Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 190

He switched topics in the middle of his sentence. Dawn was busy driving and didn't notice. She just nodded and said, "Yeah, he's nice."

"Mm, since he's giving you all his attention, you should just enjoy your life from now on."

Dawn frowned but stayed quiet.

Lucas's phone buzzed. He ignored it and kept speaking. "When Sadie and I got together, it was set up. There wasn't real love, but we married anyway. Even after we got married, it's not like it mattered. Feelings are kind of fragile. Austin ... "

"Uncle Lucas," Dawn interrupted.

Even though she still wasn't sure how she felt about Ethan, hearing Lucas talk like that made her uneasy.

She pressed her lips together. "Your phone is still ringing. Is it something urgent?"

"Oh, right. I'll check it."

Lucas took out his phone. The moment he read the message, his expression changed.

Dawn sensed something was wrong and asked, "Uncle Lucas, is everything okay?"

He quickly clutched his phone close to his chest and said, "N-no, it's nothing. Just focus on driving, Dawn."

Nothing? Then why did he look like that?

Dawn didn't believe him, but she knew she wouldn't get an answer.

She focused back on driving.

The car sped across the overpass. As they passed the suburbs, the surroundings started to look familiar. Suddenly, Dawn realized something.

She minimized the navigation map with one hand. Of course, she had been here before.

No way. Could this really be a coincidence?

She glanced at the passenger seat. Lucas had his eyes closed, like he was asleep.

Dawn pressed harder on the gas, concentrating.

After another hour, they finally reached the bottom of the hill.

She had thought it might be somewhere nearby, but it was exactly the same place Andy had taken them to look for crystals last time, right on the spot.

"Uncle Lucas." Dawn kept her eyes on the road. The branches Andy had tossed aside were still lying there.

"Are you sure this is the right spot?" she asked.

"Of course I'm sure." Lucas sounded confident.

Since they would be hiking soon, he straightened his shirt. "Back then, your mom loved hiking. She lived on this hill for quite a while. I came looking for her a lot."

As he talked, he seemed lost in memories. His smile had a little sadness in it.

"You're right."

Lucas sighed, sounding guilty. "It's my fault. Back then, I didn't pay enough attention to your mom. She spent almost everything she had, and didn't leave you much. All that's left is this hill and a few worthless trees."

Dawn remembered there was a large grove of black walnut wood at the top of the hill. Those weren't completely worthless.

But could anyone really get a fortune from those trees? Probably not.

At most, maybe 30 million dollars.

Dawn looked at him, her eyes full of doubt. What exactly did Uncle Lucas want from this mountain?

They talked as they walked and soon reached the halfway point.

Lucas stopped and stared at the old mud house, lost in memories.

He said, "Your mom used to live here. She cooked her own food and lived without running water or electricity. But she loved it."

Dawn took a deep breath and smiled. "Everyone wants different things in life. I think it's nice. Away from all the noise. Maybe that was the happiest time for her."

Lucas smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He went inside.

No one had been here for years. Dust covered everything, and there was trash left behind by hikers who had stopped here.