“Then go to die!” Dustin stated expressionlessly, but his hard gaze was unnerving.


    “Go to thell?” Edward burst outughing.


    Even the group of bodyguards standing behind him burst intoughter; all of them looked at Dustin as


    though he were an idiot.


    “You little punk! Don’t you know who I am? You’ve got some nerve speaking to me that way,” Edward


    said cockily.


    “I don’t know who you are, and I couldn’t care less. You have three seconds to let her go, or else,”


    Dustin stated inly.


    His words instantly caused a stir; even the people who were holding Dahlia were


    shocked.


    None of them expected that Dustin would say such a thing; he was remarkably bravepared to the


    silent Chris.


    However, such bravery was useless.


    “You really don’t know what’s good for you. You’re going to die!” Chris‘ face was full of resentment


    because Dustin’s show of bravado only made his cowardice even more


    apparent.


    Naturally, Chris was irritated and even filled with resentment when a good–for- nothing like Dustin was


    braver than he was.


    “Are you fucking insane?” Edward looked Dustin up and down before continuing, “So you want to y


    hero, huh? Fine! I’ll see just what you’ve got!”


    With that, he raised his hand and gave another signal.


    Two burly bodyguards swiftly charged forward at the same time to tackle Dustin. Both of them were 6.3


    feet tall, extremely muscr, and the size of a bear. They each had an imposing presence.


    Dustin looked like a mere child inparison, so everyone present assumed that this confrontation


    would be over without suspense.


    They were wrong.


    As they drew nearer to him, Dustin delivered two swift punches that connected loudly with each of the


    men’s faces.


    And just like that, the two huge men copsed to the floor as though they had been struck by lightning


    and were motionless.


    “Huh?”


    Everyone was visibly shocked by what they had just seen.


    No one understood what had happened as, in the blink of an eye, both of the bodyguards were on the


    floor.


    Meanwhile, Dustin was standing there unscathed.


    “Fuck! What did that punk just do?” Edward’s expression sank.


    The two men who had just fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of


    people on their own without any problem.


    Hence, it was strange that they were bothying unmoving on the floor after just one face–off.


    “This is yourst chance. Let her go,” Dustin threaten coldly.


    “In your dreams! Get him!” Edward retorted angrily and waved his hand to signal his


    men.


    The remaining bodyguards behind him immediately surrounded Dustin, but he merely scoffed and


    attacked first, not wasting any more time on words.


    His movements were as fast as lightning, and his attacks were extremely fierce. Each of his punches


    connected loudly with its target.


    The burly bodyguards were utterly defenseless, like sheep waiting to be ughtered, in the face of


    Dustin, who was like a ferocious tiger.


    Muffled grunts could be heard, and in the short span of a few breaths, they were all lying on the floor.


    The hall waspletely silent as thest bodyguard dropped to the floor with an audible thud.


    All the guests had their jaws ck and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an


    anomaly. None of them would’ve ever guessed that he was so fearsome.


    He had effortlessly taken down so many men with his own strength, just like in a movie


    scene.


    “How is this guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide open in disbelief.


    “How can it be? Is this really that piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra wondered out


    loud, feeling unsettled.


    “He… knows how to fight?” Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on her face once she came back


    to her senses.


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    They had been married for three years but she never knew that Dustin was such a formidable fighter.


    “Was he just really good at hiding it? Or was it because I never cared enough to notice?”


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    “Y–you! Who are you!” Edward started panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two steps back.


    “I… am your reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly advanced toward Edward.


    “Stay back!” Edward shouted as he suddenly pulled out a switchde and held it against Dahlia’s


    throat. “Come any closer, and I’ll slit her throat!”


    “The thing I hate most is being threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a sh, he charged


    forward and grabbed hold of Edward’s hand that was holding the


    knife.


    Then, with a forceful twist, the switchde fell to the floor with a loud ttering sound.


    Edward was stunned for a moment before he let out a piercing shriek, simr to that of a pig being


    ughtered.


    “Argh-”


    “Shut up.” Dustin cut Edward off with a p to his face just as his shriek barely left his


    mouth.


    Edward’s expression instantly soured, as though he had just tasted shit.


    “You… you’re dead meat! All of you are dead meat!” Edward somehow mustered up the courage to


    throw out a threat.


    “Is that so?” Dustin questioned stoically as he kicked Edward over with one foot.


    Seeing this, Dahlia immediately stood in front of Dustin to block him. “Stop! You can’t harm him, the


    consequences will be too severe!”


    “I don’t care,” Dustin stated indifferently.


    “But I do!” Dahlia’s expression was grave. “Do you even know that we will all suffer the consequences


    with you if you beat him up?”


    Dustin frowned upon hearing her words.


    He thought she was concerned for his well–being, but it turns out she was only concerned for herself.


    “Stop while you’re ahead, Dustin. Don’t drag us down with you!” Lyra called out.


    “That’s right! I see you’ve grown tired of living to darey a hand on Mr. Spanner!” Chris called out


    before hurriedly helping Edward to his feet and exining, “We have nothing to do with Dustin Rhys


    hitting you just now, Mr. Spanner.”


    His words weren’t just to shift the me onto Dustin; they were also a direct usation.


    Dustin narrowed his eyes, feeling as though a weight had been ced on his chest. The only reason


    he had taken action earlier was to save Dahlia, but he was now being painted as a violent viin in the


    end.


    It was hard for him not to feel displeased about this.


    “You little punk! You’re good at fighting? So what!” Edward, having mistaken Dustin’s silence for terror,


    instantly rediscovered his confidence. “Let me tell you, power and status are what matter in society.


    You better believe I’ll make you meet a tragic end if you darey another hand on me!”


    Dustin didn’t say anything in return, but his furious expression could be seen in his eyes.


    “What’s the matter? Scared?” Edward grinned. “Since you’ve got no guts, get on your knees and bow


    down to me! I might just let you off if you put me in a good mood.”