Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 309

**Beseeched 309**

Roxanne fixed her gaze on Dawn, the silence stretching between them like an unyielding bridge. After what felt like an eternity, she exhaled deeply, as if releasing the tension that had built up inside her.

“You’re right,” she finally admitted, her voice steady yet laced with an underlying frustration.

“Why am I wasting my time arguing with a lunatic?” she muttered under her breath, the words dripping with disdain.

Suddenly, a laugh escaped Dawn, light and unexpected. Roxanne blinked, momentarily thrown off balance. It took her a few seconds to grasp the irony of the situation, and then her cheeks flared with embarrassment.

That remark didn’t just sting Dawn; it also cut deep into her own self-perception. In that moment of clarity, it became painfully obvious that she, Roxanne, was the one behaving irrationally.

Her expression shifted, a mix of anger and embarrassment flooding her features. She had only walked into this confrontation mere moments ago, yet it felt as if this woman had already begun to unravel her composure.

Roxanne squeezed her eyes shut, willing herself to regain control. When she opened them again, she took a deliberate sip of her tea, letting the warmth seep into her, calming the fire that had ignited in her chest, if only slightly.

“I’m here to inform you that Ethan and I have decided to get married overseas,” she announced, her tone firm. “If you’re wise, you’ll go ahead and sign the divorce papers. It would spare everyone a lot of unnecessary trouble.”

Dawn’s eyes flickered, a slight twitch betraying her otherwise composed demeanor. She lifted her chin slowly, a predator sizing up its prey.

“What did you just say?” she asked, her voice low and dangerous.

In that moment, Roxanne felt as if she were being hunted, Dawn’s piercing gaze locking onto her with an intensity that sent shivers down her spine. It was as if she could sense the very essence of Roxanne’s fear, poised to strike.

Roxanne forced a smile, though it felt brittle on her lips. “Did you not hear me? If you’re unwilling to divorce, that’s perfectly fine. We can still marry overseas. There are no restrictions there.”

Dawn regarded her with a chilling calmness, her expression unreadable. “Ethan would never choose you.”

“What you think doesn’t really matter,” Roxanne retorted, crossing her legs as if she were already basking in victory. “Ethan has already agreed to this. And honestly, this isn’t something you need to concern yourself with. Just look at your situation.”

Her gaze swept over the imposing bodyguards stationed around the garden, their presence a constant reminder of Dawn’s confinement, and the tall walls that encircled them both like a fortress.

“Jonathan keeps you here like some sort of kept woman. If you had the means to escape, you would have done so by now. And if Ethan truly cared enough to save you, he would have acted by now. But he hasn’t. This is simply the way things are meant to be.”

Dawn lowered her gaze, a heavy silence enveloping the space between them. In that quiet interlude, it was impossible to decipher the thoughts swirling in her mind.

She remained still for a good ten seconds before lifting her cup to her lips and taking a measured sip of her tea.

Roxanne was taken aback by the calmness that radiated from Dawn. This was not the reaction she had anticipated at all.

“You managed to convince Ethan to go overseas and marry you. That’s quite the accomplishment,” Dawn remarked, her voice light and unwavering, devoid of any tremor. “You came here seeking to provoke me, to feel a sense of superiority.”

“But I’m afraid you’ll be sorely disappointed.”

“You’re right. I was trapped in this place. I can’t go anywhere,” she said, a small laugh escaping her lips as she spread her hands wide in a gesture of helplessness. “Even if I wanted to throw myself at Ethan’s feet and beg him not to leave me, I simply couldn’t.”

Roxanne stared at her, frozen in disbelief.

This isn’t how it should be.

Why hasn’t Dawn crumbled under the weight of this revelation?

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