An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Uncle Edgar, these are my friends! What are you doing?” Sheila was shocked and stood before her friends with her arms wide open. “Hmph! They’re nothing but a bunch of troublemakers!

“Just one look and you could tell that they’re bad influences! Now, step aside! “Edgar roared.

“No! They’re innocent! You can’t hurt them!” Sheila reasoned. “Mr. Murray, we didn’t do anything. This is a misunderstanding!” Vivian hastily explained.

“That’s right! It was an accident that Roxanne got hurt. It has nothing to do with us!” The group was panicking.

Edgar was a very decisive man and held authority within the family. It would only lead to trouble if they were to be apprehended by him. Even if they escaped death, they would probably still be tortured.

“Still trying to argue your way out? If it wasn’t for your schemes, how would Midnight Shadow have suddenly gone berserk?

“Do you think I’m stupid?” Edgar bellowed. Based on the information he received earlier, he found two aspects of the matter suspicious. Firstly, Midnight Shadow was a Thoroughbred. How could it have lost to a pony?

well- trained and never misbehaved. It was suspicious that it suddenly attacked its rider. “Wait! Sir Edgar, if someone is

protested, “He was the one who competed with Roxanne. He even won! He’s

guy is indeed suspicious. “He must have planned it to harm Roxanne!” Vivian

was much more important to make sure they weren’t implicated.

you the one who won against my daughter in the

But your daughter getting hurt had nothing to do with me. She inflicted it upon herself,” Dustin

to get Midnight Shadow to stall. But he never hurt anyone intentionally. Roxanne was the

upon herself?” Edgar’s expression darkened. He smirked. “Bravo… Well done! It was indeed

seize this young man and subject him to severe torture!” “Yes, sir!” Four armed soldiers stepped forward with their guns, ready to

in front of Dustin. She yelled, “If any of you does

to step forward. Sheila was Christopher’s favorite granddaughter

“You insolent woman!”

the culprit?” you defend “Dustin is not the culprit! You can’t just