Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 57

Chapter 57 You’ve Got It Wrong!

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Dawn’s eyes sparkled. Janice was just way too cool. She silently gave her a big thumbs–up.

Janice lifted the corner of her mouth in a quick, subtle smile and waited for the whispers to die down before saying, “Those of you who are leaving, you may go now.”

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No one moved or said a word.

Janice continued, “Since you’re staying, let’s start the meeting.”

The backlog of work was huge. The meeting ran from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sometimes, someone peeked at the door, but no one dared come in.

When it ended, Janice rubbed her neck and stood up.

“Thanks for helping with the work. Since we met so late, I’ll treat everyone to dinner at Flavors Bistro downstairs.”

The moment she said it, someone exclaimed, “Flavors Bistro … isn’t that like 400 per person? We might bankrupt her.”

The person realized her words sounded off right after saying them, but it was too late to take them back. Luckily, someone else jumped in, and the mood slowly became lively.

Dawn watched the cheerful scene and finally exhaled in relief. She had already started seeing Janice as a friend and didn’t want anything bad to happen to her.

After leaving the conference room, Janice pulled Dawn aside, looking a bit shy. “Dawn, why don’t you invite your fiancé to join us? It’s a big group anyway–might as well make it lively.”

Dawn, who hadn’t sent Ethan a message yet, froze. “Invite him?”

She wanted to say it might be awkward.

Ethan doesn’t know my colleagues–what if he feels

uncomfortable?

Janice linked arms with Dawn as they walked out, nodding repeatedly. “It’s late anyway; he probably isn’t busy. If you cat out alone, you’d leave him by himself, right?”

Not busy? That’s not really true.

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Dawn felt that Ethan was swamped every day. But she knew Janice meant well.

“Sure, I’ll ask him.”

She opened WhatsApp and sent Ethan a message.

“My colleagues are having dinner together. Wanna join?”

Ethan replied, “Your colleagues?”

Dawn wrote back, “Yeah, our new team lead is buying, and plus–ones are welcome.”

Ethan stared at the message, unsure what Dawn meant. She wants me to go?

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After a moment, he typed out a reply with his long fingers. “I’ve still got a bit of work. Once I’m done, I’ll come pick you up. Is that okay?”

No sooner had the message been sent than Tony pushed open the office door. “Mr. Jackson, the Unkerston side is ready. The video conference can start now.”

“Okay.”

Ethan reopened his phone and added one more message. “Meeting now. Call me if anything comes up.”

Seeing this, Dawn gave a knowing look and showed Janice her phone. “See? I told you he’s busy. Next time, when he’s free, we’ll buy you dinner.”

Janice’s disappointment was clear. “Okay, okay.”

She glanced at Dawn. “I thought I might get a chance to see just how handsome your fiancé is.”

Dawn quietly muttered, “Oh, he’s indescribably handsome.”

Janice’s eyes flickered briefly, but she didn’t reply.

By the time they finished dinner, it was already past 9 p.m. No messages had come through.

Dawn assumed Ethan still hadn’t finished work, so she sent him a quick message and took a cab home.

As expected, Ethan’s car wasn’t there. She opened the door, and the loud clattering from the kitchen made her jump.

Dawn grabbed a baseball bat from the cabinet near the entrance and tiptoed toward the noise,

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muttering, “Breaking into my house? Seriously…”

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The bat was still raised high in her hands.

Dawn and the middle–aged woman in the kitchen locked eyes, both wide–eyed.

After a long moment, Hannah was the first to relax. She exhaled and said, “Scared It’s me, Hannah!”

you, huh?

The scene was undeniably awkward. Dawn sheepishly lowered the bat and apologized. “Sorry, Hannah… I didn’t know you were coming today. I thought someone had broken in. A–are you okay?”

“No, no, I’m fine.”

Hannah stepped forward and took the bat from her hands.

Smiling warmly, she said, “I was supposed to come by a couple of days ago, but had to visit relatives at the last minute. Come on. Let me look at you….

“Wow, Dawn, you’ve gotten even prettier. When you and Ethan have a baby, it’s going to be the cutest little thing ever.”

Dawn’s breath caught. She blurted, “B–baby?”

Hannah glanced at her stomach and laughed. “Yeah, aren’t you pregnant?”

Dawn froze and waved her hands frantically. “No, no, I’m not pregnant! You’ve got it wrong!”

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