An Understated Dominance Chinese Novel

Chapter 1115

Sheila Murray chuckled at herself. “If you truly considered me a friend, why did you harm my cousin? Why did you abduct me? Why did you do all of this?!”

“I…”

Dustin was momentarily lost for words.

He had mentioned the altercation twice, but it was clear that Sheila Murray didn’t believe him.

In essence, she had already marked him as a wrongdoer.

No matter how he tried to explain now, no matter how he attempted to vindicate himself, it seemed futile.

Once doubt takes root, trust withers away completely.

This was something he had long come to realise.

“What? Cat got your tongue? Do you even understand that you’re in the wrong?”

“It appears my father was correct. Everything you did before was a sham, a means to an end. It was all about seeking advancement and prestige!”

“I thought you were different, someone special, not like those ordinary folk consumed by vanity.”

see I was

you and those who insincerely approached me. You’re just better at masking your true intentions and

I couldn’t discern the truth, and you nearly turned against my

you! I despise

Murray almost shouted the last sentence,

believing she would receive sincerity in return, but what

fathom, what had she done

with her accusation, Dustin hesitated for a moment, then shook his head with

had already

it came down to it, she chose family

that, so

that I let you

offered no explanation, made no attempt to clear his name, only his gaze turned gradually colder. “You’re right, I am a vain and ordinary person, but I never lied to you.

take extra care in the future, be wary of those around you, or you

and sound, and I owe an explanation to the

ahead is yours alone to tread, and no

perhaps our paths

that, Dustin turned and walked away, showing no

aura of authority compelled everyone to step aside, no

“Brother Dustin…”

extending her hand as if to stop him, yet the