"Hahaha!" Dustin was so infuriated that he
laughed out loud when he saw the guards rush in.
Anyone would have assumed that such a prestigious family would at least p
ut in some effort to uphold their reputation. Who would have guessed that
they would act so shamelessly?
Not only did they go back on their word, they even betrayed someone who h
ad offered them help in their time
of need! And now that things didn't go their way, they resorted to violen
ce and threats. How tyrannical and
despicable!
"Caden Murray! Are you about to repay kindness with ingratitude?" Dustin'
s gaze frosted over, and an imposing air came over him.
"Young man, you'd be smart to back off now. Ten million dollars is enough
to last you a lifetime. You better not get greedy!" Caden warned.
People in his position were only interested in what benefited them. Natur
ally, he would place connections with
the Horst family above an unknown doctor like Dustin.
"Am I being greedy, or are you the one taking advantage of me? Do you rea
lly think that I'm an easy target
whom you can mess around with however you please?" Dustin retorted sharpl
y.
"Uncle Caden, let's not waste time on this scumbag! Just throw him out an
d get rid of this eyesore!" Xavier got
impatient.
He was green with envy at how Sheila had called Dustin 'kind sir. She had
never addressed him as such!
"I'll give you one
last chance, lad. Take this money and leave, and I'll pretend that nothin
g has ever happened today." Caden gave his ultimatum.
"And I'm giving you your last chance too. Give me the Gozoraberry, or you
'll be sorry!" Dustin threatened
authoritatively.
"Hah! You're really making things hard for everyone, aren't you?"
Finally, Cader could hold it in no longer. He exchanged a look with Xavie
r. "Throw him out! Do whatever you like. Just make sure that he doesn't d
ie."
"No problem! Tie him up and throw him out! Break his legs if he resists!"
Xavier sneered as he waved the
guards over.
"Yes, Sir!" The guards rushed up at his command.
"Insolent bastards!" Dustin seethed. He met the guards head–on.
With just a few simple swings of his arm, he delivered slap after slap to
the guards' faces.
was a
They cried out as they were sent sprawling across the lounge. None of the
m was a match for Dustin.
"Huh?" Caden and Xavier were surprised at what they saw. They had not exp
ected that a mere doctor like him would be so skilled in combat technique
s!
"So it turns out that he's a practitioner of the martial arts! No wonder
he has the guts to behave so pompously!
"Xavier scoffed as he slowly took off his coat.
"It's been a long time since I've loosened up. Well, let's have
some fun today, shall we?" With that, Xavier got
ready to attack.
"Hold it right there!" Lily, Sheila, and a few other people burst in hast
ily.
"Caden, what's going on? Dustin saved Sheila! Why are you guys attacking
him?" Lily questioned.
*This is none of your business, Lily. Bring Sheila back to her room to ge
t some rest." Caden frowned.
He had brought Dustin to the lounge because he didn't want his wife and d
aughter to see what they were
doing.
But in the end, they still caught wind of things and came over.
"Is this because of the Gozoraberry, Caden? We made Dustin a promise! Why
are you backing out on your words? If word
got out, how do you think it's going to affect our reputation?" Lily got
the picture the instant she
saw the red box.
"What would a woman know? Get out!" Caden was ashamed, but he lashed out
at Lily with his frustration.
"Dad! You've always told me to be an honest person, but what are you doin
g now?"
Sheila took a step forward and demanded, "Dustin just saved my life, but
not only are you not grateful towards him, but you've also resorted to us
ing violence against him. Since when were you so unreasonable?"
Caden's expression changed when he heard her words. He couldn't care less
about what others thought about him, but he couldn't disregard how his d
aughter saw him.
He had always kept his dirty deeds hidden from his daughter. It was unfor
tunate that he was caught red-
handed today.
"Sheila, Uncle Caden had nothing to do with this. I was the
one who wanted the Gozoraberry."
Xavier stood up to take the blame. I'm just one step away from advancing
my skills to the next level, and a Gozoraberry is exactly what will give
me the extra push to help me progress. That's why I shamelessly requested
it from Uncle Caden."
"Even so, you should not have resorted to violence!" Sheila scowled.
"Sheila, you don't understand! I had planned to buy the Gozoraberry from
him for 10 million dollars, but not only did this fella here reject my pr
oposal, he even insulted me! I really couldn't take it!" Xavier argued
indignantly.
"I don't care! Since you've agreed to give Dustin the Gozoraberry, then
you
can't just back out at the eleventh hour!" Sheila reached out, snatched t
he box from Xavier's hands, and passed it to Dustin.
"You…" At a loss, Xavier could only look to Caden helplessly.
Caden looked none too pleased, but in the end, he only shook his head. He
had an image to keep in front of his daughter, so they could only let it
slide.
"Dustin, I'm really sorry that you were startled. My father wasn't in the
right state of mind for a while back. there. I apologize on his behalf f
or offending you. I hope you'll find it in you to forgive him." Sheila sa
id apologetically.
Seeing the sincerity in her gaze, Dustin was appeased. It was true that C
aden was despicable, but he had to admit that Lily and Sheila were both v
ery understanding and reasonable.
"Mr. Rhys, please have the Gozoraberry. From now on, the Murrays are inde
bted to you!" Lily said.
"Please do not feel indebted to me. All I ask is that Mr. Murray would no
t take revenge on me," Dustin remarked lightly.
"No, he won't! My father's not like that!" Sheila shook her hand and turn
ed to look at Caden, throwing him a threatening glance.
Caden had no other choice but to nod. "What happened today was just a mis
understanding, please don't take offense."
"If that is the case, thank you. I have other arrangements made, so I'll
be taking my leave now." Dustin turned
to leave.
"Dustin, will we meet again?" Sheila suddenly asked.
"We'll leave that to fate." Dustin walked out the door with a wave.
Before he got out the door, he heard a low voice by his ear saying. "You'
re lucky Sheila came in the nick of
time, you scoundrel. She just saved your sorry ass!"
"You're the one who lucked out that Sheila came when she
did. Otherwise, you'd be a dead man by now."
Dustin left with a scoff.