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.

It was her mother and brother who crossed the line and went to his doorstep to kick up

Why did you guys lie

didn’t lie to you. That animal was wrong to hit us. Even if we started it, he had no right to hit us back!

really unbelievable!” Dahlia was furious. She didn’t expect that her mother would be so unreasonable and

own fault, but she still pinned the blame on Dustin, deliberately twisting the truth and misleading

this as well. If he hadn’t framed Julie, would we have gone

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

still need to make sure she learned her lesson and won’t make the same mistake again. If Mr. Rhys hadn’t said anything today, Julie would probably have remained in there for a few more years. Do you

“Mr. Rhys?”

each other. “Wasn’t it Mr.

that? I’ve never heard of

said that, everyone’s eyes llicked over

everything that happened, it wasn’t even Phineas

they thanked the wrong

on the receiving end of everyone’s gazes, Matt felt his face flush, as if he’d been slapped on

This was fucking humiliating!

is that you’re talking

raised an eyebrow. “Who else could it be? Of course, it’s Dustin Rhys.

he said that,

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him?!” After learning the truth, Florence and the others looked at each other for a while, disbelief written

a million years had they considered that it wasn’t Matt who saved Julie, but the person they

a slap in

Julie in the first place, and it was you guys purposely slinging mud at him?” Dahlia stood

as white

he’s feeling guilty because he knows what he did wrong, so he’s trying to make things up to

would

about Dustin.

be

have already come to this, and you still want to justify yourself?” Dahlia

heart was clenching.

have saved

it, why did he save her?” James

really had enough of you guys!” Dahlia’s emotions

do to you? Must you purposely pick fights with him? In our three years of marriage, he has always been honest and agreeable, but you have

was basically roaring by the end of

Everyone was scared stiff.