The brawl finally ended ten minutes later. Although dozens of Flame Dragon Gang disciples were injured in the process, they managed to completely annihilate the Grants' elite men."Sir, I did not fail you. I have eliminated all these pests!" Nelson and his men rushed toward Dustin eagerly."Well done. It must have been tiring." Dustin nodded. "Not at all. It's our honor to serve you!" Nelson responded with a grin."Clean this place up. Don't leave any evidence behind." Dustin ordered. "Yes, Sir!" "Boys, it's time to clean up!" Nelson hollered at his men, and they immediately got to work."I didn't know you were the Flame Dragon Gang's leader." Natasha's surprised expression quickly turned into a frown. "Still, even with the gang's help, we can't win against the Grants. We're in real trouble this time.""The Grants might be powerful, but that doesn't mean they can't do whatever they please. There's always someone more powerful than them," Dustin replied nonchalantly."As if it'd be
Meanwhile, at the Grants' mansion, Tyler Grant was practicing with a terrain model. As a gifted individual, he excelled in everything he did, including terrain model training. Since few could compete against him, he usually trained by himself. "Something terrible has happened, Mr. Grant!" One of the butlers barged into his study anxiously. "Get out," Tyler ordered icily without looking at the butler. "But—"The butler swallowed the rest of his words when he received Tyler's menacing glare and scuttled back to the door to wait patiently. It took a while for Tyler to finish his practice. When he was finished, he asked, "What is it?""Sir, we just received news that Ms. Layla was killed!" The butler cried in despair. "She was killed?" Tyler's brows furrowed. "What happened?""She wanted to take revenge for you, so she set up a trap for Natasha Harmon." The butler quickly briefed Tyler on what happened. "That idiot. How could she do something like that without permission?" Tyler hum
Back in the Harmon estate."There, all done. You'll be fine in a few days." Dustin carefully applied medicine to Natasha's wound and bandaged it up nicely. Although the wound was shallow, it would still hurt. "Will it leave a scar on my face?" Natasha picked up a mirror and examined her face worriedly. "Why? Do you doubt my skills?" Dustin asked in mock displeasure."I'm just worried I'll look ugly if I have a scar, and you won't like me anymore," Natasha answered seriously. "Don't be silly." Dustin was amused. "I promise you, your face won't scar. Besides, even if it does, you'll still be the prettiest person in the world to me!""Hmph! Such a sweet talker." A small smile appeared on Natasha's face, and her worry eased. Although she wasn't as superficial as other ladies, she was also afraid of turning ugly."Dustin, get your ass over here!" Someone suddenly roared, sending the door flying with a powerful kick, and a group of people led by Trent instantly filled the room. "What ar
There was an ear-splitting bang as the bullet embedded itself inches before Jacob's foot, making the man jump back in fear. "H—how could you pull the trigger on me?" Jacob cried, outraged. He never expected Natasha to be the type to do something like that to her elder. If the bullet's trajectory had been slightly off the mark, he would've lost his foot!"You better not mess around, Uncle Jacob." Natasha threatened frostily."How dare you!" Trent roared. "Natasha Harmon, he is your uncle! You'd be disgracing our family if you had hurt him just now!""I don't want to hurt anyone, so you better not force me to," Natasha responded unrelentingly. "Y—you bastard! Do you intend to betray your family for that boy?" Trent was furious. The Harmon family had always lived by a rule—nothing mattered more than the family's interests, which meant that they could sacrifice anyone if it meant saving their family. Therefore, Natasha's contradictory actions were seen as a sign of disloyalty."All I ca
"Of course not, Father. You will always be the head of the family." Trent smiled sheepishly. "Fine. Since you said that, I'll give you my opinion." Andrew surveyed the room. "Dustin has saved my life, as well as helped our family multiple times. We are in his debt, so anyone who tries to take him today will be going against me!""What?" The group shared dismayed glances. They never expected Andrew to stand up for Dustin during this crucial time. "Father, this bastard killed one of the Grants' daughters! He will only drag us deeper into this mess!" Trent rebutted. "Trent is right! We're doing this for the greater good of the family!" Jacob seconded. "You bunch say such lofty things when you're just cowards!" Andrew struck the floor with his cane forcefully. "The Grants have been stepping all over us, and instead of standing up against them, you choose to grovel and please them? What an embarrassment to our family!""Fath—""Silence!" Andrew cut off Trent's words. "Our family has go
The Harmon family had placed their hope in the Grant family's help before knowing the truth, but now, they finally understood that running away in fear was useless. If the Grants were willing to go as far as to frame the leader of the Harmon family, there was no way they would care about Hector's survival."What? Cat got your tongue? Remember to use your head next time!" Andrew reprimanded them before turning to look at Dustin. "Dustin, I'm so sorry you had to suffer because I didn't educate them properly.""Not at all, Sir Andrew. Thank you for defending me in time." Dustin smiled in gratitude. Although the Harmon family had a few ungrateful individuals, there were still people who were reasonable and just."I feel so ashamed … I don't know what would have happened to our family if you hadn't helped us catch the real murderer." Andrew sighed. Their family prided itself on being a powerful family with countless elites. Yet, when something happened to their leader, it was a young outs
The previous night had been a nightmare. Fortunately, the truth was out, and nothing much happened to him. Suddenly, Hector noticed something, and his smile stiffened. "Natasha, your face …" "It's just a minor injury," Natasha replied indifferently. "What happened?" Hector frowned. "A lot of things happened while you were gone, Hector." Jesicca calmly briefed him on what happened. Hector was livid. "The Grants again? They're crossing the line!"It was bad enough that they set him up, but they have even hurt his daughter? That was unacceptable!"Don't worry, Dad. I'm fine now." Natasha consoled."It's my fault, Natasha. You suffered because I was useless." Hector blamed himself. If he had known how despicable the Grants were, he would have never agreed to the marriage proposal. "Nonsense, Dad. We're lucky just to have you back. Let's talk more inside." Smiling, Natasha took her father's arm and walked into the estate.Just as they arrived at the meeting room, their butler rushed i
The next morning, in the president's office of the Nicholson Corp., Dahlia was sipping a cup of coffee as she went through sheets of financial statements.Just then, someone knocked on her door. "Come in." Dahlia put her cup down. "You called for me, Ms. Nicholson?" Dustin pushed the door open and entered. As Chief Security Officer, he needed to check in at the company every day."Where were you last night? I couldn't reach you on the phone." Dahlia probed just as he stepped in."My friend got into some trouble, so I went to help out." Dustin grinned sheepishly. "Your friend? It isn't Natasha Harmon, is it?" Dahlia's brow rose in suspicion. "No wonder you were so enthusiastic, it turns out you were on a date with a chick."Dustin cleared his throat and quickly changed the subject before Dahlia became jealous. "You didn't call me over just to talk about this, did you, Ms. Nicholson?""As if I'm that bored." Dahlia retorted and rolled her eyes. "An important client is arriving later,