Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 239

Dawn turned to glance behind her, checking to see if Liam and the others were still there. Her tone grew anxious as she said, "Ethan, just tell me already."

After all, they'd driven all that way to the mountain in the middle of the night. They can't be here for nothing.

"I'll tell you if you call me Honey."

Dawn was speechless.

Seriously? How is he still in the mood for this kind of nonsense at a time like this?

She glared at him for a moment, then slumped back in her seat with a resigned sigh. "Forget it. If you don't want to tell me, then don't."

Since Ethan was acting so calm, it meant everything had been handled perfectly.

Since someone had already taken care of it for her, she was happy to take it easy.

With that in mind, Dawn felt even more relaxed. She leaned back lazily, not saying a word.

Ethan glanced over, a bit surprised.

"Hmm?"

Dawn didn't react.

He pressed his tongue against his back teeth and grinned, but he didn't say anything else.

By the time they got home, the sun was already up, and Tony had brought breakfast over for them. While they were eating, Ethan asked casually, "You really don't want to know?"

Dawn paused for a second, then went on sipping her milk like nothing had happened.

"If you don't want to talk, then don't. I can't force you anyway."

Whoa, she actually made a lot of sense. Since when did she get so sharp?

Ethan thought to himself, crossing his legs and tapping his long fingers on the table. "I used a double agent ruse."

Dawn nodded absentmindedly, then suddenly stopped chewing and looked up, her eyes shining. "You turned those two guys against Lucas?"

"Smart."

"And then?"

Seeing how excited she was, Ethan smiled and grabbed a napkin to wipe her mouth. "If they find anything, they'll give it to me first. Plus, we'll be able to find out Lucas's next move through them ... "

Dawn was listening carefully when Ethan's handsome face suddenly appeared close to hers.

He leaned in, nearly nose-to-nose with her.

"I did a great job, didn't I?"

Dawn was left speechless again.

He looks just like a kid begging for praise right now. Honestly ... it's kind of childish.

Dawn gave a crooked little smile and nodded. "Yeah, you did great."

"So ... shouldn't I get a reward or something?"

As Ethan spoke, he couldn't help but glance down. Her lips were still red and full from the milk she'd just drunk, making his heart race.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he leaned even closer.

"Woof!"

But then again, these days everyone uses phones or email for important things. Hardly anyone writes paper letters anymore.

Ethan glanced at Sunny, then at the letter in his hand. He said in a low voice, "That person wanted us to find it this way."

So they made sure Sunny saw it.

That way, the people in the house would hear the barking and come out.

His gaze grew dark as he tore open the envelope.

There was a folded, ordinary-looking white paper inside. Across the top, a few big words stood out—

"To Dawn."

Dawn's breath caught, a wave of unease washing over her.

She exchanged a look with Ethan and nodded for him to open it. He unfolded the paper and saw two lines, written in a wild, flowing hand.

"You want to know the secret of that mountain?

"Then divorce Ethan."

It was almost exactly like the last note that told her not to get married—even the tone was the same.

Dawn was completely lost. She honestly couldn't imagine who would make a demand like this.

And that person even knows about the mountain's secret.

Which means ...