her.”

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That, at least, made Anna feel better.

But then she sighed, a little heartsick.

“Do you want to keep it?”

“I don’t know.”

If she did, she wouldn’t still be struggling with it.

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Anna thought for a moment, her tone turning more serious. “I don’t think you need to put so much pressure on yourself. Yeah… a kid is innocent, sure. But before a certain point, it’s basically just a fertilized egg.”

As her best friend, she would stand on Dawn’s side no matter what.

But still…

“I just don’t get it. With your personality, I thought you’d already have made up your mind.” Why was Dawn hesitating like this?

Dawn couldn’t lie to her and didn’t want to.

“I never planned on staying with Ethan long–term.”

Anna fell silent.

She sucked in a sharp breath. They were already preparing for a second wedding. How could Dawn say that?

“I can’t tell you the exact reason yet,” Dawn said, pressing her lips together with a bitter smile. “But Anna, I stopped living for love a long time ago. Maybe Ethan is a good choice, but … not every relationship needs an ending. At this point in my life, a man is optional.”

Her gaze dropped, hiding whatever emotion sat in her eyes.

Anna looked at her familiar face and felt, for a moment; like she was staring at a stranger. But then she realized that maybe that wasn’t a bad thing at all.

Dawn had always been someone who loved boldly and walked away just as boldly.

Anna held her hand. “You’re right, men were never essential anyway. Forget him. Think about ̧ yourself. If you don’t want the baby, I’ll go with you to the hospital. If you do … worst case, I’ll help you raise it.”

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Chapter 499 Her Mother’s Shadows

Dawn felt touched to the point her eyes went red.

After dinner, the two wandered around for a bit before parting ways.

When Dawn returned to Eastcrest Regency Residence, it was already nine.

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She parked the car and started walking toward the building, and for a second, something at the entrance caught her eye. She slowed, then smiled, her steps unhurried.

“Roxanne. Long time no see.”

“Cut the fake sweetness.”

Roxanne’s eyes were ice–cold. Seeing Dawn just stand there, she let out a mocking laugh. “What, you’re not coming out? Afraid I might bite?”

“Mhm. Afraid you’ll start foaming at the mouth.”

Roxanne went silent.

Her first instinct was to explode, but something made her force the anger back down. She let out a sharp, bitter laugh. “I’m only here to give you something today. I hope you’re still this smug after you look at it.”

With that, she opened her purse and pulled out an envelope.

“Go on. I spent a long time hunting this down for you. My dear sister … I hope you just love it.”

Dawn instinctively knew it wouldn’t be anything good, but against her better judgment, she still reached out and took the envelope.

The smugness on Roxanne’s face deepened, as if she had already seen the ending.

“Go on, open it.”

Dawn stared at her for a couple of seconds, then finally did.

Seeing her open it, Roxanne relaxed, turning away. Her graceful figure swayed as she walked, slow and deliberate, and her voice floated back like a ghostly whisper, “You and your mom ended up

with the same kind of photos. Guess some things just run in the family.”

Dawn didn’t speak.

She stared at the pictures that slid out of the envelope, feeling as if the air had been punched out of her lungs.

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Chapter 499 Her Mother’s Shadows

Two women. Easy to tell apart.

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Some of the older photos had that vintage blur, which only made the woman in them feel more mysterious. Her private areas were half–hidden. It was hard to say whether the photos were meant to be artistic or just vulgar.

And the others were… hers.

Both women had their eyes closed.

Both pale, exposed, and perfectly shaped.

Faces are similar–five parts alike.

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