An Understated Dominance

Chapter 205

Dahlia frowned slightly, slowly coming back to her senses. Looking at Florence hop around energetically, she was astounded. “Mom, I thought you said you broke your hands and feet? How can you still stand?”

“Huh?” Florence’s face froze, and she forced a smile. “When I saw Julie, I got a little too emotional and temporarily forgot about the pain. I should lie back down and get some rest right away.”

With that, she limped to the bed.

But those horrible acting skills fooled no one.

“Mom, are you actually

actually fine and were just pretending to be hurt in front of me?!” Dahlia’s face sank.

“How can I be fine? Didn’t you see how Dustin hit me? Ouch held her head and began to put on a show again.

My head is starting to hurt again!” Florence

“You said you have a concussion and broken limbs. Well, where’s the case file from the hospital? Show it to me!” Dahlia demanded.

“Well…” Florence and James both looked at each other, speechless.

Seeing their reaction, of course. Dahlia caught on.

“So you two have been lying to me all along? All for what?” She bit the bottom of her lip.

“Fine. I’m not hurt! So what? Seeing that her ruse was up, Florence stopped pretending.

She said indignantly, “Although I didn’t get hurt, it’s still true that that animal beat us up. You saw what happened in the video. Could that be faked?”

“That’s right! Dahlia, look at the injuries on my face. He did this to me!” James played along.

“Give me your phone!” Dahlia demanded, her gaze cold.

“W–what do you want my phone for?” James felt a niggling sense of guilt.

“Just give it to me!”

Without another word, Dahlia snatched the phone from his hands. She looked for the full video and played it with the volume turned up.

After grasping the entire situation, her body began to tremble from head to toe. She finally understood why her brother had been beaten up.

mother and brother who crossed the line and went

you guys lie to me?!” Dahlia was

started it, he had no right to hit us back! So what if

Dahlia was furious. She didn’t expect that her mother

fault, but she still pinned the blame on Dustin, deliberately

well. If he hadn’t framed Julie, would we have gone over to pick a light?

as she said that, a middle–aged man in uniform alighted from the police

make sure she learned her lesson and won’t make

“Mr. Rhys?”

each other. “Wasn’t it Mr.

heard

said that, everyone’s eyes

happened, it wasn’t

had they thanked the wrong

receiving end of everyone’s gazes, Matt felt his face flush, as

This was fucking humiliating!

who this “Mr. Rhys‘ is that you’re talking about?” Florence still couldn’t believe

Of course,

soon as he said that, the entire room fell

Chapter 286

After learning the truth, Florence and the others looked at each other for a while, disbelief written on their

wasn’t Matt who saved Julie, but the person they had dubbed

was simply a slap

Dustin never framed Julie in the first place, and it was you guys purposely slinging mud at him?” Dahlia

was as white

guilty because he knows what he did wrong, so he’s trying to make things up to us!” Florence insisted

was used to bossing people around; of course, she would never admit that she had gotten the wrong

about Dustin.

be too

to this, and you still want to justify yourself?” Dahlia bit her lip.

heart was clenching.

why would he have saved her? In the end, he

it,

of you

has always been honest and agreeable, but you have

basically roaring by the end of her

Everyone was scared stiff.