An Understated Dominance

Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Nighttime, in the interrogation room of the police station.

Dustin and Dahlia sat with their backs against each other, bound to the chairs in the middle of the room.

The air in the room was cool and damp, and darkness shrouded them completely. They could feel an invisible

weight on their shoulders.

“My bad, I didn’t mean to drag you into this mess,” Dustin spoke first.

“They claimed you stole some valuables. Is that true?” Dahlia asked, cutting to the chase.

“What do you think?”

“You don’t look that bold to me, so my guess is someone is trying to frame you. Does this have anything to do with the Cobra?”

“The Cobra is merely a pawn. The mastermind is none other than Duane Welch.”

“Duane Welch? Are you talking about Sir Anderson?” Dahlia was dumbstruck. “Weren’t you on fairly good terms with him before? Did you strike a nerve? How?”

“I punched him,” Dustin admitted flatly.

“What?” Dahlia choked, struggling to keep her calm, “You You dared hit Sir Anderson! Are you out of your

mind?!”

Sir Anderson wasn’t just anyone–he was like a brother to Mr. Anderson. Not to mention being of the

prominent Welch family of Millsburg! He was someone even the vicious, unyielding Cobra would kneel to. Yet

Dustin dared place a hand on him, the epitome of digging one’s own grave!

me first. I only hit back in self–defense.”

rashly!” Dahlia fumed, “Who do you think

all it takes to wipe you off

him, there’s nothing else we can do than go with the

shrug.

think you can handle this?” Dahlia’s patience was running thin. She asserted, You

admit it if she didn’t have to, there was no denying that

their conversation. A man with a rotund beer belly appeared in the doorway and stepped into the room. He sat down on

made the two detainees squeeze their eyes shut

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Chapter 98

Rhys or something.” hissed the fat man

squinting until his eyes grew accustomed

I

you know who I

“No clue.”

Gardner, the

The fat man lifted

life mingling in this field, it was not

of barbarian cruelty, always baying for the blood of his next victim. Any

in grave trouble

meet you, Mr. Gardner. We’ve heard a

Dustin seemed relatively calm and

heard of my name, I assume you’re

cooperate. That is

inspector lit a cigar, slid it between his teeth, and took a

my cooperation for?” Dustin asked with a calm

and the law can sentence you to prison. However, I am

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