Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 67

Chapter 67 What Company?

Chapter 67 What Company?

Lucas froze for a moment, then his phone rang.

Still annoyed, he grabbed it and answered, “Speak!”

After a two–second pause, a deep, magnetic voice came through. “Mr. Swanson … sound too happy about this call.”

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Lucas felt a jolt in his chest and realized who it was. He forced a nervous laugh. “Oh, no, no! I just finished scolding my daughter and didn’t notice who was calling. Mr. Osborne, don’t take it personally.”

Austin didn’t answer right away. Instead, he asked calmly, “Have you seen her?”

“Yes, yes, I have.”

Lucas started walking toward the parking lot, trying to sound confident. “I didn’t expect her to be so capable–she just graduated and has gotten a job as a designer by her own merits.”

“A designer?” Austin’s voice was low and controlled. “What kind of designer?”

Haven’t I told everyone not to give Dawn any special treatment? She was supposed to start from the bottom.

Assuming Austin had forgotten, Lucas smiled and explained, “A jewelry designer. Didn’t Dawn study that?

“I heard she’s doing well at the company. Her bosses like her, and the new quarterly selection is starting soon. Not every recent graduate gets that chance.”

Austin didn’t want to hear more. He muttered a short reply and hung up.

He immediately dialed an internal line and called Osbert in.

“Mr. Osborne, you wanted to see me?”

Austin looked up sharply. “You have ten minutes. Find out which branch Dawn joined, who handled it, and if anyone broke the rules for her.”

Dawn liked to show little sparks of cleverness, and familiar executives often indulged her.

But Austin couldn’t think of anyone who would risk defying his orders to help her.

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Osbert hadn’t heard Dawn’s name from his boss in a long time, so he froze before answering, “Alright, I’ll check immediately.”

Ten minutes later…

Osbert returned, looking troubled. “Mr. Osborne….

Austin frowned, a bad feeling in his chest. “Speak.”

”

“I asked the heads of all the branches. Ms. Porter hasn’t joined any of them. No one has seen her either…”

His voice grew smaller as he lowered his head.

The tension made it hard to breathe. Austin stood still, his eyes dark and unreadable.

One second. Two seconds.

Time stretched. Osbert’s legs went numb. Finally, Austin’s icy voice cut through, word by word. “What do you mean … she hasn’t joined any of them?”

Summoning all his courage, Osbert repeated, “Ms. Porter hasn’t joined any branch of the Osborne Group.”

“Then where is she?!”

Austin’s voice shot up. He yanked at his loosened tie, sharp and irritated, without a trace of warmth.

“Her uncle just said she’s been working as a designer for two weeks.”

Veins bulging at his temple, he pointed at the phone on the desk. “I just got that call, right? And now you tell me she hasn’t joined the company? Where is she, then? Huh? Tell me!”

Osbert had never seen the CEO lose his cool. His heart pounded.

“I–I’ll check immediately!”

He spun on his heel and hurried out.

Austin stared at the closed door, boiling with irritation.

He paced a few steps, hands on his hips, then swept a stack of documents off the desk.

Dawn!

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She really is determined to go against me!

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He clenched his jaws, eyes like thick smoke rolling across the horizon, thinking only about how to deal with that defiant girl. Everything else vanished.

He picked up his phone and called Lucas again.

“Where exactly did you meet Dawn?”

Lucas, driving, told Austin the name of the private chef’s restaurant they just visited. Then he asked, “Is there a problem?”

Austin didn’t answer. He bypassed his desk and checked the computer. His expression darkened. “Are you sure it’s here? This restaurant doesn’t exist in Trifton.”

Lucas looked confused. “Oh, it’s a Northville restaurant.”

“What?”

“I planned to meet Dawn in Trifton, but since she’s working in Northville, I went there directly. Is something wrong?”

Austin closed his eyes tightly, knuckles white on the mouse.

Wrong… Of course it’s wrong!

Why would Dawn be in Northville?

Wasn’t she supposed to start at the branch office?

Still in disbelief, Austin whispered hoarsely, “What company is she working for?”

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