Chapter 225 by Marina Vittori
An Understated Dominance
In the morning, at the airport. Edwin and Tina waited in front of a RollsâRoyce Phantom. âDad, weâve already been waiting for two hours. Why isnât Joshua here yet?â Tina glanced around, looking anxious.
âItâs normal for flights to be delayed. Letâs wait it out a little longer. Edwin looked calm. Last night, heâd suddenly received a call from Joshua, saying heâd completed his refinement, which meant he was now the Hummer familyâs trump card.
As they spoke, a young couple exited the airport. The man was handsome and dignified, giving off an air reminiscent of a sharp blade, making one unable to look him in the eye. The woman beside him was dressed in red and equally outstanding. She was beautiful, elegant, and looked powerful.
âDad, heâs here!â Tinaâs eyes lit up with excitement. Sheâd been eagerly anticipating his return.
âJosh, youâre finally back!â Edwin approached him with a bright smile.
âSorry to keep you waiting, Dad.â Joshua smiled and gestured to the woman beside him. âAllow me to introduce you to Jade Grant, my fiancée.â
âJade Grant?â Edwin looked taken aback before asking tentatively. âIs she the third daughter of the Grant family?â
âYes, thatâs right.â Joshua smiled.
âNice to meet you, Mr. Hummer.â Jade nodded.
âYes, yes, nice to meet you, too. As expected of a daughter of the Grant familyâyouâre the very embodiment of beauty and grace!â Edwin looked delighted. He never wouldâve expected his son to be able to win the Grant familyâs favor. The five wealthiest families in Millsburg were known as the Fabulous Five, but there were three other families even more powerful than themâthe Tremendous Three. The Grant family was one of them. If the Hummer family could form an alliance with the Grant family through Joshuaâs marriage with Jade, theyâd have a bright future ahead!
âDad, why did you summon me home so urgently? Joshua asked when they were all in the car. Heâd just completed his refinement the night before when heâd been told to return immediately.
âI hate to say this, but Swinton has a new kid on the block. Heâs powerful beyond our expectations and has defeated all my men. Our familyâs been having a tough time recently because of him. I had no choice but to summon you home.â Edwin sighed, looking helpless.
âExactly! You have no idea how obnoxious he is, Joshua. He even beat me up on my birthday over the smallest
things!â Tina started to complain. âLook at what he did to my armâIâve yet to fully recover! Iâve never been
treated like this in my life. You have to get back at him for me!â
âWho is this guy? How dare he bully a member of the Hummer family!â Joshuaâs face darkened, and a
menacing aura surrounded him.
âHis name is Dustin Rhys, and heâs not someone to be taken lightly,â Edwin said. âHe also has the Harmon family backing him up.â Edwin said.
âThe Harmon family?â Jade chuckled lightly. âTheyâre only one of the Fabulous Fiveâthey donât hold much
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âYâyouâre not keeping your fucking word! You said youâd let me live, Horst! Why? Why?!â Matt wailed bitterly. However, the only reply he got was the strike of a cold blade.
As they stepped out of the villa, Alfred asked abruptly, âHow many members are then in the Laney familyâs main lineage?â
âThe report says 35 of them,â the burly young man replied.
âI see. Well, get rid of all of them.â