Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 241

"Tell me, how exactly am I supposed to hurt him?"

"Is that really something I need to spell out for you?"

Micah suddenly looked annoyed, a flash of irritation in his eyes. He yanked open the takeout box on the table, his movements harsh. "Besides that pretty face, what else have you got to offer? You're just trouble in a pretty package!"

Dawn didn't know what to say.

She stared at his face for a moment. Miraculously, she didn't get upset.

This kid never says anything nice. Did he just call me trouble in a pretty package?

Fine. I'll take it as a compliment.

That thought cheered her up quite a bit, but she couldn't help asking the one question she shouldn't have. "It's not like it matters—Ethan and I are already married, so whatever you say won't change a thing. I am curious, though. We haven't even met that many times, and I even helped you out before. Why do you hate me so much?"

"Do I need a reason to hate you?"

"It's true you don't. But, kid ..."

Dawn leaned in a little. All Micah had to do was turn his head, and he'd see her clear eyes looking right at him. "Your eyes are telling me that you're hiding something. And that secret of yours is the real reason you hate me."

Her flawless features were so close that Micah actually felt his heart skip a beat.

He flinched and leaned back.

"Stay away from me!"

Once he'd retreated to a safe distance, he seemed a lot less tense. "You really want the truth?"

Micah looked her in the eye. He wasn't that hard to read, but there was a fake seriousness to his expression—like he was trying to act mature. The more he tried, the harder it was to figure out what he was really thinking.

Dawn met his gaze and listened as he said, "Ethan had a girl he really liked when he was overseas. She's a million times better than you. But because you were going to marry him, he left her and came back. So, doesn't that make you a homewrecker?"

Dawn went quiet.

She couldn't tell if he was telling the truth or not, so she just stayed silent.

Micah said, "What's wrong? Feeling guilty now?"

"Guilty?" Dawn grinned, calm as ever. "If Ethan never actually dated this girl who's supposedly so much better than me, then there's no third party at all. So why would I feel guilty?"

Micah pressed his lips together and didn't argue.

"And even if everything you said is true, it still wouldn't be my fault."

Suddenly, Dawn felt like she was wasting her time. He clearly wasn't going to be honest, so why bother?

She stood, looking down at him. "Micah, I don't know what you're really after, hanging around us, but don't go around attacking me for the sake of protecting Ethan. As for Ethan ... I doubt he ever asked you to keep tabs on me."

Micah said nothing. He just kept staring at her.

Ethan had texted a little while ago that he was on his way.

Janice rolled her eyes and grumbled, "Must be nice. The rest of us lonely folks have to trudge home alone after working late."

Her eyes sparkled for a second, then she switched to a cheerful grin. "Actually, who knows? Maybe I won't be single much longer!"

Dawn perked up. "Oh? Is there something going on?"

Janice blushed and hid her face. "Maybe just a little."

She'd just met a guy a couple of days ago—smart, classy, and handsome. He checked all her boxes for a perfect match.

Best of all, he seemed to come from a good background. Maybe her dream of moving up the social ladder was about to come true!

Seeing how lost in thought she was, Dawn felt genuinely happy for her, but she still reminded her, "Just look out for yourself. As long as you do that, everything else will work out."

"I know."

Janice went off in high spirits, lost in her own daydreams.

Dawn didn't think about it again. She shut down her computer, just as Ethan texted to say he'd arrived.

She smiled and hurried downstairs.