An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

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.

her body began to tremble from head to toe. She finally

who crossed the line and went to his doorstep to

lie

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 a lesson?! Florence argued righteously as if her

was furious. She didn’t expect that her mother would be

the blame on Dustin, deliberately twisting

this as well. If he hadn’t framed Julie, would we have gone over to pick a light? In the end, he had it coming for him!” Florence

soon as she said that, a middle–aged man in uniform alighted from the police car that stopped in front of

you 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 probably have remained in there for a few more years. Do you understand?” Aspen said, giving them a

“Mr. Rhys?”

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

that? I’ve never heard of him,” Aspen replied,

as he said that, everyone’s eyes llicked over to

everything that happened, it wasn’t even Phineas

they thanked the wrong

on the receiving end of everyone’s gazes, Matt felt his face flush, as if he’d been slapped

This was fucking humiliating!

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

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

as he said that, the entire room fell dead

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Florence and the others looked at each other for a while, disbelief written on

a million years had they considered that it wasn’t Matt

a slap in the

you guys purposely slinging mud

as white as a

because he knows what he did wrong, so he’s trying to make things up to us!”

of course, she would never admit that she

about Dustin.

be too

have already come to this, and you still want

heart was clenching.

am I justifying myself? If that Rhys bastard hadn’t framed Julie, why would he have saved her? In the end, he was just feeling guilty for doing

do it, why

enough of you guys!” Dahlia’s emotions

What exactly did he do to you? Must you purposely pick fights with him? In our three years of marriage, he has always been honest and agreeable,

was basically roaring by the end of her

Everyone was scared stiff.

Dahlia couldn’t stand it anymore. She threw

got in her car and sped down the

tears, however,