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 happened from

bastard! How dare he do that to you! He’s gone too far!” Phineas slapped the table furiously. A shiver went down his spine every time he thought of what Matt

want you to tear him to pieces, no matter the

Harmon family and the Brooks family. It’ll be hard to deal

him.” Phineas considered.

me to pretend like nothing happened?” Malt scowled, his eyes bloodshot. “I want

no matter what!”

light after seeing how miserable his son looked. As long as he was willing to pay a hefty sum to

the house. One of them wore a dated suit while carrying a cane with a dragon head attached to it. He was followed by

are you?” Phineas

pointed at Hunter. “That’s the guy

the man watching him

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Rhys‘ men. Are you here to

What happened last night would be his nightmare for the

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

debt?” Phineas sniggered. “With just the

bulky men engulfed the villa. Phineas had been prepared since Matt went missing,

into

alive today.”

“How dare you!”

his arm at lightning speed,

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

his men to attack, a gold badge landed near

emblem on the front of the badge. On

pinnacle of power. Many people shared the same

others, and no one