“That’s strange. Why are they headed our way? They look like they’re up to no good. They’re not here
to give us trouble, are they?” Florence fidgeted anxiously in her seat.
“They’re here for me.” Dustin piped up.
“You? Have you offended someone again?” Dahlia frowned. She noticed that Dustin ran into quite a lot
of trouble these days.
“I wouldn’t exactly say I offended him, per se. I simply beat him up to teach him a lesson on how to
behave,” Dustin said calmly.
*This is not Swinton. There are influential people all around. There are some people that we simply
cannot afford to cross!” Dahlia whispered. Though she was now chairwoman of Cardinal Group, the
handover had yet to bepleted, so she had neither funds, connections, nor experience. At this
stage of her life, what she needed to do was to make more connections, keep a low profile, and stay
out of trouble.
“Don’t you worry. Miss Dahlia. I’m here. I’ll make sure that nobody kicks up a fuss here.” Terrence shot
her a confident smile, trying to portray the image of a savior. He’d never pass up the opportunity to flex
his muscles in front of such a beautifuldy. Every man wanted to y the part of a hero saving the
damsel in distress.
“Dahlia, Terrence has some very powerful people backing him up. With the connections he has, these
rascals don’t stand a chance,” Julie said proudly as she hooked an arm around Terrence’s.
“Is that so? Then I’ll have to thank Terrence in advance.” Dahlia managed to force a smile on her face.
“Don’t mention it. It’s no big deal,” Terrence said with a wave of his hand as he beamed joyfully,
thinking it’d
be effortless to deal with these thugs.
“You scoundrel! I’ve been searching high and low for you for the past two days! You can’t run away
now!” Duncan advanced with a threatening smile on his face. His malicious gaze was fixed on Dustin.
“Why were you searching for me? Have you finally realized that you were wrong and were looking for
me to apologize?” A hint of a smile tugged on Dustin’s lips.
“Apologize, my foot!” Duncan’s face fell as he roared. “Two days ago, you humiliated me and gave me
three
ps across the face. I swear I’ll chop your hands off today, you asshole!”
“Excuse me, sir, Please calm down. If Dustin has hurt you in any way at all, I’ll pay you for the damages
he’s
done.” Dahlia stood to alleviate the tension.
Surprised that someone would stand up for Dustin, Duncan gave Dahlia a good look before his eyes lit
up.
“Gorgeous! Thisdy is gorgeous Indeed!” he thought.
He’d set eyes on many beautifuldies before, but this was something else. She was truly a rare
beauty!
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“Hey loser, is this your girlfriend? She’s quite hot.” Duncan stroked his chin as he leered at Dahlia with
a smirk. ‘I’ll strike you a deal. If you let your girlfriend sleep with me for one night, I’ll let you off the hook
for that ass move you pulledst time. How’s that?”
“You insolent bastard!” Before Dustin could say anything, Terrence mmed his list on the table and
stood up. “Which sect do you belong to? Don’t you know that men’s disagreements should be settled
between men? So keep thedy out of your dirty business!”
“And who are you to run your mouth here, you cad?” Duncan squinted at him.
“Hmph! I am Terrence Stone, manager of Brooks Corporation! If you know what’s good for you, you
better scram, or I’ll make you regret the day you were born!” Terrence said with his hands behind his
back, going for a look of superiority. Brooks Corporation was a giant in the Millsburg business industry
and had enormous influence over the market, so Terrence was used to people backing off the moment
he told them that he worked for Brocks Corporation. It worked like a charm.
“Manager of Brooks Corporation?” Duncan’s expression darkened when he heard that, and within a
split second, he went up to Terrence and gave him a hard p across the face. “Fuck you! How dare a
measly manager behave so pompously? Do you have a death wish?”