“If you can promise me that, I would die in peace even if you chop me into pieces!” Edmond said. When they saw this, the two other patriarchs quickly followed Edmond’s example. “Please have mercy!” As long as they could give their families a chance of survival, they felt that all was not lost. Dustin watched this scene with a cold gaze. Twenty years ago, these people had been cruel and merciless. Dustin had been the only member of the vast Fox family to escape. The Fox family had been destroyed, and the whole family had nearly been wiped out. Had these people been the least bit merciful back then? How dare they beg for mercy? “How dare you beg me for mercy?” Dustin asked with a sneer. “The Fox family used to be the top family of Grayvale. Now, they are all dead and gone, and I am the only one left. The lost souls of the Fox family have yet to be avenged! And yet, here you are, shamelessly begging for mercy! “Why should I show you mercy? You have no right to as
At the Jepperd family villa, a maid was giving Ashlyn her medication. Ashlyn violently slapped the medications away and stomped upright. “You b*tch, the water you brought me is so hot! Do you want me to burn myself while washing my medicine down?” she stormed. She slapped the maid viciously. “I’m sorry, miss. I won’t do it again!” The maid quickly bowed and apologized in a panic. “Someone drag this b*tch away and cut off her tongue!” Ashlyn ordered with a sneer. “No, don’t! Please, miss. Please, let me go! Don’t cut off my tongue!” The maid was frightened. Ashlyn cruelly ignored her. Soon, someone quickly came and pulled the terrified maid away. They were used to this kind of thing. Ever since Ashlyn’s eyes had been gouged out, her temper had become even worse. She punished people for no reason at all. “How are things at the hotel? Is there any news? Has my father and the others caught that mongrel yet?” Ashlyn asked impatiently. “There’s been no news yet,
Lovellia’s Duke of the East was a very powerful and mighty person. “How is this possible? I don’t believe it!” Dustin could not be bothered to deal with the hysterical Ashlyn. “Take her away. She will be sentenced to death with her family later.” Ashlyn grew up with things always going her way. Countless people who upset her met terrible fates because of her. She deserved to die for her crimes. Soldiers dragged a terrified Ashlyn away. “Arrest every member of the Jepperd family!” Dustin announced. Once the investigation was complete, the guilty would be punished while the innocent would be released. The Jepperd family used to be the top family in Hattan. Overnight, it was ruined. This same thing happened to the Lemire and Epps families. However, things were not as peaceful with them as with the Jepperd family. Back in the day, the Jepperd family had led the charge, but it was actually the Lynch, Lemire, and Epps families that had massacred the Fox family.
In the hotel, Patricia was slowly waking up. It was a full day and night after the eradication of the three of the Four Great Clans. “Am I in hell?” Patricia muttered to herself as she felt around herself in a daze. She clearly remembered being surrounded by the three families’ men before she fainted. Things had not been looking too good. Suddenly, someone held her hand tightly. Familiar warmth radiated from the touch. “Patricia, you’re too kind to end up in hell. You belong in heaven. Besides, we’re still alive,” Dustin said with a chuckle. “We’re still alive? How is that possible?” Patricia asked in shock. “Miss Proud, the three families were too audacious. They crossed a line with the government. As such, they have been eliminated by soldiers sent by the government,” someone said from the side. “There really is justice in the world!” Patricia said as she teared up. The three of the Four Great Clans had always done anything they wanted. She herself had been gr
“He’s currently… somewhere very far away. I’m afraid he won’t be coming back for a bit,” Dustin said with a sigh. “Don’t worry. I promised him that I would take good care of you. You don’t have to worry about being abused anymore,” he added. Patricia smiled as she nodded. “The past few days have taught me something.” Her expression turned serious. “If I’m weak, I will suffer a lot of injustice. I have decided that I will become stronger. I will gain skills so that no one will ever look down on me again!” Dustin frowned. Patricia was only twenty years old and was still in university. She was in the spring of life. She should not be thinking this way. It seemed that something significant had changed within Patricia. “When I get back to the Yeager family, I will take back everything that belongs to me. They owe it to me anyway,” Patricia said somewhat resentfully. “What’s the story there?” Dustin questioned. Patricia’s face was dark as she said, “A while ago, Ashlyn
The next day, Dustin personally sent Patricia back to the Yeager family villa. On the way there, they saw some Hattan police officers cleaning up the debris from before. The battle the other day had been huge, and the repercussions from it would be felt for a while yet. “The Four Great Clans of Hattan have been eliminated. Many of their businesses are without leaders now. Many of Hattan’s various forces are raring to go. They all want to take a piece of the pie and become the next top family in Hattan,” Drake said calmly in the car. Dustin did not care about any of this, but Patricia took it to heart. “The more chaotic things remain, the more chance we have of getting ahead,” she said meaningfully. Her eyes shone brightly, and it was clear that she had some plans brewing. ‘It seems that she’s very intent on becoming stronger,’ Dustin thought to himself and took note of Patricia’s behavior. Dustin was the Duke of the East, the King of Hades, and the leader of Hell
“You refuse?” Dustin’s words made Zack smirk. “Dustin, I know you think you can do whatever you want in Hattan just because you have some powerful bodyguards. You don’t think much of the Yeager family. “However, there are some people you can’t afford to offend!” Zack said meaningfully. “I don’t mind telling you that there is a very powerful young man who is interested in Patricia. Soon, he will visit us here. You can’t afford to offend him! “He is the son of the most important family in Hattan, Xavian Zamora!” When Zack said that, Patricia and her mother both paled. Patricia never imagined that the Yeager family was planning to use her when she had only just returned. Dustin’s face turned thunderous. It had only been a single night since someone reported back to the Yeager family about Patricia. And yet, they were raring to make a move and had already made arrangements. They wanted to use Patricia as a pawn to get more benefits. Dustin was livid. He was not angr
“Patricia, come and meet Mr. Zamora!” Zack immediately shouted at Patricia. “Hello.” Patricia forced a smile in response. When Xavian saw Patricia, he was instantly stunned. Patricia was stunning! It was like she had stepped out of a fairy tale! A week ago, when Patricia was known as the most beautiful woman in Hattan, he had wanted to meet her. Unfortunately, she was then disfigured and imprisoned by the Jepperd family. But her beauty had since been restored, and she looked more charming than she was in the photos back then. Patricia’s unique temperament was something Xavian had never experienced before from ordinary and superficial women. “Miss Patricia Proud, I’ve heard about you. I’m really honored to meet you today.” Xavian walked to her before he made a gesture to take her hand and kiss it. But someone stood before Patricia. It was Dustin. “Who do you think you are to kiss someone like Patricia?” Dustin coldly said. He could absolutely see the lust in Xavian
“You’re dead! You hear me?!” Sean was furious. He grabbed the phone on his desk and barked into it, “Get every damn security guard up here, now! Bring weapons!” He glared at Dustin with a murderous expression after hanging up. “You b*stard! One punch from you, and I’ll pay you back a hundredfold. You’ll be lucky if I only break a few bones. Just wait!” “Why would I wait around for that?” Dustin scoffed. He was anything but intimidated. Then, without hesitation, he raised his hand and delivered a crisp slap across Sean’s face. “You…” Sean did not expect Dustin to be this calm and attacked him again. Slap! Another slap followed, and like the last one, Sean did not manage to dodge it. The sound of the slap echoed through the office. Sean let out a pained howl as several teeth flew out from his mouth. Half of his face was swollen, while the other half was bruised. Blood was streaming down his mouth and nose. He was in pain and enraged. He did not understand how
“Patricia, you used to be the star of our high school, but now, you’re banished to the countryside to raise pigs by your own family. What a joke!” Patricia’s face darkened. So, this guy was just another person kicking her while she was down. “I have a good relationship with Alex, so how could I sell you construction materials at a discount?” Sean sneered mockingly. “And you are nothing but a pathetic surviving descendant of the ruined Fox family! Do you even have a functioning brain? Who do you think you are? You dare to lay a hand on Alex? You must be out of your mind!” Dustin’s gaze turned icy. He was too arrogant for a manager at a small construction company. “Dustin, let’s go,” Patricia said. She had clearly come to the wrong place and had no interest in wasting more time listening to insults. “Not so fast!” Sean said. “Getting me to sell you materials at a discount isn’t impossible. In fact, I could even give them to you for free…” “Really?” Patricia st
It was their second day managing the Mayhill Pig Farm. Patricia felt bad for Dustin. The unfair bet would be the end of their time together. “What’s your plan?” she asked him. She wondered if he had any thoughts about this. “Just go with the flow,” Dustin said with a smile. Patricia said nothing more. Maybe he had already given up since the chances were so slim. “The pig farm is in terrible shape. If we want to keep it running, we’ll need to renovate,” Patricia said. “I have a senior from school who’s a manager at a construction materials company in Hattan. Let’s go see if we can get a good deal on some supplies.” Dustin agreed without hesitation. The two then set off from Mayhill Pig Farm and headed to the city center of Hattan. Before leaving, Dustin glanced at the desolate landscape around Mayhill and quietly made a phone call. “I’m giving you one day. When I get back, I want to see results,” he said on the phone. It was nearly noon by the time they
Alex Yeager stumbled down Mayhill Pig Farm in a wretched state and dragged himself back to the Yeager family villa. “I swear I’ll get my revenge! Dustin… I’ll make him wish he was dead! I’ll never let this go!” He had never been this furious before, nor had he ever suffered such humiliation. “Alex, what happened to you?” Alex’s parents were startled at the sight of him. “It was Patricia and that damn b*stard by her side! He actually dared to lay a hand on me…” Alex’s eyes burned red in anger. “What? He hit you? He’s got some nerve!” Alex’s mother, Barbara Yeager, was livid. Her voice rose in fury. “That piece of trash dared to touch my son?” Alex’s father, Damien Yeager, was livid as well. His face darkened as a dangerous glint flickered in his eyes. “Dad, Mom, I want revenge! I want that b*stard to kneel before me and beg for forgiveness!” Alex gritted his teeth. “No rush.” His father sneered. “Patricia has always been looked down on by the family. We gave her that
“Alex, what are you doing here?” Patricia’s face darkened after she glanced at the person. He must surely be here to kick her when she was down. “Bah! This place is smelly! It’s smelly and dirty!” Alex covered his nose in utter disgust, and he looked contemptuous. “Only someone like you can tolerate this place. It’s not like you have a choice. After all, you’ll be here for a long time.” He chuckled gleefully while he watched the two in amusement.“I think this broken pig farm is not working. It’s useless no matter how you manage it. Can it ever be on par with my Skyra Shopping Mall?” Alex raised his voice and intentionally emphasized “Skyra Shopping Mall.”He had come to watch their misfortune while flaunting himself and mocking them. “You’re not welcome here.” Patricia’s face turned icy, and she wanted to chase him out.“Haha…” Alex did not mind it. The more pathetic and angrier Patricia felt, the happier he was. “Patricia, look at you! You were so outstanding back in s
In the living room of the Yeager family villa, the family members had gathered. “You, the third-generation descendants of the Yeager family, have all had some exposure to our family’s businesses. You should be fairly familiar with them by now…” Zack said seriously. “Today, the family will allocate some of the businesses to you to manage. We’ll evaluate the outcome one month later.“This will determine your future share of the inheritance. Do your best.” Zack’s face was serious. The Yeager family descendants looked excited and full of anticipation. They had waited for this moment for a long time. Even Patricia was looking forward to it. This was a sign of the family’s recognition of their capabilities. “Okay, I’ll begin the announcement now.” Zack pulled out a document. “Alex, Skyra Shopping Mall in Hattan City.” The first name called was Alex’s. When everyone heard of his allocation, they had mixed reactions. Skyra Shopping Mall, located at the city center, was a pro
“When you’re back in Central Harbor, Mrs. Fawkes will inject you with a drug. That drug can make you lose your mind and render you completely obedient to her. You’ll sign an agreement in front of multiple witnesses and renounce your inheritance…”After hearing that, Dustin’s face turned cold. Marissa had finally dropped her pretense. She wanted to take drastic action. But she had chosen the wrong person to carry out her plan. Otto was nowhere near capable of taking him to Central Harbor. “It seems you really have no one left by your side.” Otto finally accepted that there was no one in the vicinity, and he felt much more at ease. Dustin looked at him in amusement. “I don’t know what you’re planning, but this is your biggest mistake!” Otto’s face shone icily, and he darted forward like a phantom before he charged at Dustin at an incredible speed. In less than two seconds, he reached in front of Dustin and threw a punch at Dustin’s chest. That stance and throw could pa
“That old b*stard, Arno Jepperd, still hasn’t shown up yet!”On the way back, Dustin’s face darkened. He knew that Wilhelm was probably killed by Arno, so he intentionally demolished the Jepperd family to lure Arno out. Unfortunately, until the Jepperd family was entirely exterminated, Arno would not show up. Theoretically, as a Martial King, he would not stand aside and watch his family getting decimated. But, for some reason, he just did not show up. “Use all the connections we have in Hattan. Even if we have to turn the place upside down, I want Arno found!” Dustin said coldly.Drake could only obediently nod. “Okay. Go take care of it,” Dustin ordered. Drake gave a respectful bow and left. Only Dustin was left by himself. He walked a little farther before he stopped. “No one is around me. Are you going to show yourself now?” he asked indifferently. He had long known that someone was secretly tailing him, but that person dared not show up while Drake was presen
When the Yeager family watched the officials from the Police Commissioner’s Office leave, they were very confused. Angus seemed extremely frightened. What exactly was he afraid of? Why did he treat Dustin so warily? Was it really necessary? “The precious son-in-law you were hoping for is gone,” said Dustin and sneered at the Yeager family. “Hmph! Even if Mr. Xavian Zamora is out, there are plenty of other young heirs lining up for Patricia’s hand. It’ll never be your turn!” said the Yeager family unhappily.“Once the news spreads that the number one beauty of Hattan has regained her looks, our doorstep will be flooded with matchmakers in three days!”They still looked down on Dustin, and they were filled with intolerance and hostility toward him. Dustin chuckled. He did not care about the despicable Yeager family members. If they pushed this too far, they would be exhausting the limits of his patience. “Enough!” Patricia shouted again.She was very angry. “Why do