An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

Chapter 17

“Then go to die!” Dustin stated expressionlessly, but his hard gaze was unnerving.

“Go to thell?” Edward burst out laughing.

Even the group of bodyguards standing behind him burst into laughter; all of them looked at Dustin as though he were an idiot.

“You little punk! Don’t you know who I am? You’ve got some nerve speaking to me that way,” Edward said cockily.

“I don’t know who you are, and I couldn’t care less. You have three seconds to let her go, or else,” Dustin stated plainly.

His words instantly caused a stir; even the people who were holding Dahlia were

shocked.

None of them expected that Dustin would say such a thing; he was remarkably brave compared to the silent Chris.

However, such bravery was useless.

“You really don’t know what’s good for you. You’re going to die!” Chris‘ face was full of resentment because Dustin’s show of bravado only made his cowardice even more

apparent.

Naturally, Chris was irritated and even filled with resentment when a good–for- nothing like Dustin was braver than he was.

“Are you fucking insane?” Edward looked Dustin up and down before continuing, “So you want to play hero, huh? Fine! I’ll see just what you’ve got!”

With that, he raised his hand and gave another signal.

Two burly bodyguards swiftly charged forward at the same time to tackle Dustin. Both of them were 6.3 feet tall, extremely muscular, and the size of a bear. They each had an imposing presence.

Dustin looked like a mere child in comparison, so everyone present assumed that this confrontation would be over without suspense.

They were wrong.

Dustin delivered two swift punches that connected loudly with each

like that, the two huge men collapsed to the floor as though

“Huh?”

visibly shocked by what they had just

of an

was standing

did that punk just do?” Edward’s expression

who had just fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on their

it was strange that they were both laying unmoving on the floor

last chance. Let her go,” Dustin

Edward retorted angrily and waved his hand

men.

immediately surrounded Dustin, but he merely scoffed and attacked first, not wasting any

as lightning, and his attacks were

utterly defenseless, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in

the short span of a few

the last bodyguard dropped to the floor with an

with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them would’ve ever guessed

men with his own strength, just like

scene.

this guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide open in

be? Is this really that piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a

to fight?” Dahlia had an indecipherable expression

years but she never knew that Dustin

good at hiding it? Or was it because I never cared enough to

she wondered. 1

started panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two

stated as

suddenly pulled out a switchblade and held it against

a flash, he charged forward and grabbed hold

knife.

forceful twist, the switchblade fell to the floor with a

let out a

“Argh-”

slap to

mouth.

though he had

you are dead meat!” Edward somehow mustered up the courage to