Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27 Make Her Learn What Real Hardship Is

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Dawn stared at him blankly for a moment before muttering, “Isn’t it enough that I’m giving myself to you?”

The words slipped out before she even realized what she had said. By the time it registered, it was already too late.

Dawn bit her lip, completely unsure of how to fix the situation.

Ethan’s expression faltered for a brief second. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he quickly lowered his voice. “Giving yourself to me is one thing, but this kind of gratitude comes at a different cost.”

Dawn froze for a moment before she couldn’t help but chuckle softly. “Ethan, you’re so cheesy. That joke’s from, like, forever ago.”

Ethan froze.

Damn it. What am I supposed to do when my fiancée thinks I’m corny? Help!

He rubbed his nose with one of his sharply defined hands. “Let’s go

home.”

Ethan had work to handle, so he walked Dawn downstairs and then turned to face her. “I still need to stop by the office. I might be there late, but if you get hungry, just text me, and I’ll order something for you.”

Dawn looked at him with a slightly amused expression.

“I’m not a child. If I get hungry, I’ll figure it out myself.”

Besides, I bought so many snacks yesterday that I can’t see myself getting hungry anytime soon.

Ethan wasn’t bothered. “I know you can figure things out yourself, but it’s my responsibility to take care of you. You should leave some things for me to do.”

Dawn wanted to remind him that they were just two people living together temporarily and that there was no need to take things so seriously, but seeing the sincerity in his face, she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

“Okay, okay,” she sighed, giving in. “If I’m hungry or thirsty, I’ll report to you right away. Is that good?”

“Yeah.” Ethan nodded, clearly satisfied with her response. He watched her walk into the

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building before getting into his car and driving off.

After handling one big issue, Dawn felt a wave of relief wash over her.

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She got home, took a relaxing bath, and then settled on the couch with some snacks and a

movie.

Before she could finish, her friend, Anna Winsor, called.

“Girl, where are you living the good life now?”

Dawn blinked in confusion. “What do you mean?”

“Austin has been going crazy trying to find you! I swear, he’s probably harassed everyone in class, especially me! I was his biggest victim, and I finally said I’d help him get in touch with you.”

Dawn froze.

Austin is looking for me?

Dawn suddenly remembered that, annoyed by his persistent messages, she’d blocked Austin’s number and social media last night, and hadn’t unblocked them yet.

She licked her lips and set the chips aside. “Did he go to your place?”

Dawn and Anna were the closest of friends, so it made sense that Austin would bother her first.

“What do you think?” Anna scoffed. “He showed up at 6:00 a.m., banging on the door! I thought someone was trying to rob me!”

But when she opened the door, it was just the troublesome Austin.

“Don’t be mad, don’t be mad. I’ll contact him now,” Dawn said, rolling her eyes before hanging up.

She quickly unblocked Austin on WhatsApp and sent him a question mark as a message.

Then, she added, “Heard you were looking for me.”

A few seconds later, Austin’s video call came through.

Dawn hesitated for a moment, then switched it to a voice call.

As soon as the call connected, Austin’s raspy shouting nearly pierced her eardrum. “Dawn,

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you’ve really crossed a line. Running away? Seriously? Get your ass back here this moment!”

Dawn instinctively held the phone away from her ear, and once he finished yelling, she sighed, her voice steady. “But I ran too far away. I can’t come back.”

Austin hadn’t expected Dawn to argue back, especially not at a time like this.

He’d spent all night thinking, still convinced that she was doing this on purpose.

Dawn had done things like this before–getting upset, making threats, staying at a friend’s house for a few days, and then coming back, apologetic. But this time, it was different.

She had even emptied out the house.

Does she really think this would scare me?

Austin sneered. “You want to cause trouble, huh? Fine. Since you want independence so badly, I’ll let you experience what it really means. Starting tomorrow, I’ll cancel your card. You’ll have to learn to feed yourself.

“Also, I’ve already taken care of things at the branch office. They won’t give you any special treatment. You’ll start as a basic intern. When you finally realize your mistake, you can come

see me!”

With that, he hung up, not giving Dawn a chance to respond.

Does that stubborn girl really think she can get away with this? This time, I’m going to make her learn what real hardship is.

On the other end, Dawn stared at her phone in disbelief as the call ended.

She had been planning to tell Austin about her internship in Northville. But this man, acting like a powder keg ready to explode, had played an unpredictable move.

However, when she thought about it more carefully, she figured he’d been too wrapped up in his romance with Sydney to care about her life.