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
“That doesn’t mean you can just attack someone! That’s against the law!” the same person said angrily. “Well, I already did. What now?” Dustin was unfazed. The man was livid. “You have no respect for the law! You will be punished for your crimes!” someone else yelled. “That’s right! Let’s see if you’re still so bold once you’re behind bars!” another person added. Dustin only scoffed. He decided that he might as well attack again. No one could see his attack clearly. In the blink of an eye, everyone was on the floor with swollen faces. “Ouch!” “Ahhh!!! It hurts so much!” Everyone was quite badly hurt, and they howled in pain. The ones who had made the most comments were badly hurt and suffered the most pain. Everyone looked at Dustin in fear. They were scared of Dustin. They had never met as vicious a person as Dustin before. No person simply attacked out of nowhere without any concern for the law. “Dustin, how could you attack them?” Keller’s att
“You’ll be alright, won’t you, Dustin?” Simone asked with some concern as she approached Dustin. She felt that these people all got what they deserved, but she knew that Dustin’s actions would indeed come with consequences. “You might be surprised at how things turn out,” said Dustin and smiled. Simone was a little surprised. The calm and unbothered way Dustin reacted confused Gavin and the others thoroughly. “We’ll see if you’ll still be smiling when the police get here!” Gavin yelled. “He’s only pretending to keep his cool. He must be shaking in his boots!” someone said with gritted teeth. Keller’s face was stony. He had never been hit by anyone before. As an exceptional person who had completed his tertiary education overseas and whose family was rich and powerful, he always maintained the grace of an elite person. Yet, a poor punk like Dustin had kicked him in the butt. This was a moment of great humiliation for him. After all, he was part of the family that
“Do you know that you’ve broken the law?” the police captain roared. In any other circumstance, he would have simply arrested the perpetrator without talking so much. However, he hesitated today. He had the vague sense that there was something different about this criminal. He also seemed a bit familiar. “They are the ones who broke the law,” Dustin said. If he declared them guilty, then they were the guilty ones who had broken the law. He had connections, too. “What nonsense! How could you be so brazen after you attacked them?” The police captain was livid when he heard this. “Captain, what’s the point of this? Just arrest him! There’s proof and witnesses. There’s no need to worry about him denying his crimes!” Gavin yelled impatiently. “Captain, the Prolereid Group won’t just let this go. You must arrest him!” The police captain was quiet for a moment. For some reason, he had an uneasy feeling about this. He felt unmoored. “You! Turn around!” he yelled an
“Hmph! Let’s see how long you can keep this attitude up!” Seeing that the police were finally going to arrest Dustin, Gavin joyfully taunted him. However, what happened next shocked him completely. A pair of handcuffs was secured around his wrists and locked in place with a click. The glee on Gavin’s face froze instantly. He stared in a daze at the gleaming metal around his wrists and was unable to process what was happening for a long time. What was going on? He looked over in confusion and saw that his colleagues had been handcuffed as well. Their faces reflected similar shock. “What’s the meaning of this?” Keller’s expression shifted when he saw that the people helping him up were bringing out handcuffs for him too. “I’m the general manager of the Prolereid Group. Why are you arresting me?” “Even if you were the chairman of the Prolereid Group’s board, we’d still arrest you,” said the two police officers darkly. Keller opened his mouth to speak but could not
“What the hell did you do, Gavin? What’s going on? I thought you had connections!” Keller yelled. He was extremely unhappy. “I don’t know what happened either, Mr. Douglas.” Gavin looked devastated. “I used to have a good relationship with the police captain. I don’t know why he turned against me today.” “Let’s see if this police captain can withstand the pressure I’ll put on him from above!” Keller’s face turned icy. “I want to use my right to a phone call!” he yelled at a guard. He wanted to call his family and have them put pressure on the Rivenesco Police Department. However, the guard completely ignored him. This angered Keller even further. He cursed at the guard and lost his graceful composure. The group remained in the holding cell until night fell. They were in pain and were hungry. The experience had nearly made them faint. After a long time, the police captain returned. “You’re a police captain, right? Tell me why you arrested us!” Keller demanded. “If
Keller and the others were locked up until nighttime. During this time, they were unable to get in contact with anyone outside. Every minute that passed was torture. Finally, around 8 p.m., the head of police arrived. The last head of police had been demoted, and this one had just taken over the role recently. He wore a dark look as he walked into the holding cell. It was clear that he was in a terrible mood. “You really have no clue who you’re up against!” the head of police, Scott Wheaton, roared when he got inside. He was in an awful mood. He had taken so long to show up because he had been dealing with a lot of phone calls. Each of them came from someone higher up than the last. Many important people were keeping an eye on this issue. Thus, he had been busy making sure that all these people were reassured. Scott knew that he would lose his job just as his predecessor had if he did not handle this matter well. So, he was venting his frustrations on this g
“I’m too young to go to prison!” Terror filled them in the holding cell and broke down their internal defenses. “F*ck! It’s all Dustin’s fault. If it weren’t for him, we wouldn’t have offended someone we shouldn’t have!” Gavin said furiously. “That’s right! It’s all his fault! He’s gone and killed us all!” Everyone was angry and started to curse Dustin. Keller looked very displeased. This was the worst day of his life. Not only had he been beaten up, but he had also met with one unfortunate incident after another. At the same time, at the Langley family villa, Dustin and Simone returned home. However, Keller did not, so Monique asked about him. After a lot of attempts to find out what was going on, Simone finally said that Keller had been arrested. Surprised, Monique asked for the reason. Simone’s answer was not very clear, but Monique got the gist of it. Keller had gotten into some kind of conflict with Dustin. “When it comes down to it, Keller is still the
The Yeager family members looked at each other at a loss.What the hell was the CEO doing? Everything was so elusive and confusing. They were unhappy, but they dared not show it. While they remained silent, Dustin slowly sipped his red wine, picked up a napkin, and wiped his mouth. “No signing,” he said indifferently. The Yeager family members looked over at him.“What did you say?!” Zack yelled at him with a dark face. Why was he speaking?Did he even have the right to speak? It was an extremely important collaboration. Even if Terry was protecting him, Zack could not care less. Dustin must be out of his mind since he dared to interrupt such an important discussion. “Shut up! This isn’t your place to speak!” Percy shouted. The Yeager family members were furious. They were afraid that Dustin’s reckless words would ruin the deal. “You think just because you say, ‘no signing,’ it’ll be done? Do you think you’re the CEO of Duscia Corporation?!” Damien yelled at him. He
“What’s going on with our great-grandfather? Dustin is not even related to our family. How can he treat him better than us?”A few members of the Yeager family stood on the side awkwardly while watching Dustin and the others chatting happily. Damien whispered in dissatisfaction. They could not bear the sight of this, and they felt very resentful.“Stop talking!” Warren snapped.“Don’t worry, he won’t remain so arrogant for long. Dad favors him. So? In this society, ability speaks louder than anything else,” Zack said in a low voice. “A man who lives off an inheritance without a proper job… even if he has some luck and inheritance, he’ll squander it away in no time. Then, he’ll struggle to get by. Dad will see the truth in time.“Besides, who knows how long Dad can stay conscious? Do you really think that kid can make Dad young again? I don’t believe in such an absurd thing.“Dad is already very old. We should just go along with this for now. They’re lucky they get to hang around
Dustin did not say anything. Terry was smart indeed. Zack and the others were blinded by the lure of great benefits. A while later, some voices were heard. It meant that the guest had arrived. Percy led Adrian inside. “Dad, this is Mr. Adrian Pierce, the general manager of Duscia Corporation. We always communicated with him about the collaboration,” said Warren as an introduction.Terry nodded, and he looked closely at Adrian. “This young man is not someone ordinary.” His eyes gleamed sharply as he recognized Adrian’s extraordinary presence. Different people, depending on their status and identity, carried themselves with different temperaments. When Terry was young, he used to work in Summerdale and meet many upper-class people. Adrian’s temperament was on par with the young heirs of Summerdale. “I’m Adrian Pierce. It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Yeager.” Adrian walked to Terry and bowed respectfully.This shocked the Yeager family. Adrian had such a high status, but he
A day passed in the blink of an eye. In the evening, Dustin and Patricia drove to the Yeager family villa. When they got out of the car and walked to the entrance of the Yeager family villa, they saw Percy waiting at the door. When Percy saw them, he turned livid, and his face darkened. “Uncle Percy,” said Patricia in greeting. “Hmph! So, you still recognize me as your uncle,” said Percy coldly and glared at Patricia. Patricia remained silent. Percy glanced at Dustin. His gaze shone with hatred. Patricia used to be very obedient and never dared to go against the Yeager family members. But lately, she had become so insolent even toward the patriarch of the family. Percy thought that Dustin must have led her astray. “Today, your great-grandfather invited you over for a meal. You’d better behave at the dining table and make him happy,” Percy said. “We will,” Patricia said. “Well, why are you so stubborn then? The Yeager family has agreed to let you return, yet you in
“The Tonra family sent me here to prepare to take over Hattan. We will start from the market in Hattan before we develop the market in the south. The future profits are immensely worthwhile. I’m determined to build a huge business kingdom. “Honestly, these families in Hattan are just so-so. I don’t take them seriously at all. But Duscia Corporation is fine. You just invested a hefty 2 billion right off the bat. That’s quite impressive.” Crispin smiled. “I came from the Southwestern region. I didn’t bring many workers, so we’re lacking some manpower. You’re an expert. Why don’t you work for me? I’ll make it worth your while. How about it?” He confidently offered a job to Dustin and waited for his response. Dustin stared at him calmly. “Regardless of your background, you look quite ambitious to me, but you don’t have sufficient capabilities. Hattan has limited you. If you work for me, your future will be promising!” Adrian found that amusing. Such rich spoiled brats were
Dustin observed what was going on at the front desk on the security feed on his screen. Adrian arrived at the front desk. “Mr. Pierce, you’re here.” The receptionist nodded at Adrian, and Adrian nodded back. Crispin and the driver, Nicholas Olson, assessed Adrian. “What a self-important person the general manager of Duscia Corporation is! How dare you make Mr. Tonra wait downstairs?” Nicholas asked in displeasure. Adrian did not spare the driver a single glance. He could not be bothered to speak with an insignificant staff member. If Dustin had not given him the orders, he would have chased these two out already. “You’re the general manager of Duscia Corporation, Adrian Pierce, yes?” Crispin looked at Adrian contemptuously. “I’ve never heard of the Pierce family having a person with your name. You’re quite capable of fooling the families of Hattan so easily with the same last name.” Thinking that he had dirt on Adrian, Crispin smiled very tauntingly. “What are yo
“I find it all quite interesting. This Duscia Corporation, this fake rich kid… Let’s go take a look.” “Yes, sir.” At around 2 p.m., the Lamborghini stopped at the entrance of Duscia Corporation. The young man walked into the building with his driver. “Hello, sir. How can I help you?” the receptionist asked. “This is the son of the Tonra family of Articora. Have the person in charge of your company come and welcome him,” the driver announced loudly. “Do you have an appointment?” the receptionist asked with a smile. “What?” The young man, Crispin Tonra, immediately frowned. “What kind of receptionist are you? Haven’t you heard of the Tonra family of Articora? Mr. Tonra of the ultra-rich Tonra family doesn’t need an appointment to come to your company. Go and tell your boss about his arrival. Have the person in charge rush over here to welcome Mr. Tonra,” yelled the driver at the receptionist. “I’m sorry. The person in charge of our company is very busy. All guests mu
The great Dhillon family of Hattan was destroyed just like that. It was said that Kendall had become a useless cripple and would have to spend the rest of his days relegated to bed. He could not even move, and there was nothing that could be done to treat him. The other families in Hattan thought that it was the ultra-rich Cabello family of Summerdale that had done this. They were impressed at how powerful the Cabello family was and pitied the Dhillon family. It was true that one could not afford to offend a family like that. After spending a day at the hotel, Dustin took Patricia back to their apartment in the suburbs. The place had been cleaned up and was immaculate. All the damage from the fight had been fixed, and everything looked good as new. Patricia was a strong woman. Thus, she recovered from her ordeal very quickly. She even went to work right after. Dustin went to Duscia Corporation, and Adrian reported to him. “It’s impossible for the Dhillon family to mak
A life like that would be worse than anything. To put it crudely, it would be a luxury for Kendall to be able to kill himself. This was the consequence of daring to hurt Patricia. Dustin went to stand before Patricia and reached out to touch the red veil surrounding her. With a plop, the light burst like a bubble, and Patricia landed on the floor. “Dustin,” Patricia called. She threw herself into Dustin’s embrace. She cried softly as she held onto Dustin tightly. “You’re alright,” Dustin said comfortingly as he patted her on the back. Patricia did not speak. She clung to Dustin without letting go. She had just realized that she could not live without Dustin in her life. Before that moment, she had been so worried about Dustin and wanted him to leave without coming in. It would not have mattered if she had died because of it. She finally understood. She had long accepted Dustin into her heart. After a long time in Dustin’s embrace, Patricia finally cal