The person he had arrested turned out to be the eldest son of the Rhys fa
mily, an existence that could shake
the military effortlessly.
"We we're doomed
Blood had drained out of Jade's face the moment she heard Dustin's real n
ame, feeling
unbelievably sorry for herself. She shouldn't have tried to avenge Joshua
. There was no way a loser with broken arms and a shattered core was wort
h the lives of her entire family.
"Jade Grant, this is what you fucking call a nobody?" General Jenkins spu
n around and shot Jade a vicious glare. "I never did anything to you, so
why the hell are you dragging me into this mess?"
"1-"Jade
"–" Jade was about to burst into tears.
"How dare you trick me! You're dead meat!' General Jenkins roared before
leaping toward Jade with his mouth
wide open. Things became chaotic as he tore up the woman's face with his
teeth.
"Come on. Let's go have a drink. Dustin Ignored them and left with Adam.
Meanwhile, inside the East Swinton Hospital ward, Dakota's face hardened
after finishing a call.
"So? Was there news about Dustin? Can he be saved?" Dahlia quickly asked.
"He can't. The person who arrested him was General Jenkins from the Grant
family. I tried calling the elders,
but they said he wasn't listening to their requests. Glenstead's military
has no jurisdiction over Balerno."
Dakota shook her head helplessly.
"The Grant family?" Dahlia frowned. "But why? How did Dustin piss them of
f?"
"I dug around and heard that he committed a grave crime. Apparently, he b
arged into the Hummer family's home and began killing people. He even cri
ppled Edwin Hummer's son, Joshua Hummer! Worse, Joshua's fiancée is Jade
Grant, the daughter of Sir Robert Grant. There's
no way the Grant family would let Dustin go
easily. He's doomed." Dakota shook her head sadly.
She didn't care if Dustin died, but she still needed him to heal her moth
er, and her mother would be in grave danger if Dustin died now. Dakota wo
ndered if she still had enough time to seek out miracle doctors.
"Isn't there another way?" Dahlia was upset. "What if I beg the Grant fam
ily? I'll pay any amount, even if I go
bankrupt!"
"Nonsense, Dahlia!" Florence shrieked. "Why should you go so far for a ma
n you divorced?"
"He's helped me too many times. I have to save him!" Dahlia answered firm
ly.
"You"
"It's useless." Dakota shook her head. "The Grant family is one the stron
gest families in Balerno. They could
care less about your measly assets,"
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"Then what should we do? We can't just sit here and wait." Dahlia's brows
furrowed deeper.
"Money is useless. We need to beg someone influential to negotiate with t
hem." Dakota suggested.
"Someone influential? Who?" Dahlia asked tentatively.
"The only one who can stand against the Grant family is Mr. Langford from
Stonia." Dakota suggested. "Saving Dustin should be a piece of cake if y
ou ask Mr. Langford for help."
"Mr.
Langford?" Dahlia was troubled. There was no reason for him to help a str
anger like her.
"That's right. Dahlia. The best way is to beg Mr. Langford for help. I ma
naged to save his number during dinner last night. I'll call him right no
w!" Florence drew out her phone eagerly and dialed a number.
While she was worried that her daughter might sacrifice all her wealth fo
r Dustin, she also hoped to push Dahlia closer to Luis. During their meet
ing last night, Florence realized that Luis had feelings for Dahlia. At t
he same time, the Glenstead Nicholsons were also hoping for the two to ge
t married.