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.

undeniably beautiful but had a nasty character, marked by a malicious personality. Getting entangled with a woman like her would only lead

replaced by a cold

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

likely that Dustin's heart already belongs to someone else. Moreover, he doesn't even take the Drakes Dominion Order seriously with his abilities, let

at first sight and couldn't get her out

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

attitude toward Dustin, he didn't want to force anything on

they were worlds apart. A prodigy like Dustin was beyond the

voice

of women

the forefront was a charming middle-aged woman adorned in lavish attire. She had the bearing of

elderly ladies and a group of

middle-aged woman leading the group was

the top martial artists in the Southwest, she was