An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

"Hmph! He's just putting on a show! What's so impressive?" Garrett grumbled under his breath as he watched Dustin's receding figure.

A man wouldn't reject the advances of a beautiful woman who approached willingly.

Garrett believed that Dustin was merely putting on a noble act, presenting one side while hiding his true intentions in the shadows.

However, while he was displeased, he dared not act recklessly due to the significant gap in strength between them.

After muttering to himself, he departed with the members of the Black Scorpion Squad.

Their expedition to the Deadlands this time had resulted in heavy losses. Fortunately, they managed to secure a considerable amount of treasure.

After selling their loot, it would undoubtedly leave them with wealth enough to last a lifetime.

"Seems like you got the wrong idea, Sophia. Dustin was never interested in you," a disciple from the Embersteel Order mocked.

nasty character, marked by a malicious personality.

smile vanished, replaced by

use her charm on Dustin had failed repeatedly, fueling not just her anger but also a tinge of resentment.

he doesn't even take the

fell for Sophia at first sight and couldn't get her

shameless as to beg his master to propose on his behalf. After paying a considerable

seeing Sophia's attitude toward Dustin, he didn't want to

was reasonable for Sophia to be interested in someone as talented as Dustin, but they were worlds apart.

then, a voice called out

of women dressed in Harmony Sect

She had the bearing

two formidable-looking elderly ladies

the middle-aged woman leading the group was

in the Southwest, she was a grandmaster with a substantial reputation in