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

Sophia's smile vanished, replaced by

not just her anger but also

else. Moreover, he doesn't even take the Drakes Dominion

at first sight and couldn't

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

Dustin, he didn't want to force anything on

in someone as talented as Dustin, but they were worlds apart. A prodigy like Dustin

a voice called

they turned, they saw a group of

adorned in lavish attire. She had the bearing of a strong, confident woman, causing onlookers to hesitate to meet

two formidable-looking elderly ladies and a group of women spanning

middle-aged woman leading the group was

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