"That's enough! Now's not the time to point fingers.
Since we're in a tight situation now, what everyone needs to do is help
one another out and ride out the storm together, not grab each other by
the throat!" Old Mr. Nicholson yelled after witnessing Florence's burst
of rage. "Easy for you to say. This is the Hummer's ban we're talking
about. Who knows, all of us might go bankrupt in a couple of days and no
longer have a place to call home in Swinton anymore!" Florence snapped in
fury. "That's right! If it wasn't for Dustin, who kept stirring up
trouble and dragging us down with him, how could the Nicholsons even have
ended up in this situation today?" James spoke, and the rest agreed with
him. "What's going on, Dustin? I believe that you can enlighten all of us
here?" Dahlia suddenly piped up. She was giving him a chance to explain
himself properly. "Tina was unruly and unreasonable, which is why I
decided to put her in her place," Dustin replied bluntly. "See, everyone
heard that, right? He beat up the girl first, so he was the one who
instigated this whole thing in the first place. So, he's entirely to
blame for the ban on the Nicholson family!" Florence shouted even more
fiercely. "You're a thorn in our sides, Dustin! You owe us an explanation
for every affliction you've caused all of us!" "I suggest kidnapping him
and handing him over to the Hummers so that we can quell their rage!" A
bunch of chatter erupted from the crowd, and it could be seen that most
of them were in favor of kidnapping him. "You are too impulsive, Dustin!
Do you even know who Ms. Hummer is? What makes you think you're worthy of
going head–to–head with her? Do you know how much trouble you've caused?"
Dahlia scoffed with a frown. "So what you're telling me.Is that I
should've just sat there and watched as you got brutally beaten up and
humiliated?" Dustin sneered coldly. It didn't matter if Florence and the
others didn't understand, but if Dahlia still insisted on pinning the
blame on him, then he'd feel that all his efforts were for nothing.
"Don't you twist my words! I am trying to tell you to consider the
consequences first before doing 19 anything! Not only did you get us into
trouble, you even hurt your reputation in the process!" Dahlia retorted
with a scowl on her face. "I'm not the type to dwell on the details. All
I know is that I'll get revenge on anyone who crosses me!" Dustin said in
a cold voice. "You guys heard it yoursell! This kid is still as stubborn
as ever! Thus, we must hand him over to the Hummers! "Florence instigated
as she gestured at two of the younger Nicholsons. The two immediately
understood her intention and placed their hands on each side of Dustin's
shoulders." You'd better be more cooperative with us, or else you'll get
what's coming to you!" Dustin frowned and was ready to pounce on them
when Julle suddenly burst into the room with a panicked look on her face.
"This is bad, Auntie! The Hummers have brought their men here to kill us
all!* Chanter 145 "What?!" A collective gasp arose from everyone in the
room as the news startled them. They thought it was already bad that the
whole family got banned, but they never expected the Hummers to be this
cruel. They were already knocking at their doors. Were they trying to
drive them into a corner? "It's over, it's over! We're dead meat this
time!" "How could this happen? Why can't the Hummers give us a break for
once?" The crowd panicked and started jumping to their feet anxiously.
"It's all because of that damn bastard! It's all his fault!" "That's
right! The Hummers must have come for Dustin, so let's hand him over and
we'll be all right!" Everyone in the crowd immediately turned their gazes
to Dustin, causing a million laser–like glares to land on him at the same
time. In their opinion, if they could sacrifice Dustin to save
themselves, that would be the best course of action. Just as the crowd
was still in an uproar, a group of people from the Hummer family started
boldly entering the venue. The leader of the procession was Tina, who was
sitting in a wheelchair, Following behind her were a few representatives
from the Hummer family, as well as a few escorting bodyguards. At the
time. Tina looked weak, as her eyes were half shut and half open. Both of
her hands and feet were in casts, her entire face was bruised and
swollen, and her features seemed to have been disfigured completely. If
someone were not closely acquainted with her, they would have a hard time
telling between her current and actual looks. "M–Ms. Hummer?" The crowd
let out a gasp. Everyone from the Nicholsons was taken aback as they
stared at the nearly paralyzed and disfigured Tina. Although they knew
that she'd gotten her ass beaten, they didn't expect it to be that bad.
Her face had swelled up so much that it almost resembled a pig's head. If
they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed that
the young, spoiled–to–the–core lady of the Hummer family would even live
to see such a day. Wasn't this Dustin fellow too much for doing that
though? "D–Dustin—Don't tell me you were the one who beat Ms. Hummer up
this badly?" One of the Nicholsons asked shakily as he looked at the
others in shock.. "Rhys! You'd better admit everything by your own choice
later and not drag us into this!" Florence shouted as she broke into a
nervous sweat. The situation was much direr than she had anticipated.
James went straight to the point. After walking three steps forward, he
immediately fell to his knees with a Chapter 145 loud "Thud" in front
of the Hummers. The inertia generated by his fall caused his torso to
slide forward by a few inches. "Ms. Hummer, this has nothing to do with
us! It was Dustin Rhys who beat you up, so if you want to plot your
revenge, please just plot it on his head. Please spare our family!" James
pleaded in desperation. Upon witnessing this, the majority of the
Nicholsons unanimously approved of his actions on the inside. They
admired him for his humble and responsible nature and thought of him as
one of the good men in the Nicholson family. He was probably the type to
rush forward in the face of danger too. They were certain that the
Nicholson family would continue to thrive and prosper, what with such an
outstanding individual in the family. "Huh?" A collective gasp arose from
the people from the Hummers. When they all saw James kneel on the floor,
some of them exchanged glances with one another, completely dumbfounded
by what had just happened in front of them. Shouldn't they be the ones
apologizing? How come it's the other way around now? What the hell was
happening now? "I suppose you must be mistaken about something, kid?" The
butler of the Hummer family asked with perplexed look on his face. Even
though he had imagined countless horrible scenarios that could come out
of this, this wasn't in his predictions at all "Oh right, before I
forget" before the butler could finish his sentence, James immediately
assumed that the butler wasn't planning on letting them go. He turned
around and started flailing his hands in the air. "Someone, anyone! Bring
Dustin to me! I'll get him to bow down to the Hummers and beg for their
forgiveness!" "Heh, I'll do it myself," Dustin said, shaking off the two
men before he trudged forward. "Everyone! That's him! He's the one who
beat her up- James shouted while pointing at Dustin. When the Hummers
finally saw what had unfolded in front of their eyes, their expressions
changed dramatically and all of them fell to their knees with a loud
'Thud".