An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Ezra smirked as he watched Dustin leave the restaurant. “Did that sore loser really think he stood a chance with Eleanor? He thought too highly of himself!”

He pondered, his thoughts flowing naturally. “No matter how hard he tried to get closer to Eleanor, it only took a bit of my sweet words to win her back. That’s the difference between us.”

Eleanor gazed at Dustin’s retreating figure, her expression a mix of confusion and disappointment. She’d always believed Dustin liked her, which is why he’d gone to such great lengths to help her.

But his nonchalant exit without even a backward glance left her wondering.” Is he heartbroken or just playing hard to get?”

She mused, “Dustin, I thought you were a good person, so I wanted to bring you into my world and help you achieve great things. I never expected achieve great things. I never expected you to be so oblivious to what you’re missing.

“You’ve missed out on a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity for a beautiful life. It was your choice, and I gave you the chance, but you didn’t take it.”

meant to be in my world. No matter how hard you try to climb, you’ll never reach

past, you wouldn’t even qualify as my friend.” In the dark of night, within the Welch residence’s underground secret room, a thin

endured. As the bandages were carefully removed, the once-gaping injuries on the man’s body had now scabbed over. Some had even completely healed, leaving

exclaimed, “We’ve hit the jackpot!” Since obtaining the formula for Dew Balm, the Welch family had secretly recruited individuals to serve as test subjects

first batch of Dew Balm and wasted no time in

nothing short of astonishing. In just hours, wounds inflicted by blades were healing at an incredible pace. Joanne reported with a smile, “Dew Balm appears to

salve on the market. Dew Balm will allow the Welch family to carve

for a single Dragon Panax plant is brilliant!” Joanne’s expression turned serious. ” Don’t

you mean?” He