An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 531

There was an ear-splitting bang as the bullet embedded itself inches before Jacob’s foot, making the man jump back in fear.

“H-how could you pull the trigger on me?” Jacob cried, outraged. He never expected Natasha to be the type to do something like that to her elder. If the bullet’s trajectory had been slightly off the mark, he would’ve lost his foot!

“You better not mess around, Uncle Jacob.” Natasha threatened frostily.

“How dare you!” Trent roared. “Natasha Harmon, he is your uncle! You’d be disgracing our family if you had hurt him just now!”

“I don’t want to hurt anyone, so you better not force me to,” Natasha responded unrelentingly.

“Y-you bastard! Do you intend to betray your family for that boy?” Trent was furious.

The Harmon family had always lived by a rule-nothing mattered more than the family’s interests, which meant that they could sacrifice anyone if it meant saving their family. Therefore, Natasha’s contradictory actions were seen as a sign of disloyalty.

“All I care about right now is protecting Dustin.” Natasha stood her ground.

“How many bullets do you have, Natasha? Do you even have enough to kill all of us?” Kate taunted.

“You can try.” Natasha abruptly turned the gun toward Kate, making the latter pale and hide behind her father, worried that Natasha might actually do something outrageous and reckless

out of love.

“Are you out of your mind, Natasha? We are your family!” Jessica could no longer remain silent. She was worried her daughter might impulsively hurt someone, making her the family’s enemy.

When Natasha didn’t respond, Jessica turned to Dustin and snapped. “Dustin, are you going to drag my daughter into the mess you created?”

“Natasha, put the gun down.” Dustin reached out and pressed the gun downward to lower it, before turning to face the rest of the people. “I was the one who killed Layla, so the Grants will naturally look for me if they want revenge. Why are all of you so worked up?”

“Hmph! As if things are that simple. Who knows whether you’ll drag our family down with you?” Kate snorted.

“I’m not even close to your family, so why would I drag you down with me?” Dustin answered nonchalantly. “You guys being afraid of the Grants is none of my business, but if you’re trying to capture me to get in their good graces, I’m afraid that’s impossible.”

for Bustin, all of you would have died during the family gathering! It’s bad

enough that you aren’t helping him in times of need, but how could you guys add fuel to the fire instead?” Her words silenced the arrogant people.

“Forget about those righteous views of yours, Natasha. One must pay for their crimes. Dustin made a mistake, so he should be punished!” Kate sneered.

“She’s right. We don’t want to suffer just because of him!” The crowd echoed.

and were willing to sacrifice him if it meant placating the

going against

sake of our family, we must arrest him today!” Jacob incited.

yourself to blame for making such a huge mistake.”

out a gun from the bedside and pointed it

Are you trying to rebel against

hand,

believe you have the guts to

forward confidently, and without hesitation, Natasha pulled the

bang as the bullet embedded itself inches before Jacob’s

expected Natasha to be the type to do something

mess around, Uncle Jacob.”

uncle! You’d be disgracing our family if

don’t want to hurt anyone, so you better not

your family for that boy?”

rule-nothing mattered more than the family’s interests, which meant that they could sacrifice anyone if it meant saving

about right now is protecting Dustin.” Natasha stood

Do you even

taunted.

toward Kate, making the latter pale and hide behind her

your mind, Natasha? We are your family!” Jessica could no longer remain silent. She was worried her daughter might impulsively hurt someone, making her the

turned to Dustin and snapped. “Dustin, are you going to drag my daughter into

Dustin reached out and pressed the gun downward to lower it, before turning to face the rest of the people. “I was the one who killed Layla,

knows whether you’ll drag our

your family, so why would I drag you down with me?” Dustin answered nonchalantly. “You guys being afraid of the Grants is none of my business, but if you’re trying to capture me to get in their good graces, I’m afraid

have a say in this?” Jacob sneered. “Why

is our territory! We decide

want to fight, but I’ll have no choice if you continue to

you are!”

“Stop!”

a solemn voice boomed. Slowly, a white-haired elderly

“Father?”

“Grandfather?”

stepped back from the limelight eight years ago and no longer concerned himself with family affairs. They were puzzled

here, Father?” Trent welcomed his father

stood to

place if I hadn’t come!” Andrew

of. Why don’t you go back to your room and rest if

you trying to say that an old coot like me

an ear-splitting bang as the bullet embedded itself inches before Jacob’s foot, making

do something like that to her

around,

“Natasha Harmon, he is your uncle! You’d be disgracing our

don’t want to hurt anyone, so you better

betray your family