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.

he told Phineas everything that

How dare he do that to you! He’s gone too far!” Phineas slapped the table furiously. A shiver

him to pieces, no matter

being protected by the Harmon family and the Brooks family. It’ll

him.” Phineas considered.

nothing happened?” Malt

no matter what!”

he was willing to pay a hefty sum to hire a killer, getting rid of

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

are you?”

“That’s the guy who helped

recall the man watching

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Dustin Rhys‘ men. Are you here to

forgive that punk!” Phineas‘ expression was murderous. What happened last night would be

man in the suit smiled faintly. “You’re mistaken. I’m here

just the three of

few dozen ferocious and bulky men engulfed the villa. Phineas had been prepared since Matt went missing, and it came in

into

alive today.”

“How dare you!”

arm at lightning speed, and Matt immediately went

You’re dead meat!” Phineas was

his men to attack, a gold badge

five–clawed golden dragon emblem on the front of the badge.

pinnacle of power. Many people shared the same surname, but there

countless others, and no one dared to