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.

for three years, the two had barely quarreled, let alone thrown hands at

everything I’ve ever done to you in the past. From now on, you and I don’t owe each other anything anymore,” Dustin said quietly. Dustin took

leave.

was no anger, no complaints–just an unexpected feeling of quiet

at his defeated back. She’d been rendered speechless for a

then, they all heard a knock on

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

did Mr. Rhys go?” He asked as he

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

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that he hopes to dispel all the bad blood the Hummer family has with Mr. Rhys, so he specially requested me to

at

How is that punk

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

dumbfounded by their reactions.

the moment he finished his sentence. The crowd was dumbfounded

him wrong, right?

had saved the Nicholsons and coerced the Hummers to give a public apology was Dustin? The trash that they’d scoffed at and despised?

was the one who saved

else do you think it was?”

us? How was it that trash Dustin instead?” James shouted in alarm and shook his head so

family, so how capable can the man be? Obviously, not enough for the

of disdain.

head in the crowd turned to look at Matt simultaneously. For a moment, Matt’s cheeks

what Mr. Fletcher said

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

of realization hit

and chased after

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she chased him to the gate, she looked at the figure about to get into the car. She immediately ran up

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

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