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.

who crossed the line and went to his doorstep to kick up

Why did you guys lie

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

unbelievable!” Dahlia was furious. She didn’t expect that her mother would

but she still pinned the blame on Dustin, deliberately twisting the truth

would we

in uniform alighted from the

Julie Amberson’s family, am I right? I am Chief Aspen Cruiser. Regarding Julie’s case of medicine theft, although Mr. Rhys has decided not to pursue the matter, you 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

“Mr. Rhys?”

and the others looked at each other. “Wasn’t it Mr. Laney

never heard of him,” Aspen replied,

he said that, everyone’s eyes llicked

it wasn’t

had they thanked the wrong

felt his

This was fucking humiliating!

this “Mr. Rhys‘ is that you’re talking about?” Florence still

it be? Of course, it’s Dustin Rhys. Who

as he said that, the entire room fell dead

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the truth, Florence and the others looked at each other for a while, disbelief written

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

a slap in the

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

face was as white as a

what he did wrong, so he’s trying to make

she would never admit that she

about Dustin.

would be too

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

heart was clenching.

would he have saved her? In the end, he was just feeling guilty for

If he didn’t do it, why did he

enough of you

on Dustin? What exactly did he 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 always

by the end

Everyone was scared stiff.