Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 535

Chapter 535 As You Wish

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Ethan’s gaze darkened in an instant. His voice carried a faint, uncontrollable tremor. “So this is all for revenge? There’s nothing else between us?”

“Yes.”

Dawn met his eyes. “There’s nothing else.”

At that moment, there were still a few steps between them.

Maybe it was because her words were too cold. In an instant, a clear boundary seemed to form between them.

Ethan stood there. The light fell on him head–on, stretching his tall figure into scattered shadows. He said nothing. The air around him felt sealed off, wrapped in heavy fog.

After a moment, the hands at his side clenched hard, then loosened.

“Fine.”

His hoarse voice sounded rough, like grit scraping by. Even now, Dawn could still hear a trace of gentleness in it. He said, “As you wish.”

He turned and walked out.

Dawn’s lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.

After leaving, Ethan went straight to the study and dialed a number on his phone.

“Hello?”

At this hour, it should’ve been the middle of the night there.

Will’s voice was a little hoarse. He cleared his throat and asked gently, “Ethan, why are you calling so late? Something wrong?”

“When are you planning to come back?”

The moment the question was asked, the line went silent.

Ethan’s brows knit tighter. This was far too abnormal. No matter how busy things were overseas, it shouldn’t be impossible to spare even two days. Especially not for something as big as his son’s wedding.

“I haven’t figured it out yet. I’ll let you know in a couple of days.”

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Figured out the date, or figured out whether he was coming at all?

Ethan believed it was the latter.

And the answer definitely wasn’t one he wanted to hear.

He looked out the window. In the distance, the air seemed to simmer with heat.

“Dad.”

He called out once. Silence again.

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After a moment, Ethan’s cool, steady voice rang out again. “Maybe you won’t need to come back after all. Dawn found out some things about her mother and doesn’t plan to marry me

anymore.”

As the words fell, the person on the other end seemed to stop breathing.

It was brief, but Ethan felt it.

“What does her mother’s situation have to do with you? At worst, you delay the wedding. Wasn’t it supposed to make up for regrets anyway? Any time is the same.

“That’s enough,” Will said. “I have a meeting early tomorrow. Go to bed.”

The call ended.

Ethan held the same posture for a long while before lowering his phone.

The window hadn’t been fully closed. A fierce gust of wind swept in from afar, as if it might rip the window right off. From a distance, the swirling dust and dead leaves looked like a bleak, foreign world.

Hannah cooked fast. In a little over an hour, the table was filled with a balanced spread. The chicken soup had been simmering since last night.

As she ladled out the soup, she chatted, especially reminding Dawn, “Look how much weight you’ve lost lately. You have to make it back up. From now on, come home to eat every day. I’ll cook you a full spread!”

Dawn instinctively looked at the man across from her. His expression was flat. His eyes were as dark as ever, but the warmth was gone, replaced by a cold sharpness that kept people at a distance.

Micah worried Hannah might notice something He kept talking through the whole meal, occasionally pulling Dawn into the conversation

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They finished eating in awkward calm and couldn’t stay any longer.

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“Hannah… I’ve got a project and need to travel for work. I might not be able to eat your cooking for a while.”

Hannah’s eyelids jumped when she saw the large suitcase Micah carried out. A bad feeling rose up.

But…

She glanced toward the living room.

The man sat there looking at his phone, completely unmoved.

Was the fight really that serious?

Seeing how flustered Hannah looked, Dawn felt guilty. She stepped forward and hugged her. “Hannah, take good care of yourself from now on. Goodbye.”

She let go and turned to get into the car.

Hannah was frantic, but she couldn’t physically stop them.

Seeing the car already start up, she ran into the living room in two quick steps and shouted, “What are you still looking at? Ethan! Your wife is running off!”

The man didn’t move. He didn’t even change posture.

Hannah looked at him with complete disbelief. She held back, then couldn’t anymore. “Ethan? What are you even thinking? Haven’t you been hung up on her for three years?

“Now she’s finally come back alive, and you two even agreed to get married again. How did it fall apart just like that? The way Dawn looks, she’s not coming back. Aren’t you-”

“Hannah.”

The man’s voice landed heavily, cutting her off at once.

He leaned back. His Adam’s apple bobbed, pressed deep with restraint.

After a few seconds, he said in a low, dark voice, I want her to be able to breathe.”

If staying here made her uncomfortable, if getting married made her unhappy, then what was the point?

Hannah couldn’t understand these young people. But looking at the expression on Ethan’s face, she felt his pain wasn’t any less than Dawn’s

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