Chapter 149
“p!” A crisp noise sounded as Dahlia’s handnded heavily on Dustin Rhy’s face.
Due to the
excessive force she applied behind the p, the wounds on her hand that had just healed got torn ope
n again, causing a stream of fresh blood to flow down her fingers.
Dustin touched the side of his face that burned from the p and merely stood right where he was with
a
neutral expression on his face.
He could take all the misunderstandings and contempt from other people, but he refused to ept the f
act that his ex–wife had just pped him on behalf of another man.
“Why? Why do you insist on being this way?” Dahlia said through gritted teeth as her eyes filled with te
ars and immense disappointment overtook her.
She couldn’t understand for the life of her why Dustin had be the person he was today. He was cl
ose- minded, full of jealousy, and a gossipmonger; he was even repaying kindness with evil now.
All kinds of bad attributes were concentrated in the body of this man. She wanted this p to serve as
a wake-
up call to him!
“Hmph. Do you want to fight me, kid? Aren’t you a little too young for that?” Matt couldn’t help but sneer
at him
as he witnessed the two of them turn against each other.
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Although he had just lost two teeth, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat triumphant on the inside when h
e saw
Dahlia p Dustin to stand up for him.
“That was a good p! He deserves to be pped!” Florence cheered as her eyes lit up.
“That’s right! If you don’t teach him a lesson, are you still considered human at that point?” James parro
ted
out loud.
“Ha—” Dustin suddenly let out a tired sigh after a long time of silence.
After getting married for three years, the two had barely quarreled, let alone thrown hands at one anoth
er. Thus, this would be the first andst time this happened!
“That p just now was for everything I’ve ever done to you in the past. From now on, you and I don’t o
we each other anything anymore,” Dustin said quietly. Dustin took a deep breath before calmly turning
around to
leave.
There was no anger, noints–just an unexpected feeling of quiet indifference.
“Huh?” Dahlia gasped in shock as she stared at his defeated back. She’d been rendered speechless fo
r a while.
“Knock, knock.” Just then, they all heard a knock on the door.
It turned out that Mr. Fletcher, who had taken his leave earlier, had returned.
“Huh? Where did Mr. Rhys go?” He asked as he scanned the room.
“Why are you looking for that punk, Mr. Fletcher?” Florence asked in surprise.
“Oh, Sir Hummer told me that he hopes to dispel all the bad blood the Hummer family has with Mr. Rhy
s, so he specially requested me to send him a gilt,” He replied.
“A gift?” Everyone looked at one another in confusion.
“You have got to be
kidding us, right, Mr. Fletcher? How is that punk worthy of receiving a gift from Mr. Hummer himself?” Fl
orence asked in disbelief.
“What do you mean “how is he worthy‘? Don’t you know that he was the reason why the Hummers deci
ded to lift the ban against the Nicholsons? And that he was also the one behind the apology? Mr. Fletch
er replied,
dumbfounded by their reactions.
“What?” A collective gasp could be heard
in the room the moment he finished his sentence. The crowd was dumbfounded and filled with disbelief
.
They didn’t hear him wrong, right?
The person who had saved the Nicholsons and coerced the Hummers to give a public apology was Du
stin? The trash that they’d scoffed at and despised? H–how was this possible!
“Y–
you’ve got to be joking, right, Mr. Fletcher? Are you telling us that Dustin was the one who saved us?” F
lorence asked with widened eyes, she found this fact difficult to ept.
“Who else do you think it was?” Mr. Fletcher asked seriously.
“No, that’s impossible! Wasn’t Matt the one who helped us? How was it that trash Dustin instead?” Jam
es shouted in rm and shook his head so vigorously it looked like a rattling drum.
“Matt Laney? He’s nothing more than a washed–
up member of some family, so how capable can the man be? Obviously, not enough for the Hummers t
o lower their heads.” Mr. Fletcher scoffed before shooting Matt a look
of disdain.
Hearing that, every head in the crowd turned to look at Matt simultaneously.
For a moment, Matt’s cheeks turned bright red, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward.
His reaction immediately proved that what Mr. Fletcher said was true.
“How could this have happened? Could it be that I’ve misunderstood him?” Dahlia muttered to herself a
fter a
bolt of realization hit her.
With that, she instantly rushed out of the room and chased after Dustin in the direction he seemed to h
ave left
1. in.
When she chased him to the gate, she looked at the figure about to get into the car. She immediately r
an up to him and grabbed him by the sleeve.
“Dustin! Wait. I misunderstood you just now, I was too impulsive. I had no idea that you did all of this fo
r us. especially the part where you had to carry so much on your shoulders. But why didn’t you exin
it to us? You were obviously the one who saved everyone, so why didn’t you rily it with us?” Dahlia c
ried while biting her lips. Her face was twisted in pain.
“What use was there to exin everything? When have you ever belleved me?” Dustin shot back as he
shook his head. There was no greater sorrow than death, and he had beenpletely let down by her
.
“You should’ve made it clear to me at the very least. How can I believe you when you don’t tell me anyt
hing?”
Dahliained angrily.
“I don’t care if you believe me or not anymore. We’re done here. Let go of me.” Dustin retorted as he br
oke away from her grasp with force. His gaze toward her made her feel like he was looking at a strange
r.
“What do you want from me, Dustin? Can’t you just stop being so impulsive all the time? Can’t you just
ask yourself if there’s anything wrong with you? After all, you were the one who went out and beat up p
eople who disagreed with you. If not for luck, do you think you could’ve gotten out of there unscathed?
All I’m asking is for you to be more mature and sensible. Am I wrong for wanting that from you?” Dahlia
shouted as his words
struck a nerve inside her, causing her emotions to go out of control.
“Yeah, you’re right. It was all my fault. I totally deserved that p, don’t I?” Dustin said coldly.
“You-” Dahlia wanted to say more but stopped herself. For a moment, she was at a loss for words.
“You’ve always been this arrogant and self–
righteous woman to me, Dahlia. You were never one to admit your mistakes first. This has proven to be
true on multiple asions, especially when you just need to put a bit more thought into something or p
erform a simple background check to get the desired oue. But as usual, you prefer to do nothing a
nd only listen to the words you like to hear. This is why even now, you still have zero
faith in me.
“Haven’t you noticed? You’ve been living in your little bubble all this time, and you shut yourself off from
anyone who tries to get near you. I admit, I tried my best to get to you back then, but now I’ve decided
to stop trying. I’ve decided that this will be thest time I ever help you. I wish you all the best in your fu
ture
endeavors.”
With that, Dustin got in his car and sped off.
Meanwhile, Dahlia looked as if she had been struck by lightning, and she stood quietly in ce and did
not
say anything for a long time.
I
“I’m sorry… I’m so sorry! I had no idea that things would ever turn out like this!” Shemented to herself
.
“I just wanted you to seed too. My only wish was for you to get ahead in life. I really had no idea tha
t you’d suffered this much. I was wrong; I was the one who was wrong all along! From the day of our di
vorce until now, I knew that I was the one who was in the wrong all along! I remember telling you that
no one would be able to make me fall in love again, but in reality, there was already someone there
all along.
“And that person was you! But knowing that in mind, do you know why I gave you up again at thest s
econd? That’s because Dustin, can’t you see that I’m still hopelessly in love with you?” She painfully ad
mitted.