"You don't have anything else to say? I knew you were lying! Why? How did
you turn out this way? Why do you have to push
my boundaries over and over again? Must you
keep causing trouble until we turn against each other? Dahlia's face was
full of disappointment, and she felt disheartened.
"It's not that I've changed, but you've never believed in me, whether it
was before or now. Since you won't believe me anyway, then there's nothin
g to talk about. I'll figure out a way to repay you for what you did for
Gregory." As soon as Dustin finished speaking, he hung up.
Could things go back to the way they were before?
No, it was impossible.
This was his answer to her question last night.
"Dustin, what do you mean? Are you trying to cut ties with me? You … Dahl
ia still had more to say, but the line had already gone dead.
Dustin's indifference and coldness felt like a knife in her heart.
She couldn't understand why the two of them couldn't get along peacefully
. Why must they hurt each other?
Why?
Why couldn't he try to understand her?
"Dahlia, I told you a long time ago that Dustin is inhuman. I'm sure you'
ve seen his true self by now," James said, adding fuel to the fire.
"Dahlia, we won't go and beg him. That animal will get his reckoning soon
er or later!" Florence added another
blow.
"Mom, don't talk anymore; just focus on getting better. I'll think of som
ething to help Julie." Dahlia's mental
state was a mess.
"Dahlia, you don't have to worry too much. My father is already talking t
o his connections about Julie's arrest. I'm sure we'll hear something soo
n," Matt said comfortingly from the side.
A woman was most vulnerable when she was injured.
If he took advantage of this opportunity, she would be his soon.
"Thanks." Dahlia forced a smile.
While they were talking, a police car suddenly stopped at the entrance of
the villa.
The car door opened, and Julie jumped off the car joyfully.
As soon as she stepped through the door, she hollered, "Aunt Florence, I'
m back!"
"Julie?!"
When the others saw her, they all had looks of surprise.
Florence even dropped her sickly act and leaped off the bed.
Grabbing Julie's hand, she looked her up and down with a worried face. "J
ulic, are you okay? Did you get hurt in there? Do you know how worried I
was about you?"
"Aunt Florence, I'm fine. I was just locked up for half a day. I didn't g
et hurt." Julie smiled.
Although she was a little shaken up, she was glad to be back safe and sou
nd.
"You were released after just half a day? That was quick" James said, a l
ittle flabbergasted.
"The situation was rather strange. When they interrogated me, they were s
o fierce and scary. However, after they got a phone call, they immediatel
y released me," Julie said, sounding confused.
A light quickly went off in Florence's head. "Ah, I know! It must have be
en Matt's father who helped you. If it wasn't for Mr. Laney Sr.'s connect
ions, you'd probably still be stuck in there."
"Really? Thank you so much, Matt!" Julie hurriedly thanked him.
"No, it was just a small favor. It was nothing." Matt faked a humble smil
e.
Although he said that, he thought the situation was weird, too. According
to the plan, his father would only
help Julie after he got the formula for Immortunol.
So why had she been released so soon?
"See. Dahlia? This
is the difference between Matt and Dustin! That Rhys bastard has no capab
ilities aside from using dirty tactics to get people in trouble! Then loo
k at Matt–
every time there's a critical moment, he always lends us a hand and saves
the day! Now you should know which man cares about you the most," Floren
ce said, purposely dragging one man down to lift the other up, showering
Matt with praise.
*Exactly, Dahlia! That loser is not good enough for you. Matt is still th
e best match for you. Since
you're already divorced, the way I see it, you should just get together w
ith Matt, James added.
"I don't want to talk about this right now."