"What, me? When all eyes fell on her, Julie couldn't help
but be stunned and speechless for a while. She was just here for the
show, so why did she get implicated in this whole mess when she was just
another person in the crowd? "Tell us everything you saw, and don't try
to hide anything, Julie. I want to see how this punk can still argue his
way out of this!" Florence ordered as she crossed her arms. "Yeah, Julic.
Just tell us everything that's or your mind. We must expose this punk for
all his lies!" The Nicholsons spoke out in agreement. "Um–But before
Julie could say anything, she stopped herself. Her response made the
people in the crowd feel like she'd be a loose cannon. This was
especially true for Matt, as he stood there with his heart pounding out
of his chest while his forehead broke out in a cold sweat. He'd already
been scared shitless when Dustin spoke out the truth just now, so if
Julie also knew something and exposed him for being the one who lied
instead, he'd lose lace! "I believe you know what happened yesterday the
best. Julie. So, it's time to tell everyone the truth," Dustin added
flatly. "Stop this nonsense at once. Dustin! Save some face for yourself
already." Dahlia chided with a frown. "There's no need to be afraid,
Julie. Your aunt here will back you up no matter what you say, so just
tell us what you saw!" Florence said, acting all protective all of a
sudden. "About last night Julie started and trailed off. After hesitating
for a few seconds, she mustered up the courage to continue with a firm
gaze. "Yesterday night, I saw nothing and know nothing about the events
that went down. All I knew was that Dustin was the one who beat up Ms.
Hummer!" The moment she finished, Dustin froze on the spot. He didn't
expect Julle to completely flip the story on its head in front of so many
people like that. "Did you hear that, Rhys? So, this is the whole truth!
I can't wait to see how you're going to argue your way out of this!"
Florence shouted even louder than before. "Not only do you not know how
to be grateful, but to think that you even resorted to repaying good with
evil, Dustin! You really are shameless! The Nicholsons spal and shook
their heads. They stare at him with looks of contempt and disdain. Now
that the evidence was conclusive, no amount of arguing could ever get him
out of this mess. "Ugh." Dahlia sighed as a look of disappointment
appeared on her lace. She had given him so many chances to back down, and
yet the man still insisted on being as stubborn as ever. It was almost as
it he wanted all of this to happen to him. "I don't think I've ever
offended you, so why do you insist on slandering my name, Dustin? It's a
good thing 1/3 that Julie has an upright character and helped me clear my
name today. If not, I doubt if I could even recover from this!" Matt
spat, feigning anger. He'd been on tenterhooks the entire time, but he
can't help but be secretly relieved now. "You know exactly what you did.
So stop pretending in front of me already." Dustin snapped before turning
his gaze to Julie. "And as for you. I don't understand why you're lying
right now. I'm sure you know the kind of person Matt is very well. But if
you insist on standing there and watching your cousin jump into a
firepit, then I've got nothing else to say to you." "Stop spouting
nonsense! What did I lie anout? It was clearly you who hit Ms. Hummer!"
Julie insisted obstinately. "Rhys! Now that your plan to slander has
failed, are you resorting to threatening people? Do you honestly think
that we're afraid of you?" Florence shouted in fury. "Stop this insanity,
Dustin! Stop making a fool of yourself already!" Dahlia cried. She only
hoped that could see himself and the reality of the situation now. Dustin
"Since you guys don't believe me, let's just pretend that I said nothing
today. I'll be taking my leave now," Dustin shook his head as he decided
not to argue with them any further. He then turned around to leave. He
never asked for any reward or even gratitude, but he felt disappointed by
their response today. "Hold it right there! You've slandered my name on
multiple occasions, and yet you still think of running away without
giving me an apology first? Aren't you being a little pretentious right
now?" Matt ordered. He had never liked Dustin, but to keep up his
gentlemanly facade, he always tried to brush his ill feelings toward him
aside. So, now that the opportunity to take out his anger had come, he
naturally didn't want to let it go so easily. "You want me to apologize
to you? What makes you think that you're worthy of it?" Dustin sneered.
"You're not allowed to leave if you don't apologize to me today!" Matt
growled as he used his body to block. the doorway, his gaze menacing. He
had practiced martial arts for a few years, so he thought it would be a
breeze to put an average man like him in his place. "Is that so? Then,
I'd like to see if you can actually block my path. Dustin snorted coldly
before pushing past Matt and walking out of the door. "Thinking of
leaving? I'd like to see you try!" Matt shouted in rage as he grabbed
Dustin's shoulder with one hand and shoved him hard. He thought that he
could teach him a lesson by doing that. "You dare lay a finger on me?"
Dustin said coldly as he turned around. He then proceeded to give Mall a
heavy slap on his face, the sheer force of which sent Mali llying into
the air. Two teeth could even be seen flying out of his mouth. "Y–you
actually dare to hit someone at this moment, Rhys?" Florence gasped in
horror. She didn't think Dustin would be so bold as to assault someone In
public. "An animal! He's an animal!" Chapter 148 "Matt saved your life
with good intentions, and yet you still did this to him! You're worse
than a dog!" Everyone started cursing at Dustin angrily. Everything
would've been fine if he hadn't laid a finger on Matt, but now that he
had, everyone no longer held back their verbal assaults. "Are you out of
your mind. Dustin? Why are you beating people up now?" Dahlia scowled.
She quickly went to help Matt up from the floor. To think that he'd
turned his embarrassment into anger and had even resorted to beating
people up in public. This was unheard of! "Can't you see that he was the
one who threw hands first? Dustin retorted with a grimace. "He merely
grazed you, so why did you have to return the favor so harshly?" Dahlia
probed with an icy glare. "So, are you telling me that it's fine if he
does it? But when I do it back, I'm committing the greatest sin in all of
humanity?" Dustin snickered. "You're clearly just trying to force a point
here! I hereby order you to apologize to Matt right now!" Dahlia glared.
"What if I don't want to?" Dustin frownes slightly. "Then, I'll make
you!" Dahlia shouted. With that, she slapped him in the face in a fit of
rage.