An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

"You look pretty even when you were young." Dustin praised politely.

Even though Lana captured everyone's attention now, she was obviously eye-catching since she was young.

"Well, the past is the past." Lana opened her fridge, turned around to look at Dustin, and asked, "Hey, Handsome, what do you want to drink?"

"I'm good with anything," Dustin replied.

"Alright then." Lana took out a dozen cans of beer and put them on the coffee table. She also put some snacks on the table to go with the beer.

"Here's to us!" Lana opened two cans of chilled beer and gave one to Dustin. After they chinked cans, they started drinking happily.

"This feels great!" Lana downed half a can of beer in one go. She smiled happily as her eyes crinkled in joy. The pleasure of having chilled beer on a hot summer's evening was beyond description.

"Hey, Handsome, what do you think of me?" Lana drank and asked with a smile.

beauty." Dustin gave her a

each other. Lana

was that she had always treated him sincerely like a friend. Based on that alone, he thought their friendship was

is pretty accurate. I thought you might think of me as a promiscuous woman." Lana

true. I rather trust what I see." Dustin

know me best, Handsome. Here, let's drink!" Lana picked up her can of beer, chinked with Dustin's can, and sighed. "About those rumors,

I'll never admit that I'm a

aback. He didn't know how to react to what Lana

and laughed. "It's not that I have a freaky hobby or anything. The only reason I keep a few boy toys is to maintain

would prioritize their reputation.

isn't always rosy, especially for a woman

I reached a marriageable age, I automatically became a pawn for my

years ago, when my family decided to expand their business, they wanted to marry me off