"Slap!" A crisp noise sounded as Dahlia's hand landed
heavily on Dustin Rhy's face. Due to the excessive force she applied
behind the slap, the wounds on her hand that had just healed got torn
open again, causing a stream of fresh blood to flow down her fingers.
Dustin touched the side of his face that burned from the slap and merely
stood right where he was with a neutral expression on his face. He could
take all the misunderstandings and contempt from other people, but he
refused to accept the fact that his ex–wife had just slapped him on
behalf of another man. "Why? Why do you insist on being this way?" Dahlia
said through gritted teeth as her eyes filled with tears and immense
disappointment overtook her. She couldn't understand for the life of her
why Dustin had become the person he was today. He was close- minded, full
of jealousy, and a gossipmonger; he was even repaying kindness with evil
now. All kinds of bad attributes were concentrated in the body of this
man. She wanted this slap to serve as a wake- up call to him! "Hmph. Do
you want to fight me, kid? Aren't you a little too young for that?" Matt
couldn't help but sneer at him as he witnessed the two of them turn
against each other. Although he had just lost two teeth, he couldn't help
but feel somewhat triumphant on the inside when he saw Dahlia slap Dustin
to stand up for him. "That was a good slap! He deserves to be slapped!"
Florence cheered as her eyes lit up. "That's right! If you don't teach
him a lesson, are you still considered human at that point?" James
parroted out loud. "Ha—" Dustin suddenly let out a tired sigh after a
long time of silence. After getting married for three years, the two had
barely quarreled, let alone thrown hands at one another. Thus, this would
be the first and last time this happened! "That slap just now was for
everything I've ever done to you in the past. From now on, you and I
don't owe each other anything anymore," Dustin said quietly. Dustin took
a deep breath before calmly turning around to leave. There was no anger,
no complaints–just an unexpected feeling of quiet indifference. "Huh?"
Dahlia gasped in shock as she stared at his defeated back. She'd been
rendered speechless for a while. "Knock, knock." Just then, they all
heard a knock on the door. It turned out that Mr. Fletcher, who had taken
his leave earlier, had returned. "Huh? Where did Mr. Rhys go?" He asked
as he scanned the room. "Why are you looking for that punk, Mr.
Fletcher?" Florence asked in surprise. 1/3 Chapter 149 "Oh, Sir Hummer
told me that he hopes to dispel all the bad blood the Hummer family has
with Mr. Rhys, so he specially requested me to send him a gilt," He
replied. "A gift?" Everyone looked at one another in confusion. "You have
got to be kidding us, right, Mr. Fletcher? How is that punk worthy of
receiving a gift from Mr. Hummer himself?" Florence asked in disbelief.
"What do you mean "how is he worthy'? Don't you know that he was the
reason why the Hummers decided to lift the ban against the Nicholsons?
And that he was also the one behind the apology? Mr. Fletcher replied,
dumbfounded by their reactions. "What?" A collective gasp could be heard
in the room the moment he finished his sentence. The crowd was
dumbfounded and filled with disbelief. They didn't hear him wrong, right?
The person who had saved the Nicholsons and coerced the Hummers to give a
public apology was Dustin? The trash that they'd scoffed at and despised?
H–how was this possible! "Y–you've got to be joking, right, Mr. Fletcher?
Are you telling us that Dustin was the one who saved us?" Florence asked
with widened eyes, she found this fact difficult to accept. "Who else do
you think it was?" Mr. Fletcher asked seriously. "No, that's impossible!
Wasn't Matt the one who helped us? How was it that trash Dustin instead?"
James shouted in alarm and shook his head so vigorously it looked like a
rattling drum. "Matt Laney? He's nothing more than a washed–up member of
some family, so how capable can the man be? Obviously, not enough for the
Hummers to lower their heads." Mr. Fletcher scoffed before shooting Matt
a look of disdain. Hearing that, every head in the crowd turned to look
at Matt simultaneously. For a moment, Matt's cheeks turned bright red,
and the atmosphere became extremely awkward. His reaction immediately
proved that what Mr. Fletcher said was true. "How could this have
happened? Could it be that I've misunderstood him?" Dahlia muttered to
herself after a bolt of realization hit her. With that, she instantly
rushed out of the room and chased after Dustin in the direction he seemed
to have left in. When she chased him to the gate, she looked at the
figure about to get into the car. She immediately ran up to him and
grabbed him by the sleeve. "Dustin! Wait. I misunderstood you just now, I
was too impulsive. I had no idea that you did all of this for us.
especially the part where you had to carry so much on your shoulders. But
why didn't you explain it to us? You were obviously the one who saved
everyone, so why didn't you clarily it with us?" Dahlia cried while
biting her lips. Her face was twisted in pain. "What use was there to
explain everything? When have you ever belleved me?" Dustin shot back as
he shook his head. There was no greater sorrow than death, and he had
been completely let down by her. Chapter 149 "You should've made it clear
to me at the very least. How can I believe you when you don't tell me
anything?" Dahlia complained angrily. "I don't care if you believe me or
not anymore. We're done here. Let go of me." Dustin retorted as he broke
away from her grasp with force. His gaze toward her made her feel like he
was looking at a stranger. "What do you want from me, Dustin? Can't you
just stop being so impulsive all the time? Can't you just ask yourself if
there's anything wrong with you? After all, you were the one who went out
and beat up people who disagreed with you. If not for luck, do you think
you could've gotten out of there unscathed? All I'm asking is for you to
be more mature and sensible. Am I wrong for wanting that from you?"
Dahlia shouted as his words struck a nerve inside her, causing her
emotions to go out of control. "Yeah, you're right. It was all my fault.
I totally deserved that slap, don't I?" Dustin said coldly. "You-" Dahlia
wanted to say more but stopped herself. For a moment, she was at a loss
for words. "You've always been this arrogant and self–righteous woman to
me, Dahlia. You were never one to admit your mistakes first. This has
proven to be true on multiple occasions, especially when you just need to
put a bit more thought into something or perform a simple background
check to get the desired outcome. But as usual, you prefer to do nothing
and only listen to the words you like to hear. This is why even now, you
still have zero faith in me. "Haven't you noticed? You've been living in
your little bubble all this time, and you shut yourself off from anyone
who tries to get near you. I admit, I tried my best to get to you back
then, but now I've decided to stop trying. I've decided that this will be
the last time I ever help you. I wish you all the best in your future
endeavors." With that, Dustin got in his car and sped off. Meanwhile,
Dahlia looked as if she had been struck by lightning, and she stood
quietly in place and did not say anything for a long time. I "I'm sorry…
I'm so sorry! I had no idea that things would ever turn out like this!"
She lamented to herself. "I just wanted you to succeed too. My only wish
was for you to get ahead in life. I really had no idea that you'd
suffered this much. I was wrong; I was the one who was wrong all along!
From the day of our divorce until now, I knew that I was the one who was
in the wrong all along! I remember telling you that no one would be able
to make me fall in love again, but in reality, there was already someone
there all along. "And that person was you! But knowing that in mind, do
you know why I gave you up again at the last second? That's because
Dustin, can't you see that I'm still hopelessly in love with you?" She
painfully admitted.