Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 169

"You're just leaving like that?"

Dawn looked down at herself and stayed puzzled.

"Well, what else?"

...

Ethan sighed, then tapped his cheek with one finger. "Hm?"

"Oh." Dawn swallowed a laugh. She leaned in and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. After she got out of the car, she tilted her head and waved at Ethan in the driver's seat. "You don't have to pick me up tonight. I'll get home on my own. Drive safe."

She only turned into the building after watching his car drive away.

She had walked only a few steps when someone in the lobby made her stop in surprise. "Mr. Kelsinger, what brings you here?"

Andy lifted his glasses and stood politely. "Your team lead invited me. I have two pieces of rare agate. They're rarely seen on the market. She said you might want them."

Dawn had been collecting rare gems and materials for a while. If something was truly one-of-a-kind, it always cost a lot.

"That would be great. Give us a price. If it's fair, we'll buy them."

"I don't need money."

Andy's eyes glinted. "But I do want you to promise me one favor."

Dawn tightened her brow without meaning to. She didn't think she and Andy were close enough for him to ask a favor like that. If there was a debt or obligation, it should be to the company, not to her personally.

Andy noticed her hesitation but stayed calm and friendly. "Maybe hear me out first. Then decide.

"In a few days, a child of a relative is coming back to the country. My work keeps me here. Could you pick them up and look after them for a few days?"

Dawn blurted, "That's it?"

"What did you expect?" Andy chuckled. "Sorry. You know my job. I don't have many friends I can trust."

"If I remember right, we only met twice before today."

They might as well be strangers.

He doesn't trust friends, but he trusts me? That seemed odd. Either he wanted something, or he had another plan.

He had been right. These were the kinds people couldn't buy even if they had the money.

The rarer something was, the heavier it felt in Dawn's chest. She still didn't know Andy's final aim.

Andy seemed easy to get along with and polite. But that very ease made her uneasy.

After Andy left, Dawn mentioned it to Janice. Janice thought for a moment. "Now that you say it, it does feel odd. We asked him at first, but then he steered the whole thing." She tugged at her mouth. "Dawn, did I make a mistake?"

Dawn had not planned to call him. Janice had pushed her to make that call.

"I don't blame you." Dawn thought a moment and then gave a small, absent smile. She reassured Janice, "If he's really aiming for me, he'll come after me himself. Sooner or later."

Better to pretend to cooperate and see what he wants than to be surprised later.

That night, Dawn told Ethan about the whole thing. Ethan was quiet for a moment, then, half-joking, half-serious, said, "Should I drag him here, put him through some tough questioning, and ask what his plan is?"

Dawn looked at him and almost laughed. She could picture him doing it. "That's illegal. And he hasn't done anything yet."