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.

three years, the two had barely quarreled, let alone thrown hands at one another. Thus, this would be the

was for 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

leave.

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

shock as she stared at his defeated back.

then, they all heard a

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

Rhys go?” He asked as

looking for that punk,

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he hopes to dispel all the bad blood the Hummer family has with

gift?” Everyone looked at one

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

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

dumbfounded by their reactions.

moment he finished his sentence. The

him wrong,

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

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

it was?” Mr.

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

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

of disdain.

to look at Matt simultaneously. For a moment, Matt’s cheeks

reaction immediately proved that what Mr. Fletcher said was

be that I’ve misunderstood him?” Dahlia muttered

of realization

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

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to get into the car. She immediately ran up to him and grabbed

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 who saved everyone, so why didn’t you clarily it with us?” Dahlia cried

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