An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Huh? Where did Mr. Rhys go?” He asked as he scanned the room.

“Why are you looking for that punk, Mr. Fletcher?” Florence asked in surprise.

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“Oh, Sir Hummer told me that he hopes to dispel all the bad blood the Hummer family has with Mr.

Rhys, so he specially requested me to send him a gilt,” He replied.

“A gift?” Everyone looked at one another in confusion.

“You have got to be kidding us, right, Mr. Fletcher? How is that punk worthy of receiving a gift from Mr.

Hummer himself?” Florence asked in disbelief.

“What do you mean “how is he worthy‘? Don’t you know that he was the reason why the Hummers

decided to lift the ban against the Nicholsons? And that he was also the one behind the apology? Mr.

Fletcher replied,

dumbfounded by their reactions.

“What?” A collective gasp could be heard in the room the moment he finished his sentence. The crowd

was dumbfounded and filled with disbelief.

They didn’t hear him wrong, right?

The person who had saved the Nicholsons and coerced the Hummers to give a public apology was

Dustin? The trash that they’d scoffed at and despised? H–how was this possible!

“Y–you’ve got to be joking, right, Mr. Fletcher? Are you telling us that Dustin was the one who saved

us?” Florence asked with widened eyes, she found this fact difficult to accept.

“Who else do you think it was?” Mr. Fletcher asked seriously.

“No, that’s impossible! Wasn’t Matt the one who helped us? How was it that trash Dustin instead?”

James shouted in alarm and shook his head so vigorously it looked like a rattling drum.

“Matt Laney? He’s nothing more than a washed–up member of some family, so how capable can the

man be? Obviously, not enough for the Hummers to lower their heads.” Mr. Fletcher scoffed before

shooting Matt a look

of disdain.

Hearing that, every head in the crowd turned to look at Matt simultaneously. For a moment, Matt’s

cheeks turned bright red, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward.

His reaction immediately proved that what Mr. Fletcher said was true.

“How could this have happened? Could it be that I’ve misunderstood him?” Dahlia muttered to herself

after a

bolt of realization hit her.

With that, she instantly rushed out of the room and chased after Dustin in the direction he seemed to

have left

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When she chased him to the gate, she looked at the figure about to get into the car. She immediately

ran up to him and grabbed him by the sleeve.

“Dustin! Wait. I misunderstood you just now, I was too impulsive. I had no idea that you did all of this for

us. especially the part where you had to carry so much on your shoulders. But why didn’t you explain it

to us? You were obviously the one who saved everyone, so why didn’t you clarily it with us?” Dahlia

cried while biting her lips. Her face was twisted in pain.

“What use was there to explain everything? When have you ever belleved me?” Dustin shot back as he

shook his head. There was no greater sorrow than death, and he had been completely let down by her.

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“You should’ve made it clear to me at the very least. How can I believe you when you don’t tell me

anything?”

Dahlia complained angrily.

“I don’t care if you believe me or not anymore. We’re done here. Let go of me.” Dustin retorted as he

broke away from her grasp with force. His gaze toward her made her feel like he was looking at a

stranger.

“What do you want from me, Dustin? Can’t you just stop being so impulsive all the time? Can’t you just

ask yourself if there’s anything wrong with you? After all, you were the one who went out and beat up

people who disagreed with you. If not for luck, do you think you could’ve gotten out of there unscathed?

All I’m asking is for you to be more mature and sensible. Am I wrong for wanting that from you?” Dahlia

shouted as his words

struck a nerve inside her, causing her emotions to go out of control.

“Yeah, you’re right. It was all my fault. I totally deserved that slap, don’t I?” Dustin said coldly.

“You-” Dahlia wanted to say more but stopped herself. For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

“You’ve always been this arrogant and self–righteous woman to me, Dahlia. You were never one to

admit your mistakes first. This has proven to be true on multiple occasions, especially when you just

need to put a bit more thought into something or perform a simple background check to get the desired

outcome. But as usual, you prefer to do nothing and only listen to the words you like to hear. This is

why even now, you still have zero

faith in me.

“Haven’t you noticed? You’ve been living in your little bubble all this time, and you shut yourself off from

anyone who tries to get near you. I admit, I tried my best to get to you back then, but now I’ve decided

to stop trying. I’ve decided that this will be the last time I ever help you. I wish you all the best in your

future

endeavors.”

With that, Dustin got in his car and sped off.

Meanwhile, Dahlia looked as if she had been struck by lightning, and she stood quietly in place and did

not

say anything for a long time.

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“I’m sorry… I’m so sorry! I had no idea that things would ever turn out like this!” She lamented to

herself.

“I just wanted you to succeed too. My only wish was for you to get ahead in life. I really had no idea that

you’d suffered this much. I was wrong; I was the one who was wrong all along! From the day of our

divorce until now, I knew that I was the one who was in the wrong all along! I remember telling you that

no one would be able to make me fall in love again, but in reality, there was already someone there all

along.

“And that person was you! But knowing that in mind, do you know why I gave you up again at the last

second? That’s because Dustin, can’t you see that I’m still hopelessly in love with you?” She painfully

admitted.