An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

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“Wha-” Dustin’s smile immediately dropped from his face the moment he saw who it was that came in through the

door His smile was replaced by hostility “Who let you in? Get out!”

“Don’t be mistaken, I’m just here to see my daughter-in-law This has nothing to do with you” Rufus chuckled merrily

as he hobbled in through the door

“Do you do you know each other?” Dahlia looked from one to the other, perplexed.

“You’re Dahlia, aren’t you? As expected, what a beauty! Rufus beamed brightly “Oh, right, I haven’t introduced

myself. I’m Dustin’s father, your father-in-law

“Dustin’s father?” Dahlia was taken aback by the piece of information Though there wasn’t exactly anything special

about Dustin, he had exceptionally good looks He was a fine specimen of a man if anything However, this old man

before her was the farthest thing from handsome The two were vastly different in the looks department

“What? We don’t look alike?” Rufus chuckled nonchalantly This lad looks like his mom, so it makes sense that we

look nothing like each other If he looked like me, I guess he’d never find himself such a beautiful wife like you ”

‘Don’t say that, Mi Rhys You carry an air of prowess about you Dahlia felt a little awkward that he saw through her

doubt so easily

“Rufus Rhys’ You saw the person you were here to meet Now, would you please leave? You’re not welcome here”

Dustin exclaimed out of nowhere

“Hey, watch it! That’s rude” Dahlia shot Dustin a glare. Then, she swiftly turned around and smiled apologetically at

Rufus ‘Mr Rhys, Dustin’s just in a foul mood today Don’t mind him. Please, have a seat I’ll go make you a cup of tea

“Great Rufus grinned

“Hmph’ Another freeloader” Florence looked Rufus up and down as she studied him haughtily. She could tell from

his attire that he wasn’t a wealthy person Sure enough, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree The slacker’s father

was a bum too

“This must be my in-law Unfortunately, I haven’t got much for you. As this is our first meeting, all I’ve got for you is

this little gift. Please don’t mind it Rufus produced a box from his pocket and handed it to her

Florence was awe-struck when she opened up the box to take a quick look inside. A sapphire the size of an egg was

laid inside the box. It was so clear and exquisite. “This thing. It isn’t a fake -stone, is it?”

Florence strongly doubted that it was a genuine gemstone. It was rare enough to come by a regular sapphire the

size of one’s fingernail. But this one was the size of an egg! It was shocking, to say the least.

“No way. This is a family heirloom” Rufus laughed

“An heirloom? That’s great!” Florence immediately broke out into a wide smile when she heard that. She reckoned

that he was a fool to give her something so precious. A sapphire of that size

“How do you know such a prominent person?” She asked dubiously.

“I helped him before, so I guess he’s just repaying me a favor.” Dustin chuckled

Adam had been a sickly kid who had constantly been bullied, so Dustin would stand up against those rich and

arrogant youths of Stonia for him and often taught them a lesson for messing with Adam. Because of that, Dustin

even earned himself the nickname “vile demon”.

“I never would have guessed that you’d be affiliated with such an important person. How did I not know this

before?” Dahlia asked, curious

“These are old-time stories No point bringing them up. ” Dustin shook his head.

“Alright then. I will not probe too much into your past. But in the future, please do not act rashly,” Dahlia warned in

all earnestness. “It’s not every day you get favors from people like him. If you bother him too often, Mr. Spanner

won’t want to help you all the time. You have to rely on yourself.

H

“You don’t have to worry. I know what I’m doing.” Dustin smiled.

As they spoke, a hunched, middle-aged man with gray hair knocked on the door and made his way in. It was none

other than Rufus Rhys, the King of Theswe!

Chapter 348

“Wha-” Dustin’s smile immediately dropped from his face the moment he saw who it was that came in through the

door. His smile was replaced by hostility. “Who let you in? Get out!”

“Don’t be mistaken, I’m just here to see my daughter-in-law. This has nothing to do with you.” Rufus chuckled

merrily as he hobbled in through the door.

“Do you do you know each other?” Dahlia looked from one to the other, perplexed.

“You’re Dahlia, aren’t you? As expected, what a beauty!” Rufus beamed brightly. “Oh, right, I haven’t introduced

myself. I’m Dustin’s father, your father-in-law.”

“Dustin’s father?” Dahlia was taken aback by the piece of information. Though there wasn’t exactly anything special

about Dustin, he had exceptionally good looks. He was a fine specimen of a man if anything. However, this old man

before her was the farthest thing from handsome. The two were vastly different in the looks department.

“What? We don’t look alike?” Rufus chuckled nonchalantly. “This lad looks like his mom, so it makes sense that we

look nothing like each other. If he looked like me, I guess he’d never find himself such a beautiful wife like you.”

“Don’t say that, Mr. Rhys. You carry an air of prowess about you.” Dahlia felt a little awkward that he saw through

her doubt so easily.

“Rufus Rhys! You saw the person you were here to meet. Now, would you please leave? You’re not welcome here!”

Dustin exclaimed out of nowhere.

“Hey, watch it! That’s rude!” Dahlia shot Dustin a glare. Then, she swiftly turned around and smiled apologetically

at Rufus. “Mr. Rhys, Dustin’s just in a foul mood today. Don’t mind him. Please, have a seat! I’ll go make you a cup

of tea.”

“Great!” Rufus grinned.

“Hmph! Another freeloader!” Florence looked Rufus up and down as she studied him haughtily. She could tell from

his attire that he wasn’t a wealthy person. Sure enough, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The slacker’s

father was a bum top.

“This must be my in-law! Unfortunately, I haven’t got much for you. As this is our first meeting, all I’ve got for you is

this little gift. Please don’t mind it “Rufus produced a box from his pocket and handed it to her.

Florence was awe-struck when she opened up the box to take a quick look inside. A sapphire the size of an egg was

laid inside the box. It was so clear and exquisite. “This thing… It isn’t a fake –stone, is it?”

Florence strongly doubted that it was a genuine gemstone. It was rare enough to come by a regular sapphire the

size of one’s fingernail. But this one was the size of an egg! It was shocking, to say the least.

“No way. This is a family heirloom.” Rufus laughed

“An heirloom? That’s great!” Florence immediately broke out into a wide smile when she heard that. She reckoned

that he was a fool to give her something.so precious. A sapphire of that size

“How do you know such a prominent person?” She asked dubiously.

“I helped him before, so I guess he’s just repaying me a favor.” Dustin chuckled.

Adam had been a sickly kid who had constantly been bullied, so Dustin would stand up against those rich and

arrogant youths of Stonia for him and often taught them a lesson for messing with Adam. Because of that, Dustin

even earned himself the nickname “vile demon”.

“I never would have guessed that you’d be affiliated with such an important person. How did I not know this

before?” Dahlia asked, curious.

“These are old-time stories. No point bringing them up.” Dustin shook his head.

“Alright then. I will not probe too much into your past. But in the future, please do not act rashly,” Dahlia warned in

all earnestness. “It’s not every day you get favors from people like him. If you bother him too often, Mr. Spanner

won’t want to help you all the time. You have to rely on yourself.

“You don’t have to worry. I know what I’m doing.” Dustin smiled.

As they spoke, a hunched, middle-aged man with gray hair knocked on the door and made his way in. It was none

other than Rufus Rhys, the King of Theswe