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.

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

you guys lie to

hit us back! So what if we hit him? We’re older than him; can’t we teach him a lesson?! Florence

didn’t expect that her mother

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

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

in uniform alighted from the police car that stopped in front of their

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?”

others looked at each other. “Wasn’t it Mr. Laney Sr. who

heard of him,” Aspen replied,

he said that,

that happened, it wasn’t even

they thanked

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

This was fucking humiliating!

may I ask who this “Mr. Rhys‘ is that you’re talking about?” Florence

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

said that, the entire room

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

it wasn’t

simply a slap in the

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

was as white as

him? I bet he’s feeling guilty because he knows what he did wrong, so he’s trying to make things

around; of course, she would never admit that she had gotten the wrong

about Dustin.

would be

have already come to this, and you still

heart was clenching.

he have saved her? In the

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

of you

our three years of marriage, he has always been honest and agreeable, but you have always had a prejudice against him. Even though

was basically roaring by the end of her

Everyone was scared stiff.