"More aggressive means?" Hector and the rest of the Harmons were taken ab
ack by Dustin's suggestion, and they all stared at him like he had
gone out of his mind. He wanted to use more aggressive means against the
Grants? Did he have a death wish?
"Dustin, if you have a death wish, that's all on you. Please do not impli
cate us!" Jessica said sternly with a frown. From how she saw it, her dau
ghter's rebellion and her publicly calling off the marriage were all beca
use of Dustin, so she harbored some form off resentment toward him.
"Tyler Grant isn't an ordinary person. He has the smarts and the brawns,
he's courageous and witty, and most importantly, he's got military ranks.
It would be arduous to make him back off." Hector shook his head.
"Every man has his weaknesses. As long as I grab hold of his weakness, I'
ll be able to turn the tables. We've got 10 days left. I'll make sure tha
t I smoothen everything out nicely." Dustin promised with certainty.
"Act within your means, boy. Don't push things, or you'll bring doom upon
yourself," Hector warned him gravely. He was thankful to Dustin and did
not wish to see him putting himself at risk.
"Rest assured, Mr. Harmon. I know what I'm doing." Dustin nodded.
"Dustin, why don't you stay at the Harmon villa for the next few days? I
don't think that Tyler would do anything over the top on our turl," Natas
ha suggested.
"No!" Natasha's suggestion elicited an immediate rejection from Jessica.
"It would make things immensely worse if the Grants were to find out that
Dustin is staying here!"
"Well things have already fallen apart between us. Will this make any dif
ference?" Natasha raised a brow.
"The situation as of now is still salvageable, but if you continue provok
ing Tyler, then you're putting us all in grave danger!" Jessica said ster
nly. With the power and authority the Grants possessed, they had infinite
ways of making the Harmons' lives a living hell.
"Mrs. Harmon's right. Now's not the time to be making enemies. It'd be be
st for us to keep a low profile for the next few days." Dustin nodded in
agreement. It went without saying that he did not fear the Grants, but th
at did not mean that the Harmons did not fear them too.
"What if Tyler wants to kill you?" Natasha frowned.
"Well, that'd be a wish come true! I haven't had the chance to loosen up
for the longest time! I'd welcome a punching bag." Dustin chuckled.
"Hey! I'm being serious here! This is
a grave matter!" Natasha chided hullily. The Grants weren't part of the m
artial world, so they weren't bound by all the rules of the martial world
. They had no qualms about killing
someone off.
"Don't worry about me. Stay home and wait for my good news!" Dustin soon
left after setting Natasha at ease.
Things weren't looking good for the Harmons. On the one hand, they had to
deal with the Dark Lord, and on the other, the Grants. One was hiding, a
nd the other was up on the surface. Neither one of them was easy to deal
with. It would be a challenge for him to deal with both of them alone. He
had to come up with a perfect
strategy to settle everything.
"Did I really act too impulsively today, Dad?" Natasha let out a sigh as
she watched Dustin walk away. She had thought that she could anger
Tyler into canceling the arrangement, but it turned out that not only did
her plan not work, but she had also planted Dustin in a precarious posit
ion. She was sure Tyler would find all sorts of ways to make life difficu
lt for him.
"You were pretty rash Indeed, but what's happened has happened. There's
no point dwelling on it any further. We'd be better off thinking about ho
w to deal with it." Hector said thoughtfully.
"Why don't we go to Grandpa?" Natasha asked warily.
"Why should we go to him? We, Harmons, do not need his help!" Hector's ex
pression turned cold. The usually calm and collected man suddenly lost hi
s cool as though she had brought up something sensitive which should not
have been mentioned.
Natasha dared not speak anymore when she saw how agitated her father was.
Standing by the side, Jessica sighed when she heard the conversation bet
ween them. It seemed almost impossible to bridge the gap
between the two families.
At the same time, over in the backseat of a luxurious car.