An Understated Dominance

Chapter 149

Chapter 149

“Slap!” A crisp noise sounded as Dahlia’s hand landed heavily on Dustin Rhy’s face.

Due to the excessive force she applied behind the slap, the wounds on her hand that had just healed got torn open again, causing a stream of fresh blood to flow down her fingers.

Dustin touched the side of his face that burned from the slap and merely stood right where he was with a

neutral expression on his face.

He could take all the misunderstandings and contempt from other people, but he refused to accept the fact that his ex–wife had just slapped him on behalf of another man.

“Why? Why do you insist on being this way?” Dahlia said through gritted teeth as her eyes filled with tears and immense disappointment overtook her.

She couldn’t understand for the life of her why Dustin had become the person he was today. He was close- minded, full of jealousy, and a gossipmonger; he was even repaying kindness with evil now.

All kinds of bad attributes were concentrated in the body of this man. She wanted this slap to serve as a wake-

up call to him!

“Hmph. Do you want to fight me, kid? Aren’t you a little too young for that?” Matt couldn’t help but sneer at him

as he witnessed the two of them turn against each other.

Although he had just lost two teeth, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat triumphant on the inside when he saw

Dahlia slap Dustin to stand up for him.

“That was a good slap! He deserves to be slapped!” Florence cheered as her eyes lit up.

“That’s right! If you don’t teach him a lesson, are you still considered human at that point?” James parroted

out loud.

“Ha—” Dustin suddenly let out a tired sigh after a long time of silence.

alone thrown hands at one another. Thus, this would be the first

on, you and

leave.

complaints–just an unexpected feeling of quiet

his defeated back. She’d been rendered speechless for

Just then, they all heard a knock on the

Mr. Fletcher, who had taken his leave earlier, had

Rhys go?” He asked as he scanned

looking for that punk, Mr. Fletcher?” Florence asked

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the bad blood the Hummer family has with Mr.

at

to be kidding us, right, Mr. Fletcher? How is that punk worthy

mean “how is he worthy‘? Don’t you know that he was the reason why the Hummers decided to

dumbfounded by their reactions.

gasp could be heard in the room the moment he finished his sentence. The crowd was dumbfounded and filled with

didn’t hear him wrong, right?

a public apology

joking, right, Mr. Fletcher? Are you telling us that Dustin was the one who saved us?” Florence asked with widened eyes,

it was?” Mr. Fletcher asked

that trash Dustin instead?” James shouted in alarm and shook his head so vigorously it looked

than a washed–up member of some family, so how capable can the man be?

of disdain.

look at Matt simultaneously. For a moment,

proved that what

it be that I’ve misunderstood him?” Dahlia muttered to herself after

of realization hit

out of the room and chased after Dustin in the direction he seemed to

  1. in.

at the figure about to get into the car. She immediately ran up to him

you did all of this for us. especially the part where you had to carry so much on your shoulders. But why didn’t you explain it to us? You were obviously the

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