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.

barely quarreled, let alone thrown hands at

just now was for everything I’ve ever done to you in the past. From now on, you and I don’t owe each other

leave.

no complaints–just an unexpected feeling of quiet

his defeated back. She’d been rendered

they all heard a knock on the

Fletcher, who had taken his leave earlier,

go?” He asked as he scanned

that punk, Mr. Fletcher?” Florence

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Hummer family has with Mr. Rhys, so he specially requested me to send him

gift?” Everyone looked at

have got to be kidding us, right, Mr. Fletcher? How is that punk worthy of receiving a

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

dumbfounded by their reactions.

room the moment

him

coerced the Hummers to give a public

the one who saved us?” Florence asked with widened eyes, she

else do you think it was?” Mr. Fletcher

Wasn’t Matt the one who helped us? How was it that trash Dustin instead?”

capable can the man be? Obviously, not enough for the Hummers to lower their heads.” Mr. Fletcher scoffed before

of disdain.

look at Matt simultaneously. For a moment,

that what

that I’ve misunderstood him?” Dahlia muttered to

realization hit

of the room and chased after Dustin

  1. in.

at the figure about to get into the car.

you just now, I was too impulsive. I had no idea that 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 one

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