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?

never misbehaved. It was suspicious that it suddenly attacked its rider. “Wait!

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

Now that I think about it, this guy is indeed suspicious. “He must have planned it to harm Roxanne!” Vivian echoed. “Sir Edgar!

to make sure they weren’t implicated. That way, they could avoid any punishment they were bound to

you the one

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

a few tricks to get Midnight Shadow to stall. But he never hurt anyone intentionally. Roxanne was the only one to blame for her temper. Her beatings had provoked

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

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

right there! Don’t come any closer!” Sheila suddenly took out a knife and stood in front

They were hesitant to step forward. Sheila was Christopher’s favorite granddaughter and had a high standing within

“You insolent woman!”

culprit?” you defend “Dustin is not