Soon, the others accepted the call. Bella, Clara, and Delia were all there. The moment they got onto the video call, they saw Elijah tied up and kneeling before Dustin. From Elijah’s side, Drake raised his blade. He looked ready to behead Elijah. “Stop!” “Don’t hurt him!” “Don’t you dare!” In an instant, three enraged voices rang out. “My sisters, I tried my best, but Dustin won’t let Eli go. He wants to behead him!” Amara shrieked angrily. The three sisters were in disbelief. “The elite fighters from the Winter and Philips families weren’t able to defeat Dustin. Meanwhile, Mr. Gould decided to go into isolation after reading a document,” Amara said. “How can that be?” The three sisters were stunned. “What other ideas do you have? Put them into action now!” Amara shouted. “Dustin, if you dare hurt Eli, I will use all my connections in the entertainment industry to make your life hell! Didn’t you turn Simone’s little sister into a film star? I’ll ruin her re
Dustin was unfazed after Elijah had been beheaded. The Wyatt sisters all reacted differently. One was crying desperately, one had fainted, and another one cursed Dustin. Dustin did not care either way. He was not interested in dealing with Elijah’s body, either. Amara could settle that herself. “You will die in the same way as Eli one day!” Amara said viciously. “I’ll be waiting. I hope you actually find a way to follow through,” Dustin said indifferently. Among the four Wyatt sisters, Amara was the eldest and always acted high and mighty. She gave the orders and thought of herself as the smartest. Dustin did not think she was all that impressive. Rather, it was Clara who played her cards more closely and was more likely to succeed in life. However, whether she could get to a height to challenge Dustin remained to be seen. As for the other three sisters, they were spoiled and posed no threat to Dustin. They were even more useless than ordinary, powerless people. “Y
With Wilhelm dead, Dustin was at a dead end. Dustin had been ready to reunite with Diana and had been looking forward to it every day. To respect Wilhelm’s request, Dustin had not sent any elite fighters to tail him. He never imagined that the waiting would result in Wilhelm’s death. He should have sent someone to follow Wilhelm, even if that meant he had to go against his word. At this point, however, he only wanted to know what had happened. “Please calm down, Mr. Fox. You can’t bring him back to life,” one of the Martial Saints of the North Border branch of the black market said. “There’s something fishy about our leader’s death. By the time the Hattan branch received his distress signal and rushed over, our leader was already dead.” “Who went with him?” Dustin asked with a frown. Wilhelm could not fight, which was unusual when it came to leaders of the black market. Still, he must have had an elite fighter accompanying him wherever he went. The fighter had to be ver
It was a bright and sunny day, and there were no clouds in the sky or wind in the trees. Dustin got out of the car and took a deep breath. Only then did he relax a little. He was back in Rivenesco. The message that Wilhelm had left needed to be decoded, and that required some time. Once it was done, Dustin would rush back. At this point, he also wanted to return to Rivenesco to check on Simone and her family. It had been a long time since he had seen her, and he kind of missed her. “Dustin, you’re back!” Simone’s family all came to welcome him when they found out that he had returned. “David, Monique, Simone, I’m back!” Dustin treated them the way he would his family and smiled warmly at them. David and Monique asked after him, while Simone looked askance at Dustin. She looked a bit sad. “You’ve gotten thinner,” she said softly. “Have I?” Dustin grinned. Their eyes met, and the tension rose up between them. Right then, three cars drove in. More of the Langley
“Even if the agreement has to be broken off, I should be the one to do it. No matter what, you shouldn’t have to go to the Douglas family to face that danger,” David said seriously. Dustin wanted to say something more, but David raised a hand to stop him. “Listen to me, Dustin. I will deal with this. If you make a move secretly, I will be very mad.” Dustin could do nothing more about this. Since this was David’s decision, he could not intervene any further. After all, Simone’s branch of the family did not know who he was, and he did not want to reveal anything just yet. Dustin already faced a lot of danger going up against the Divine Hall. Thus, he would have less to worry about if the people around him did not know too much. He prepared to send someone over to work on the Douglas family before David went. That way, the matter would be solved much easier by the time David got there. Margot’s phone started ringing. After she answered it, she looked aggrieved. “The
Keller entered the Langley family villa. He wanted to take Simone with him that very day. “The timing works out. I want to meet the newly hired members of the company, and you can come along as well. After all, you will be their boss, too,” Keller said with a smile. “I…” Simone looked hesitant. She did not really want to go with Keller. “Dustin can come along as well. We’re all young, so we should get to know each other. We can be friends and have a friendly competition. Of course, it should be a peaceful one.” Keller made sure to invite Dustin. “Simone has not been feeling well in the past couple of days. Dustin, you should go with her and help look out for her,” Monique said to Dustin. Dustin raised an eyebrow but did not say anything else. The unexpected thing was that Keller actually encouraged Dustin to come along. He was not worried that Dustin would be a third wheel at all. Naturally, Dustin would not allow Simone to leave with Keller alone. He wanted to se
How could someone like Dustin possibly compete with Keller? The difference between them was simply too stark. “Dustin Fox…” Only Gavin’s gaze paused on Dustin for a while, and he frowned. “What is it? Do you know Dustin?” Keller asked with a smile. “I remember now!” Gavin said and reacted as though he had just had an epiphany. “He’s Riverside High’s Casanova!” When Dustin heard this, he shot Gavin a look. Was Gavin really a high school classmate that he had forgotten? “What’s this about Riverside High’s Casanova? Tell us!” Everyone was intrigued. “This is one of the famous stories from Riverside High. It’s still talked about in the school’s forum and is pinned,” Gavin said with a smile. “I graduated two years before Dustin, so I can be considered his senior, but I’ve always heard of his reputation. Dustin’s really quite famous. “Back then, he was one of the top students. However, he gave up on the chance to get into a top university without hesitation for a
Everyone in the private room was laughing except for Simone and Dustin. They were laughing so hard that some were even breathless from it. The laughter was mocking. Dustin was not known for being mild-tempered. There was no way he would remain unaffected by other people laughing at him. “Do you think it’s very funny?” he asked coldly. Seeing how peculiar he looked, the others finally stopped laughing. “Do you think it’s hilarious to make fun of someone’s past?” Simone asked in displeasure. There was no way that she did not notice the way in which these people were making fun of Dustin and laughing at him. Since Simone would very likely be their future boss, the employees all exchanged glances with each other. “Miss Simone, I think you misunderstood. We didn’t mean to tease him,” Gavin said quickly. “Honestly, I really admire Dustin. Very few people can go as far as him.” “That’s right, Simone. They didn’t mean it that way. You misunderstood,” Keller said with a s
“I’ll need your help to start a pharmaceutical company and later build a private hospital. Both will be set up right across from the Langley family’s ones,” Dustin said with a smile. “I’ll do my best to help you!” Skyler said earnestly. “Are you planning to go against the Langley family?” Skyler asked. “If that’s the case, there’s no need for all this. Just give me the word, and I can make them go bankrupt in less than a week!” Dustin shook his head. His plan was not just to make the main Langley family surrender. Once Simone’s family took control of the main family, there was no need to start other businesses from scratch. With Dustin’s help, they could quickly grow in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceuticals made enormous profits. This would be a shortcut to help the Langley family rise to the top of Lovellia’s elite families. Once the Langley family became powerful, it would save him a lot of trouble in the future. Meanwhile, the others were in a room on the vi
Dustin, Simone, and her parents reached the door and saw the driver waiting for them. As soon as the driver saw them, he quickly ran over. “Mr. Fox, we can’t move the car,” the driver said with a serious look. “What happened?” Dustin frowned and asked. “It was fine when we parked it, but now, the main Langley family is refusing to let us drive it away,” the driver said in frustration. “Someone said you broke his son’s hand, and he is demanding the car as compensation.” Dustin smirked mockingly. “How can he do that? Even if we pay for all the medical bills, it won’t be as expensive as that car, right?” Simone said angrily. That Rolls-Royce Phantom was worth over 10 million. This was practically robbery! “Keeping a luxury car worth over 10 million as compensation for a simple medical bill? Why doesn’t he just rob a bank?! “He is clearly targeting us!” Simone and Monique were both furious. “Of course, I’m targeting you. What are you going to do about it?” Orion wal
“Luna, how didn’t I notice before how cruel you actually were?” Justin said in disgust. “You still want his hands to be severed? Who gave you the right to ask for that?” His face was cold. “From now on, we’ll have nothing to do with each other!” Luna was stunned. Had she been dumped? Justin was ending their relationship for a few people from the branch family?! The main Langley family members were shocked. They thought it was just a small disagreement, but Justin was serious. “Justin, is this really necessary? Do you really have to break up over this?” an elder from the main family asked. “Is it really worth breaking up over a few people from the branch family? Luna is your girlfriend!” “Calm down! There’s no need to take it this far. This kind of joke isn’t funny.” Justin sneered, and his expression turned fierce. “Do I look like I’m joking?” The main family members froze. They were shocked by his scary expression. They exchanged confused looks. They did no
All the main family members were anxiously waiting in the living room. Simone and her parents were also worried. No one knew what Dustin and Justin were discussing outside. The main family members were worried that Justin might not be able to deal with Dustin, while Simone and her parents feared Justin might punish the latter. Thankfully, it was not too long before Dustin and Justin returned. Luna quickly ran to them, grabbed Justin’s arm, and asked, “Justin, how was it? How are you going to deal with him?” Justin’s face was cold as he brushed her hand off. Everyone in the room looked confused. “Justin, what are you doing?” Luna looked annoyed. Justin ignored her and turned to the main family members. “I’ve already investigated the whole situation,” he said indifferently. “There’s no need to investigate. These people came here to cause trouble. That brat is completely out of control. He hurt three people and even threatened us. Someone like that must be evil. I th
It did not matter which prestigious family Dustin came from. Justin could not care less because he was loyal only to the army and his commander. Dustin indifferently pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to Justin. “Take a look.” “Fine, I’ll look.” Justin took the token and glanced at it. At first, he did not care much. “Why are you showing me this useless thing?” Justin asked disdainfully. “Turn it over and look closely,” Dustin said. Justin chuckled and then flipped the token over. What he saw was a golden dragon with five claws. Suddenly, Justin’s smile froze, and his eyes widened in shock. He stared at the token in disbelief. After studying it closely, his hand started to tremble. This token was something every soldier with some rank in the military knew about. “T-The Dragon Warlord Token!” Justin’s eyes widened. He never expected Dustin to have something like this! It was the Dragon Warlord Token! For the soldiers of Lovellia, the Dragon
“Justin! Are you okay, Justin?” Luna was really scared. She kept shaking Justin and crying out for him. “You’re asking for trouble!” Several of Justin’s soldiers rushed into the living room and aimed their rifles at Dustin. “Shoot, and you’ll regret it!” Dustin said indifferently. For some reason, the soldiers, who had fought battles and killed enemies before, felt nervous under Dustin’s intense stare. Their hands holding the rifles trembled. Just then, Luna managed to wake Justin up. He gasped, opened his eyes, and looked shocked. When he fought Dustin earlier, he was confident, but when their fists collided, his expression changed. The strength Dustin had was much greater than his, and it was overwhelming. He lost instantly, without even a chance to fight back. Dustin’s incredible power left him stunned. Justin, who had always been a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield, had never met someone his age who could completely overpower him in strength and p
Dustin stayed where he was. Simone calmly stayed by his side. David and Monique were worried but did not do anything. They just nervously stayed where they were. Soon, the main family members walked in while surrounding a young man in a military uniform. He walked confidently, and despite his youth, he had an intimidating presence. His sharp gaze made others uncomfortable. Luna proudly linked her arm with his. Having such a promising boyfriend made her look good and gave her a lot of influence in the Langley family. Once they entered, Luna’s expression quickly changed. She angrily pointed at Dustin and complained to Justin. “Justin, he slapped me, twice! Look at my face! It almost scarred me!” she said pitifully and showed Justin her sore cheeks. Justin looked at her face and frowned. “Did you slap her?” he asked Dustin. “I did,” Dustin said calmly. Justin suddenly smiled. “You’re brave,” he said in praise. “You dared to hit Luna, my girlfriend. I like that
“Talking big, are you?” The main family members were furious when they heard Dustin’s words. Handing over the position of the patriarch in two weeks? Why was he so confident? Did he think the main family had no power? “Young man, just because you’re strong doesn’t mean you can cause trouble here. Do you think that’s enough to control us? You’re dreaming!” Conan said coldly. “Being strong doesn’t necessarily mean you have power. There are many things in this world that you need to think about!” A simple fighter thinking he could challenge the Langley family? They all thought Dustin was naive and arrogant. “You don’t want to give us the box, huh? Fine! Soon, I’ll make you beg us to accept it,” said Dustin indifferently and ignored Conan’s threat. With that, he turned to leave with Simone and her parents. “Stop!” Luna, who was lying on the floor, suddenly jumped up. Her hair was messy, and she looked scary. “You slapped me twice, and now you want to leave? Not until
The main family was powerful, and it was hard for the branch family to compete because they were much weaker. David did not want to cause any conflict or stir up trouble. Just as David was about to stop Dustin, Simone held him back. “Dad, things have come to this. We should trust Dustin,” Simone said softly. “The main family is being unreasonable. Why should we still be respectful?” David looked resigned. “Simone, it’s not that I don’t trust Dustin, but we can’t win against them.” “Dad, I believe in him. He’s never let me down.” Simone smiled. David paused, then fell silent. At this moment, the Langley family finally understood what Dustin had said and started laughing. “This is ridiculous! You want to fight for the position of the patriarch of this family? Who do you think you are?” one of the main family members said mockingly. A young woman who was moderately beautiful laughed the hardest. Her gaze was full of disdain. “Who do you think you are? How could you e