Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 149

Ethan spun his phone in his palm and let it rest casually on his knee. "No, Hannah."

"What do you mean, no?" Hannah walked over, blunt as ever. "You don't look like a newlywed at all. You look more like a husband who's been ditched."

" ... "

Hannah's eyes darted around, and she suddenly grew serious. "Be honest with me ... Dawn married you because she wanted to, right?"

Ethan sucked in a breath but didn't answer.

He thought Hannah was about to stand up for him, but then she leaned in, speaking in a mysterious whisper, "Well, you two have your marriage certificate now, so it's all settled! I've already got a plan to help you out!"

The more Hannah talked, the more ridiculous it sounded. Ethan couldn't help but laugh. "Hannah, you and my mom should really lay off those romance novels. All those tricks don't work in real life."

"Who says they don't? And I didn't learn them from romance novels, anyway ... "

It was always awkward talking about stuff like this with elders, so Ethan shook his head and stood up. "If you've got nothing else, why don't you take a walk outside? I need to get back to work."

Hannah looked stubborn. "You brat ... You might need my help in the end, you know?"

Whether he needed help or not, Ethan just felt frustrated.

As soon as he got to the office and sat down, he found himself added back into the group chat. And of course, someone had changed the group name to—

"Did the CEO of Jackson Group get lucky today?"

Ethan was speechless.

He clenched his teeth and tossed his phone aside.

Tony knocked on the door and walked in, only to see his boss looking ... well, pretty dissatisfied.

Honestly, Tony didn't even want to speak.

Ethan closed his eyes, his voice deep. "What is it?"

Tony hesitated. "Boss ... maybe I should come back later?"

Ethan opened his eyes and smirked. "What, did you eat too much at lunch and now you can't talk?"

" ..."

Why are you roasting me?

I just didn't want to make your mood worse.

Tony scratched his nose, then said, "About that guy who kidnapped Ms. Porter—you told me to keep digging.

"I've used every connection I have, but there's nothing. Whoever he is, he's way better at covering his tracks than we thought. And ... it looks like someone's helping him."

"Looks like?"

Ethan frowned. "So the trail's gone cold?"

"Yeah."

...

Even though today was her wedding day, for Dawn, it felt no different. She worked hard, busy right up until quitting time.

She rubbed her neck and headed to the break room.

Janice had just finished making a cup of coffee and, seeing Dawn walk in, decided to stick around.

She leaned against the counter, her eyes full of mischief.

"Hey, workaholic."

" ... "

Dawn glanced at her and couldn't help but smile. "What's up with you?"

"What do you think?" Janice shook her head in disbelief. "No wonder you're the boss lady at Dreammaker Studios. Who else would come in to work on their wedding day besides you?"

"There's no other way. Besides, Ethan's pretty busy too."

"Hard-working capitalists. No wonder you two rake in the cash."

Janice made her verdict, then took a sip of coffee before giving in to her curiosity. "But tonight's your first night as newlyweds. Are you ... "

She looked Dawn up and down, grinning mischievously. "Did you get Mr. Jackson any kind of surprise? Or maybe a gift?"

Dawn froze, feeling her cheeks heat up. "W-what?"