As they walked out of Hummer Villa, Natasha, who'd put up a strong front
earlier, suddenly felt her knees buckle under her. She almost fell flat o
n her face. Dustin quickly caught her and asked worriedly. "Are you
okay? Do you feel sick?"
"No. I'm just out of strength. My knees feel like jelly." She shook her h
ead. She'd been on edge earlier; now that
she could relax, she felt weak.
"Ms. Harmon, I'll carry you!" Istrid stepped forward and volunteered to h
elp her.
"I don't want to inconvenience you when you're seriously injured," Natash
a said.
"I'm fine. These injuries mean nothing." Istrid patted her chest to show
she was okay.
"You're seriously injured if I say so!" Natasha's tone suddenly became st
ern. She glared at Isirid.
"Huh?" The
realization dawned on Istrid when she glanced at Dustin. "Oh, uh, yeah. I
feel really dizzy."
"I'll do it." Dustin looked helpless as he swept Natasha into his arms. S
he had a strong personality but was only an ordinary woman–
she had to be in shock after experiencing an abduction.
"Thanks for tonight." Natasha smiled sweetly and leaned her head against
his firm chest. His masculine pheromones made her heart race. Perhaps thi
s was what people meant when they talked about a sense of
security.
"It's no big deal. I couldn't
stand by and watch when a friend's in trouble, right?" Dustin smiled.
"Am I only a friend?" Natasha raised an eyebrow, looking slightly bitter.
"What else could you be?" Dustin pretended not to know what she was talki
ng about.
"Hmph! You're so dense!" Natasha frowned and chomped down on his shoulder
. Dustin hissed in pain but didn't dare retaliate. "This is a mark I'm le
aving on you. You belong to me for as long as this is around. I'll bite y
ou to death if you dare reject me!" She bared her teeth as she spoke.
Dustin
grimaced but didn't dare say anything to refute her. He savored the feeli
ng of her soft and pliant body in his arms; he couldn't help feeling arou
sed as her sweet scent enveloped him. They hadn't known each other long,
but he'd unknowingly
started to fall for the vivacious woman. That was why he'd been so anxiou
s when he heard about her being abducted. It was also why he'd devastated
the Hummer family.
At this moment, Hummer Villa was in a mess. Dustin had crashed the place
and slaughtered their men with a single blade, even crippling Joshua, who
was the Hummer family's pride and joy. The
Hummer family's dignity and arrogance had been flung to the ground and re
peatedly stomped on.
"Dad, I'm crippled I'm crippled!" Joshua howled as he lay in bed. With hi
s core shattered and cultivation destroyed, his life was over.
"Josh, don't panic. I'll immediately have our men search for a miracle do
ctor. I guarantee I'll spare no expense and pay any price to have you cur
ed!" Edwin said.
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Jade nodded vigorously. "He's right, Josh.
You'll definitely recover from this! The Grant family has an abundance of
rare medicines. I'm sure they'll help to restore your core!"
"A full recovery isn't the only thing I want–
I also want to get revenge! I want that Rhys brat to
pay for this!" Joshua snarled.
"Don't worry, I've already informed Mark about this. He'll be here in no
time. That brat will be dead meat when
Mark arrives!" Jade said.
"Mark?" A trace of hope flashed in Joshua's eyes at this. "No
matter how powerful that brat is, he's no match for Mark!" Joshua had onl
y achieved divinity a few days ago. He'd yet to fully adapt to this chang
e, and his foundation had been shaky. That was why he could only manifest
50 to 60 percent of
his abilities. Marcus Kent, on the other hand, had already achieved divin
ity three years ago and had even ranked among the Heavenly Immortals. He
was more than enough to deal with Dustin.
"Killing him swiftly would be letting him off easy. I say we go
after everyone related to him so that he can see what it's like to be pub
lic enemy number one!" Tina spat.
"You're right. Issue an order for everyone to focus on catching Dustin an
d his posse. Whoever brings me his
head on a platter will receive a reward of a billion dollars!" Edwin comm
anded. With that, everyone in the
Hummer family got to work. As the word spread, everyone was raring to
go, especially when they heard about
the reward.
At Park Place.
Jessica paced the living room, looking worried. Ruth
also fidgeted restlessly, obviously anxious. Quentin was
the only one who looked unruffled. In truth, he'd been delighted by the n
ews of Natasha's abduction. If
anything were to happen to her, there was a high chance of him taking ove
r the company. Of course, in a best-
case scenario, both Dustin and Natasha would die at Hummer Villa. That w
ay, Quentin would finally have
gotten his revenge!
"Mrs. Harmon!" The butler ran into the living room.
"So? Is there any news on Natasha?" Jessica's heart leaped to her throat.
Though she believed the Hummers wouldn't
do anything rash, she couldn't be absolutely sure.
"The shadow
guards just sent word back that Ms. Harmon's been rescued. She's a little
roughed up but is fine
as a whole," the butler said.
"That's great!" Jessica heaved a sigh of relief, looking joyful.
"I knew she'd be fine! How could anything happen to her?" Ruth laughed.
Quentin gnashed his teeth, looking pissed. He'd stuck around for so long
to receive such terrible news–
what was wrong with the Hummer family? How weak could they be, allowing N
atasha to get away so easily?
"As expected, we made the right choice by mobilizing the shadow guards. O
therwise, this rescue mission
wouldn't have been so successful." Jessica smiled.
"Mrs. Harmon, the shadow guards weren't the ones who rescued Ms. Harmon,"
The butler's expression
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became a little odd.
"Who else could it be? Don't tell me the Hummers voluntarily let her go."
"The Hummers didn't free her of their own volition, and neither
did the shadow guards
contribute to rescuing Ms. Harmon," the butler said. "Mr. Dustin Rhys was
the one who singlehandedly saved her. He slaughtered Darkwrath, Lightwra
th, Judge, and the Hummer family's elite army. No one in the Hummer famil
y was a match for him!"
His words dumbfounded Jessica and the others. Dustin had singlehandedly d
efeated so many people? Was he truly human?