Dakota grunted as her body trembled and came to a stop, just like her voi
ce that died down. The darkness within the muzzle and Edwin's cruel face
started blurring as she lost consciousness. Finally, she collapsed flatly
onto the ground with a thud. Everything happened too fast, and she had n
ot expected herself to die in such a manner.
"I–
is she dead?" Florence and the rest of the people were shaking in fear wh
en they stared at Gloria and Dakota's bodies. It felt so surreal to see t
he two arrogant ladies killed.
Meanwhile, Dustin glanced
at the scene without much emotion. Evil defeats evil. Dakota and Gloria h
ad always been impudent bullies who did not reflect on their actions even
after being taught a lesson. Not only that, they came to him to seek rev
enge. Their deaths meant nothing to him, partly because he was never a me
rciful person to start with. He saw no issue with getting rid of the trou
ble by pulling some tricks.
"Hah! How does that feel? Are you feeling the rage and pain? You must be
dying to kill me right
now!" Edwin laughed evilly. "To be honest with you, this is just the begi
nning. I have a few more
hostages in my hands. I can play this game with you."
Then, he walked up to James and pointed the muzzle at James' head. "Your
brother–in–law is the
next in the firing line. Kneel or don't–the choice is yours."
"Sir Hummer! I'm not involved in this! Please don't shoot me!" James' leg
s turned to jelly. He fell
onto his knees and wailed, "You need to get the right person! If you are
looking for your revenge, just kill Dustin! I'm innocent!"
"That's right, Sir Hummer! We have never done anything to you. If you wan
t to kill Dustin, go
ahead and do it. Don't involve my son!" Florence begged in desperation.
"Dustin Rhys is your son–in–
law. The family will be dragged down by his actions. No one should
dream of getting out of this unscathed. Well, the fate of your son is now
in Dustin's hands." Edwin
flashed her a mocking smile.
"Dustin Rhys, you bring bad luck! Look how much trouble you got us into!
Kneel to Sir Hummer and beg for his forgiveness. If you don't, I will not
let this slide!" a furious and panicked Florence
scolded Dustin.
"What are you standing there for? Kneel! I'm going to die if you don't!"
James glowered, his eyes
red, as he screamed at Dustin. His body was shaking violently due to fear
. He had witnessed the
cruelty of Edwin in the killings of Gloria and Dakota. Edwin would shoot
without as much as
blinking an eye once he was riled up. James didn't want to suffer a meani
ngless death like Dakota.
"Edwin Hummer, I shall spare your life
if you let them go," Dustin remarked calmly.
"Spare my life?" Edwin broke into a laugh. "Oh, Dustin, you still have no
t figured out the situation! I have the upper hand now because I determin
e who gets to live or die! What else can you
do to me if I shoot your brother–in–law in the head?"
As he was speaking, he placed a finger
on the trigger and was close to pulling it, but Dustin.
flicked his fingers and sent a silver needle pricking into Edwin's wrist.
Edwin let out a dull grunt when his arm was paralyzed.
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"Get moving! Run!" Dustin reminded the others in the room. "Run! Quick!"
Florence and James finally collected themselves and fled from the scene.
While running, James toppled over a few times because his legs had lost t
heir strength. Dustin frowned disapprovingly at the sight, thinking, "Wha
t a loser!" The quick–
witted Dahlia had to lift her brother from the ground and help him escape
from the villa. None of them wanted to die with Edwin, who had bomb's st
rapped on his body.
"Edwin Hummer, it's just you and me now. It's time to put this to an end.
" Dustin inched closer to Edwin with murderous intent in his eyes. Edwin
had long been on his hit list. He had made a mistake by letting Edwin liv
e.
"Die!" Edwin roared and picked up the gun from the floor, shooting Dustin
in the chest twice.