Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 89

Chapter 89 Huge Discovery

“Why would I want to please you?” Dawn asked calmly.

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Her voice was flat, just stating a fact. “Like you said, at best we’re relatives who don’t know each other. The only reason I helped you the other day or even came up here is out of respect for Uncle Lucas and Aunt Sadie.”

She repeated the question.

“So why would I need to please you?”

Cindy opened her mouth but couldn’t get a word out.

After a while, her face twisted with anger. “How am I supposed to know what you’re thinking? Maybe you’re trying to win me over!”

She spun around, storming back into her room.

Dawn hesitated a moment, then followed her inside.

Cindy’s room didn’t look like an ordinary girl’s bedroom. It was more like a comic convention. Two tall display cases lined the wall, crammed with action figures and collectibles. The biggest one was sealed inside a glass, looking fierce and impressive.

Cindy sprawled on the couch, a book in her hands. She didn’t care about her image at all.

“If you’ve got something to say, spit it out. If not, get out,” she said coolly.

Dawn sat on the empty couch across from her and asked, “Are you transferring to a school here in the country?”

Cindy slid the book down from her face and shot her a glance.

“Hmph.”

“Is that guy from the other day still bothering you?” Dawn asked.

Smack! Cindy slammed the book shut on her lap and glared. “You’re so annoying. Do you actually think you’re my sister? If I had a dumb sister like you, I’d be ashamed!”

Dawn blinked slowly, as if she were thinking it over. Then she said, “That’s funny. That’s exactly how I feel about having you as a little sister.”

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In other words, Dawn also thought having Cindy as family was embarrassing.

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Too young and too hot–tempered, Cindy’s face flushed red as she realized what Dawn meant. She shouted, “Get out! I’ve got nothing to say to you!”

Dawn shrugged. “Fine by me. I only came up here because Aunt Sadie asked me to.”

She figured enough time had passed, so she got ready to head downstairs for dinner.

But as she stood up, her eyes flicked over the book on Cindy’s lap. The cover was bold and messy–an man and woman intimately tangled together. The image was shameless.

Dawn had prepared herself for dealing with Cindy, but still, the sight made her pause.

“You actually read books like that?”

Cindy looked at her, then at the book, and suddenly grinned. She crawled forward on her knees across the couch, holding the book up. “Are you curious?”

Dawn didn’t answer.

“I heard you’ve got a boyfriend. Want me to lend you this? Could be useful.”

Dawn stayed silent, her face slowly turning red.

Cindy’s eyes lit up like she’d made a huge discovery. She licked her teeth and laughed. “No need to be shy. It’s totally normal.”

Dawn forced herself to stay calm. “Normal, maybe. But back in my country, that book would be banned.”

Cindy flipped it open.

“That’s why mine’s a full Atlantean edition. You can read it, right?”

Dawn took a deep breath. She decided she wasn’t wasting more energy on her. “Enjoy it yourself. I’m going downstairs.”

She stepped out first, but Cindy followed right behind, stealing glances at her. She looked like she’d just found a brand–new toy.

Lucas and Sadie both lit up, thinking the two girls were finally getting along.

“Cindy, since you and Dawn hit it off, you should spend more time together,” Sadie said. “Stay away from those awful friends of yours.”

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Normally, Cindy would have snapped back with sarcasm. But not this time.

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She leaned against the wall, casual, and said, “Sure. I really like Dawn. I’ll make sure we learn from each other.”

She stressed the last words.

Dawn felt uneasy. She just wanted to eat quickly and go home.

Still, with Sadie and Lucas there, dinner went smoothly. For a moment, it almost felt like a real family meal.

Afterward, Dawn offered to help clean the kitchen, but Sadie waved her off. “No need. Go talk with Lucas. He has something to tell you.”

The gleam in Sadie’s eyes made Dawn uneasy. She guessed Lucas was going to bring up inheritance tonight.

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In the living room, Cindy was playing an intense video game. She shouted curses in Atlantean, legs kicked up over the back of the couch.

Lucas frowned and snapped, “How old are you? Sit properly!”

Cindy didn’t even look at him. Her focus stayed locked on her phone.

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