"Madam Gloria, you need to be fair. What you're doing now
is intentionally setting me up to fail!" Dahlia had a sour expression on
her face. No sane person would sit still after being robbed of one billio
n dollars.
"Shut up! Where are
your manners when you're speaking to my grandma? You should know your pla
ce!" Dakota yelled at Dahlia.
"You need to pay up for what you've done. Dustin lashed out at people, an
d he should rightly pay for that. This is enough. I'll be upfront with yo
u. If you pull another one billion dollars, I'll make you the chairman. I
f you can't, you should get
lost." Gloria waved impatiently in a confident manner, as though she had
Dahlia in her grip.
"Why are you
still standing there? Get lost now!" Dakota urged Dahlia to leave.
However, before leaving, Dahlia said, "Madam Gloria, since you're being u
nfair, I will report this to the patriarch and make him the judge of this
case."
"Stop right there!" With a sullen face, Gloria bellowed, "You rascal! How
dare you threaten me? The audacity! Someone give her a slap!"
"On it!" Dakota sneered and gave Dahlia two slaps on the face, leaving tw
o clear marks on the cheeks. Dahlia cradled her face in shock and anger.
"Why? Are you dissatisfied? Slap her two more times!" Gloria roared.
"Yes, Madam!" Dakota slapped Dahlia hard on the face, twice. She had long
harbored resentment for Dahlia, the countryside girl with good looks.
Dahlia bit her lips but did not say a word. Instead, she stared straight
at Gloria.
"Is she still stubborn? Slap her harder!" Gloria was incensed at the defi
ant look in Dahlia's eyes. Not many in the family had the guts
to go up against her.
"Beat her up!" Dakota got two elderly servants to beat and kick Dahlia. W
ithin minutes, the poor girl was badly scratched on the face and suffered
from bruises all across her body.
"You shameless thing! How dare you talk
back to my grandma? I'll teach you a lesson today!" Dakota released her p
ent–
up anger by hitting and cursing Dahlia. As a member of the direct line of
descent, she was jealous at how Dahlia was chosen to be a candidate for
the heir position instead. How could a country bumpkin and lowly slut out
shine her in terms of looks and grace?
"Stop right there!" When Dakota and the rest of the women were in the mid
dle of the assault, they heard an angry call coming from the entrance.
"Who's yelling at our place?" Dakota looked up and was about to give the
intruder a dressing down. But what greeted her was a hard kick in the fac
e. She yelped helplessly and was thrown a good three feet away. Not only
was her nose bent out of shape, but she also lost her front teeth. Her fa
cial structure was slightly affected because of the injuries.
"Dustin Rhys! It's you again! You animal!" Gloria's anger reached its pea
k at the sight of Dustin. She rose up and attempted to
hit him with her walking stick.
"Get lost!" Dustin slapped Gloria across the face, sending her collapsing
onto the ground.