Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 143

That diamond was worth a fortune, yet he treated it like it was just some toy.

Dawn stared at the ring on her finger, her mind drifting. Ethan reached over, tapped her nose and grin. "All right, let's get home."

Her chest felt warm, filled with emotions she couldn't even explain.

At dinner, Ethan had said proposing was supposed to be the man's job, but honestly—did it really matter?

She never thought Ethan would actually make it up to her.

They parked, headed upstairs, and went their separate ways into their rooms.

Suddenly, Dawn stopped, spun around, and called out, "Ethan!"

He looked over.

"I'm serious about this, too."

Her voice was steady as she said, "Marrying you is an honor. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night!"

She slipped into her room, shut the door, and pressed her hand against her chest, her heartbeat racing.

Outside, the night stretched endlessly—dark, endless, and quiet.

Neither of them slept much. Both were awake way too early.

Dawn had just texted HR to take the day off when Ethan showed up in the dining room doorway, tall and calm.

"Good morning."

"Good morning."

Neither of them added anything, keeping it short and to the point.

They ate quickly, moved in sync, and left together. Ethan opened the passenger door for her, waited until she got in, then asked, "Did you bring your ID?"

Dawn nodded. "Yeah, I've got it."

Ethan let out a small breath of relief, walked around, and slid into the driver's seat.

The City Hall wasn't far—maybe 20 minutes.

Since it was a weekday morning, the place wasn't crowded. Only two couples were ahead of them.

They sat together, filled out the forms, showed their IDs, and paid the fee.

Everything moved quickly, and before long, it was their turn.

The staff went through their paperwork, ready to finalize it, when Dawn's phone suddenly started buzzing.

"Seriously? Who calls right now?" she grumbled, digging into her bag.

Ethan's eyes flickered, and he reached out to stop her, his voice low and steady. "Let's finish this first, okay?"

Dawn looked up, puzzled, and caught something strange in his eyes.

Wait—was Ethan scared?

When he pulled away, she found herself licking her lips without thinking.

Ethan glanced down at her and smirked. "What's this? Already craving more?"

"No way."

Dawn was already used to how quickly he bounced back, so she just waved the marriage certificate in her hand and changed the subject.

"So, should we tell our families about this?"

Ethan raised a brow. "You mean, tell our families?"

"Isn't that what people normally do?"

Dawn froze up for a beat, then quickly looked down like nothing happened. "We don't have to, I guess. Anyway, we—"

Before she could finish, Ethan took the hand holding the certificate, lacing his fingers with hers, showing it off.

His voice was calm, almost casual. "For something this big, we should at least post it online."

Click.

The photo was taken.

With the City Hall behind them, hands clasped together, they had just made the biggest choice of their lives.

Before Dawn could even react, she saw Ethan open his Instagram and start typing out a post.