An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 223

At the Laney villa. Phineas paced back and forth in the living room, looking extremely anxious. It was the break of dawn, but he hadn’t slept a wink since he lost contact with Matt, who left at midnight. It was as if Matt had

vanished into thin air.

Phineas sent a group of bodyguards to search, but there was still no news of Matt, which told him that something was wrong.

Suddenly, someone’s car beeped at his door. He glanced outside and saw a black SUV parked outside.

The car door opened, and a figure wrapped in a burlap sack was dumped out as the car drove away.

“Huh?” Confused, Phineas nodded to the bodyguards at the entrance, who quickly opened the sack to reveal a

naked man with a swollen nose and bruised body.

“Dad …The young man opened his eyes dazedly and cried out hoarsely.

“Matt?” Phineas was flabbergasted. “W–what happened to you?”

“It was Dustin Rhys H–he

Matt burst into tears. No one knew what he’d been through last night. There had been many times when Matt wanted to kill himself but couldn’t bring himself to do it. He had no idea how he pulled himself through the agonizing pain.

“Don’t cry. Tell me what happened. I’ll take care of it!” Phineas quickly told his men to bring Matt inside.

Because of the adrenaline shots he received. Matt was still conscious despite his injuries. So, under his

to finish, withholding some details.

Phineas everything that

the table furiously.

tear him to

that asshole is being protected by the Harmon family and the Brooks

him.” Phineas considered.

you expect me to pretend like nothing happened?” Malt

no matter what!”

I’ll avenge you!” Phineas decided to light after seeing how miserable his son looked. As long as he was willing to pay a hefty sum

wore a dated suit while carrying a cane with a dragon head attached to it. He was followed by Hunter

are you?” Phineas

Hunter. “That’s

the man watching

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you’re Dustin Rhys‘ men. Are you here

was murderous. What happened last

faintly. “You’re

sniggered. “With just the three of you?

dozen ferocious and bulky men engulfed the villa. Phineas had

fallen into my

alive today.”

“How dare you!”

strong man flung out his arm at

you hit someone on my tur!! You’re dead meat!” Phineas was

attack, a gold badge landed near his feet with a

and froze in terror at the sight of the majestic five–clawed golden dragon emblem on

Many people shared the same surname, but there was only one family that held the Emblem of

from countless others, and no