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.

one. It was her mother and brother who crossed the line and went to his doorstep

you guys lie to me?!” Dahlia

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

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

still pinned the blame on Dustin, deliberately twisting the truth and misleading

he hadn’t framed Julie, would we have gone over to pick a light? In the end, he had

a middle–aged man in uniform alighted

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

“Mr. Rhys?”

each other.

never heard of him,” Aspen

as he said that,

everything that happened, it wasn’t

thanked the wrong

his face flush, as if he’d been slapped on both

This was fucking humiliating!

is that you’re talking about?” Florence

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

soon as he said that, the entire room fell

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the

they considered that it wasn’t Matt who saved Julie, but the person they

simply a slap in

you

as white as a

slung mud at him? I bet he’s feeling guilty because he knows what he did wrong, so he’s trying to make things up to us!” Florence insisted

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

about Dustin.

be too

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

heart was clenching.

Rhys bastard hadn’t framed Julie, why would he have saved her? In the end, he was just feeling guilty for doing something

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

you guys!” Dahlia’s emotions

fights with him? In our three years of marriage, he 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 on him again and again. Could you really

roaring by the end of

Everyone was scared stiff.