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

you guys lie to me?!” Dahlia

lie to you. That animal was wrong to hit us. Even if we started it, he had no right to hit us back! So what if we hit him? We’re older than him; can’t we teach him a lesson?! Florence argued righteously as if

are really unbelievable!” Dahlia was furious. She didn’t expect that

she still pinned the blame on

If he hadn’t framed Julie, would we have gone over to pick a light? In the end, he had it coming for him!” Florence shouted with

said that, a middle–aged man in uniform alighted from the police car that stopped in front

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 understand?” Aspen said, giving

“Mr. Rhys?”

other. “Wasn’t it Mr. Laney Sr. who

that? I’ve never heard of him,” Aspen

soon as he said that, everyone’s eyes llicked over to

happened, it wasn’t

thanked the

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

This was fucking humiliating!

is that you’re talking about?” Florence still couldn’t believe

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

that,

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could it be him?!” After learning the truth, Florence and the others looked at each other for a while,

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

was simply a

in the first place, and it was you guys purposely

was as white as a

bet he’s feeling guilty because he knows what he did wrong, so he’s

bossing people around; of course, she would never admit that she had

about Dustin.

would be

this, and you still want to justify

heart was clenching.

am I justifying myself? If that Rhys bastard hadn’t framed Julie, why would he have saved her? In

If he didn’t do it, why did he save her?”

enough of you guys!” Dahlia’s emotions

has always been honest and agreeable, but you have always had a prejudice against him. Even though he had never done anything wrong, you kept pushing blame

basically roaring by the end of her

Everyone was scared stiff.