Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 306

**Beseeched 306: More Lies**

“Really?”

Dawn’s skepticism was palpable, her disbelief radiating from her.

How could Micah, that boy who looked barely out of his teens, possibly be involved in this?

He was just back in the country, fresh from whatever adventures he’d had abroad. There was no conceivable way he could have tracked her down all on his own. If he had managed to find this place, it was clear that someone must have aided him.

Andy, sitting across from her, appeared somewhat lost, his expression a mixture of concern and resignation. Yet, he refrained from arguing. His tone remained soft, almost pleading. “Just tell me what you need. You brought me here for a reason. What is it that you want from me?”

Dawn met his gaze, her eyes narrowing. “You seem oddly unfazed.”

“Unfazed about what?”

“About why I’m here. And about the nature of my relationship with the owner of this place.”

Andy replied, “If you wish to speak, you will. If you choose not to, pressing me will change nothing.”

That was a fair point, she conceded silently.

Dawn nodded, steeling herself. “I don’t want to dance around the subject. Just tell me everything you know.”

There was a moment of silence as Andy hesitated. Clearly, her directness caught him off guard, or perhaps he was simply at a loss for how to respond.

But Dawn was done with uncertainty.

The only person who came to her mind was him.

If anyone held the key to the enigma surrounding Forgotten Peak, it had to be someone like Andy.

And that meant there were likely others involved—her mother, perhaps, or Lucas.

An oppressive silence enveloped them, thick and laden with unspoken words. Shadows danced across Andy’s face as the light flickered, casting him in an aura of mystery that made it difficult to decipher his thoughts.

After what felt like an eternity, Andy finally lifted a hand, pressing his fingers to his forehead in a gesture that seemed to shield his eyes and erase his expression.

“I don’t have much information,” he admitted at last, “but you’ve hit on one truth. I did know your mother.”

Dawn’s grip tightened around the rough wooden barrel beside her, her heart racing.

She remained silent, her anticipation hanging in the air like a taut string.

Andy continued, his voice steady.

“I grew up without parents. An orphan. When I was in middle school, a businesswoman—your mother—came to our school with a plan to sponsor one student. By sheer chance, she chose me.”

He paused, a flicker of nostalgia crossing his features.

“My school was located near Forgotten Peak. I later learned that your mother had envisioned building a resort on that mountain. But after much deliberation, she opted to abandon the project.”

A small smile crept onto his lips.

“I guess I owe that mountain a debt of gratitude. If it hadn’t been for it, your mother might never have wandered into that small-town school on a whim, and I would never have had the chance to meet her.”

It was a school that few visited unless they had a specific reason to be there.

Without fate’s intervention, Vera would have never set foot inside those walls.

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