Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 237

Are they actually planning on breaking into my mom's house?

Dawn frowned deeply, while Ethan remained silent beside her.

Liam exchanged a look with another colleague; neither dared to make a sound. They could only communicate with their eyes, trying to figure out what those men were looking at.

"Wait."

A low male voice suddenly broke the silence.

Ethan pointed at the screen. "Zoom in on this part."

The two men on the screen kept glancing around as they walked. Every time they passed a big rock or a cave, they tapped and knocked as if searching for something.

Dawn let out a slow breath and said with certainty, "They're definitely looking for something."

"They must be looking for whatever my mother-in-law left behind."

Dawn was left speechless.

She glanced at the man beside her, then turned back and muttered under her breath, "That was a pretty smooth switch-up."

Ethan smiled and let his hand rest on her shoulder, coaxing her to watch closely. "Sneaking up the mountain in the middle of the night ... Looks like Lucas has no idea where the thing is, otherwise he wouldn't go through all this trouble."

Whatever it was, Lucas definitely didn't want Dawn to find it.

Is it money?

But Lucas handed over 30 million in ransom without a second thought. How much money would it take to make him go to these lengths?

And this mountain isn't even a good place to hide money. There's nothing out here except that rundown building—unless something's buried underground.

At that, Dawn and Ethan both turned their heads at the same time, realizing what the little shovel was for.

But even so, there was no point in climbing the mountain just to catch the two in the act.

Chances were, those two wouldn't even find anything.

Just then, the two men on the mountain finally wandered into the house. They searched every inch, inside and out, but still came up empty. They started arguing, then split up and rummaged around—even checking the roof.

At 4 a.m., the sky was starting to lighten.

Dawn suddenly sneezed.

Ethan frowned, reaching over to touch her cold cheek. "Go rest in the car. I'll keep watch here. If anything happens, I'll let you know."

"I ... "

"Tsk."

Before Dawn could say anything else, Ethan scooped her up and strode towards the car.

He opened the passenger door, set her down, and adjusted the seat for her.

"Try to get some sleep, okay?"

Dawn pressed her lips together. "I can't sleep."

He then gave a little smile. "Good."

Half an hour later, it was pitch black at the base of the mountain.

"I told you we should've come here in the daytime. What do you expect to find out here in the dark? It's a total waste of time!"

"Easy for you to say. If we get caught during the day, are you going to answer to the boss?"

"Are you blaming me now?"

"I'm saying nobody should point fingers ... "

Their argument got louder as the night wind rustled through the trees.

Suddenly, one of the men stopped, eyes sweeping the area. "Something's off."

"What could be off?" The other shoved past him. "It's already morning, don't tell me you've seen a ghost ... "

Before the man could finish, two people jumped out of the bushes and landed punches from both sides. He barely had time to react.

The bald guy saw things going south and tried to bolt.

He barely took a step before someone grabbed his collar from behind.

With a sharp tug and a quick kick, he was knocked flat on the ground—totally defenseless.

In less than five minutes, both men were tied up and tossed into the corner of the surveillance room.