An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 58

“If I don’t kill you now, I won’t be able to let go of this hatred in my heart!” Dustin growled maniacally as

he put one foot forward to stomp on Edward’s chest, which caused the latter’s eyes to widen, and look

up at him with resignation and fear.

So much for a peaceful death.

“Mr. Rhys! I’m willing to accept death as my punishment, but please spare the lives of my puny

subordinates!”

When Dustin’s gaze landed on Travis, they immediately knew that their time on this earth was up.

Without another word, the both of them took out their knives and slit their necks simultaneously.

No one had the privilege of negotiating with Dustin at this point.

After seeing the two corpses fall to the ground, Dustin said nothing as he left the scene immediately

with Dahlia in his arms.

Sir Francis let out a long sigh, his expression conflicted. Although he’d already found him, seeing how

turbulent his heart was now, he wondered if he’d ever return to normal.

“How should we go about this, Sir Francis?” Hunter asked with his head lowered.

Standing before the older man, his status and reputation were like pieces of paper that could be torn

into shreds at any time.

“Don’t let the news get out. As for everyone related to this matter, dispose of them all,” Sir Francis

replied Indifferently.

The cavalier manner in which he said it made Hunter’s heart quiver in fear.

Does he not know the number of people who would have to suffer because of this?

“P–please don’t kill me! I’m friends with Dustin!” hollered Chris, who had been hiding all this time. He

ran out

in a panic the moment he saw that the elite forces surrounding him were preparing to burn down the

house.

“You’re a friend of Dustin’s?” Sir Francis asked as he looked him up and down.

“That’s right, that’s right! We’re best buds! We even had dinner together before!” Chris nodded

profusely, akin

to a chicken pecking rice off the ground.

At this point, he’d do anything to stay alive.

“Is that so? Then can I trouble you to ensure the he doesn’t stay out too late?” Sir Francis requested,

his tone

softer now.

“Yes, of course, I’ll definitely tell him that!” Chris immediately assured him.

“Someone please drive this gentlemah.” Sir Francis gestured.

“N–no, no, it’s fine… You don’t have to! I can go back by myself!” Chris replied while waving his hands

in the air frantically.

How could he still have the nerve to get in someone else’s car when he was already this scared?

Sir Francis didn’t pursue the matter further and merely waved his hands to let his team know to

disperse.

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“I–I’ll get going then…” Chris murmured before fleeing as if he’d just escaped from prison. He thanked

God for his quick wits, which helped him save his skin just now. However, he reckoned that he couldn’t

stay in Stonia for much longer. He decided to leave once he’d saved up enough money. 1

“Sir Francis, I’m convinced that man just now wasn’t very honest with us,” Hunter remarked

respectfully.

“It doesn’t matter, he’s just an ant to us, so it doesn’t matter if we kill him or let him live.” Sir Francis

said

nonchalantly.

It was evident to him that Chris was lying the whole time, but he did not dare take the risk, as he feared

that

Dustin would not take too kindly if he involved himself in his matters too much.

He certainly didn’t want to make himself an enemy of the Kirin!

Half an hour later, over at the Peaceful Medical Center, Dustin felt his heart shatter as he gazed at the

bloody

gash on Dahlia’s body. Although the two were divorced, it wasn’t easy to shrug off three whole years of

feelings toward one another.

Some emotions simply could not be contained, it seemed.

After taking a deep breath, he took off her clothes and began carefully cauterizing the wound for her.

Although his movements were subtle, when touching certain wounds, her unconscious body would still

twitch from the pain involuntarily. This prompted him to be more careful in handling her.

Whether it was cleaning up, disinfecting, putting on ointment or badges, he made sure to be extra

cautious

every step of the way.

Once everything was done, he breathed a sigh of relief, not noticing that a film of sweat had formed on

his

forehead.

Just as he was about to up and leave, a slender hand suddenly reached out to grab his wrist.

“Don’t go… don’t go. Don’t leave me here…” In her unconscious state, Dahlia looked as if she was

experiencing a nightmare. Her tightly closed eyes kept rolling from side to side as she kept muttering

inaudibly.

Dustin fought to control his rising emotions. “I’m not going anywhere, I’m right here.” He slowly moved

to sit next to her, holding her hand with both of his hands.

“D–don’t go. Dustin… Seeming as if her sense of security had returned, her murmurs slowly became

softer, and she started to calm down.

However, she held on to his hand for dear life and refused to let go.

“I’m sorry…” he mumbled as he felt the force behind her fingertips. He couldn’t help but feel a twinge of

heartache at this.

In the past, she had never shown him her soft side and always insisted on being a strong, Independent

woman.

However, after today, he realized that the icy businesswoman lying in front of him was also a woman

who needed someone to care for her.