"Y–
you, you … What did you just say?! Where are your manners, you uncultured
swine? How vulgar!" Zoey was upset by Dustin's words. Although
Dustin calmly spoke, his words hit right where they hurt.
"You're right! A country bumpkin will always be a country bumpkin! He's g
ot no manners at all!" Zeke was livid. With his privileged background and
high educational status, he had never been insulted in such a manner, mu
ch less by someone who he considered much lower in status than him.
"The way I behave depends on the person I'm talking to. Do you expect me
to treat you with respect when you're blatantly belittling me?" Dustin as
ked coldly.
"You!" Zoey clenched her jaws and found that she was at a loss for words.
"Come on, we're all Natasha's friends. Let's not make things ugly over a
small matter." Adriana quickly tried to smooth things over and ease the t
ension when she saw that things were starting to
escalate. It was Mr. Harmon's 50th birthday celebration today. There was
no doubt they'd be creating trouble for the
Harmons if they were to have a row there.
"Forget it. Let's just ignore the loser. We don't want to stoop down to h
is level." Gordon swiftly collected himself and shot Dustin a scornful lo
ok.
"You're right. It's wasted effort debating
with uncultured people." Zoey shot Dustin a side–eye.
"Hah! He's just a boy toy with a glib tongue. What else is he capable
of?" Zeke insulted.
"Chicken." Dustin spat before finding a seat by the side and proceeded pr
omptly to ignore them.
"You!" They were so irked that they almost lost their cool again. They ha
d started out intending to disgrace Dustin in order to make him stay away
from Natasha and to flaunt their superiority, but in the end, they faile
d miserably. Not only did they not gain an upper hand over Dustin, he eve
n put them to shame. It was frustrating indeed!
Just as they were
still indignant over the unpleasant exchange, a commotion broke out by th
e entrance. They looked up to see a hunky man clad in military uniform, w
ith
two adjutants following behind him. Following close beside him was a char
ming woman with a shapely figure.
"Hey, who's the army man? He looks so cool!" Zoey's eyes lit up.
"If I'm not mistaken, he should be Mr. Jacob's son, Dylan Harmon!" Gordon
answered.
"Dylan Harmon? What a nice
name!" Zoey's eyes remained glued to Dylan.
"As far as I know, Dylan's a high–
ranking commander in an elite unit. He's just one step away from becoming
a general. He has a mighty bright future ahead!" Gordon exclaimed enviou
sly.
Dylan's return had been quite the talk of the town recently. Countless
scions of prominent families tried their best to curry favor
with him due to his high military position and also because he was from t
he Dark Panther Cavalry.
"He is hot, comes from a wealthy family, and to top it all
off, he is crazy talented. Where do you find a man like this?
I think I'm in love!" Zoey swooned over Dylan with hearts
coming out of her eyes. He was powerful, rich, and, most importantly, han
dsome. Was he not the embodiment of the
man of her dreams?
"Zoey, I don't mean to discourage you, but people like Dylan are bound to
have crazy high standards. They won't fall for the regular girl," Gordon
reminded her.
"Nothing is for sure. I have the advantage of having Natasha on my side.
Who knows? Things might just work out?" Zoey wasn't the least bit discour
aged by Gordon's reminder. She wasn't about to let such an exceptional ma
n slip past her fingers now that he had appeared in front of
her.
"Hey Gordon, who's the lady beside Dylan Harmon? She's beautiful and very
elegant, I must say!" As opposed to Zoey, Zeke had his eyes on the lady.
"She's Dylan's cousin and Mr. Trent's daughter, Kate Harmon," Gordon intr
oduced.
"Kate Harmon? That's a sweet name!" Zeke rubbed his chin and asked cheeki
ly, "Say, do you think I stand a chance, Gordon?"