An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“What? She’s yours?” Both Cody and Harper exchanged puzzled glances when they heard that. They began to wonder if they had heard him wrongly.

Natasha was, after all, a siren who ranked third in the Beauty Ranking. Besides, she was also the Duke of Lachshire’s granddaughter.

She was basically the dream of countless young men! How dare a poor loser like Dustin so shamelessly claim that she was his? Had he lost his mind?

“Dustin. Are you … serious?” Cody probed.

“Of course,” Dustin answered confidently. “Pfft!” Cody burst out laughing as though he’d just heard the greatest joke of the century.

“Oh, Dustin! Do you even hear yourself? Did you just say that Ms. Harmon is yours? Hahaha!” Cody clutched his belly as he laughed with an exaggerated expression.

“Hmph! How shameless!” Harper folded her arms in front of her chest as she huffed. “Don’t you have any self- awareness?

thinking that your identity has changed just because you put on new clothes. A loser will always remain a loser! Someone like you isn’t even fit to

a noble background. Not only that, she had the looks, a perfect figure, and

even think of claiming Natasha as his? He was desiring someone way out of

more self-aware. Though it’s good to be ambitious, you should consider

you and Ms. Harmon. She’s like the brightest star in the sky, and you’re nothing more than an

how hard you try, you’ll never reach her. So wake up,

not brag about calling Natasha his. How dare

He continued, “I still stand

just how long you can keep up this act!” Harper pursed her lips

the nonsense you’ve said, you might get

to say. It’s up to you whether you believe

saying more to these narrow-minded people. He had given them the warning they needed. Just then, a commotion broke