Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 173

The girl even pulled out a stack of love letters and got a few classmates to back her up, listing all of Dawn's so-called sins.

That was the first time Dawn felt the sting of being falsely accused with no way to defend herself. As expected, her guardian was called to school. The teacher was polite to Austin, but twisted the story, adding details that weren't true. It sounded like Dawn already had some shady relationship with a boy.

When Austin got home, he was so angry that he smashed his phone.

He was only 20, but he carried himself like an old parent.

"Dawn, I'm so disappointed in you! What were you thinking? You're just a kid! How could you already be dating?"

Dawn lowered her head. "I didn't."

"You still dare to say that?"

He threw the pile of letters in front of her. One envelope cut her cheek. "Are you saying these boys don't have feelings for you?"

Dawn stayed quiet. Her eyes dropped to the letters on the floor—some pink with flowers, some plain. She'd never read them, but she knew they were probably filled with sweet, dreamy words.

So what if they liked me?

Isn't it normal for people to be curious, to feel things, to want to explore?

But she also knew Austin was older, with more life experience. If she argued, it would only blow up into a huge fight. So she stayed quiet and let him scold her for two straight hours.

When Austin finally calmed down, he seemed to realize he'd gone too far. His voice softened. "Dawn, I'm not trying to be harsh. But none of those boys is your future. Spending time with them is meaningless. Cut it off, now."

He didn't believe her at all. He didn't even bother to ask for the truth.

Dawn's lashes trembled. "Okay."

For a long while after that, Austin cleared his schedule. He took her out, bought her gifts. Back then, Dawn thought it was his way of making up for wrongly accusing her.

But after it happened a few more times, she understood. Austin was just trying to distract her from a crush that never even existed.

The computer screen timed out and went black. In the dark, Dawn tugged at the corner of her mouth, surprised she was even remembering something that far back.

Was it Sydney's words that stirred it up?

No way.

That kind of cheap slander only showed how stupid Sydney was.

Dawn took a deep breath, shut down the computer, and headed out.

She thought, I hope spring comes soon.

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