“Wecan’tcountonTrentanymore.So,wehavetofindanotherwaynow.”


    Tylerponderedforamoment.“Findafewscapegoatsandhave themworkonbehalfofTrent.Remember,don’t exposeouridentities.”


    “Yes,sir!”hissubordinaterepliedandleft hurriedly.


    “Hopefully,therewon’tbeanymoremistakesthistime,”Tylermutteredashenarrowedhiseyes.


    Ifitweren’tforNatasha’sgrandfather,Tylerwouldnotbesocautious.


    Hewasindeedtroublesome.Otherwise,Tylerwouldhavetakenactionhimself.


    Itwaslunchtime.DustinandScarletsatatatableby thewindowatRoseateRestaurant.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?.


    Theyhappilychattedwhileenjoyingtheirmeal.


    Halfwaythrough,Scarletsuddenlyaskedsolemnly,“Logan,shouldIkilleveryonewhooffendedyou?”


    Uponhearingherwords,Dustin didknowwhethertughorcry.“Theiroffense doesn’tdeservea deathpenalty.


    “Letthemsufferalittlewill do.So,Isuggestlockingthemupforafewdays.”


    Aneyefor aneye.Dndeserved todiebecausehecrossedtheline.


    EventhoughtherestoftheHarmonfamilywasguilty,theydidnotdeservetodie.


    Butofcourse, themainreason wasthatDustinhadtoconsiderNatasha’sfeelings.Nomatterwhat


    happened,theywerestillherrtives.


    IfScarletkilled them all,howshould DustingetalongwithNatasha inthefuture?


    Scarletnodded.“Okay,I’llsparetheirlivesthen.”


    AslongasDustinwashappy,shedidnotmindkillingafewpeople.


    Suddenly,Scarletasked,“Oh,bytheway,yourbirthdayiingupinafewdays,right?”


    <b>“</b>Yes,itis.Ialmostforgotaboutitif<b>you</b>hadn’t mentionedit.”Dustinrecalled instantly.


    Hehadnevercaredabouthis birthday.


    Inthepastyears,hewouldsimplyhave a mendsomedrinks.Sometimes,hewouldgeta


    birthdaycakeifhefeltlikeit.


    Dustin’s birthdaycelebrationshad alwaysbeensimple.


    “Howdoyou ntocelebrateyourbirthdaythisyear?”Scarletwascurious.


    Dustinrepliedcalmly,“Mostlikelyhaveameal.Oh,andI’llbuymyselfacake.”


    “Asimplecelebration?Noway!”


    Scarletfrownedandturnedserious.“Weshouldhaveagrandcelebration!Thistime,I’llhostanimpressivebirthdaybanquetforyou!”


    “There’snoneed forthat.Celebratingitasusualisfineforme.”Dustindeclinedheroffer.


    Butsheinsisted,“Back then,yourbirthdayhadalwaysbeen alivelyevent.Thisyearshouldn’tbeanexception.


    Heshookhishead.“Well,things havechanged.Thepastisthepast.


    “Kid,Iappreciatethethought.Butlet’sskipthebirthdaybanquet.Iprefertokeepalowprofile.”


    “Alrightthen!Sinceyoudon’tlikeit,wewon’thaveabirthdaybanquet.”SeeingthatDustinwaspersistent,Scarletstoppedforcinghim.


    Butshpromisedandsaid,“Butitshouldn’tbeaproblemif<b>I</b>invitesomefriendstocelebrate,right?”


    “Ofcourse.”Dustinnodded withasmile.


    Scarletbrokeintoasmile.“It’ssettledthen!”


    The atmospherewaspleasantastheychattedwhileeating.After theyhadeatentheirfill,theyweresatisfied.


    Suddenly,Dustin’sphonerang.ItwasSamuelcalling.


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    “Mr.Rhys,Ihaveapieceofgoodnewsandbad news.Whichonewouldyouliketohearfirst?”


    askedSamuel.


    Dustinanswered,“Badnews.”


    “Thebadnewsis thatsomeonecedabountyonyouon theBountyLeagueyesterday.Andtherewardamountisastaggering 100billiondors,”Samuelresponded.


    Dustinraisedaneyebrowatthat.“Oh?Whoisit?”


    Thstpersonwho cedarewardonhimwasEdwin.ItwasnotuntfterDustinkilledEdwinthatthebountywasautomaticallylifted.


    Samuelquicklyrifiedthathewasnotinvolved.


    “Mr.Rhys,youknowourrules.Ican’tdisclosetheemployer’sidentity.ButIcanassureyouthatmypeoplewon’ttakeaction.”


    “Alright.Tell methegoodnewsthen.”Dustinchangedthesubject.


    “ThegoodnewsisI’velocatedtheCherusiayou’vebeensearchingfor!”