Chapter 249 by Marina Vittori
An Understated Dominance
âHey, youâre being unreasonable!â âRight? How dare she scolds the others when sheâs the culprit? Iâve never seen someone as outrageous as her! âTalk no more. Letâs report her to the police!â
The crowd was annoyed at Janeâs arrogance and pointed fingers at her. âShut up! All of you!â Hands on her waist, Jane yelled at them, âDo you know that weâre the Nicholsons from Glenstead? Even your mayor has to show us respect, let alone you worthless plebs! Make more fuss, and Iâll get you arrested!â
The accusatory voices instantly died down. An average citizen would not want to get on the bad side of the famed aristocratic Nicholson family from Glenstead.
âMom, just ignore those peasants. Look at this. Iâm hurt.â The young woman, Dakota Nicholson, suddenly spoke up as she pressed against her wound and winced.
âAre you hurt? Let me take a look!â Janeâs expression crumbled, and she hurriedly checked out Dakotaâs injury. âGosh, itâs bleeding. This is not good. Her face paled, and she scanned the surroundings until her eyes landed on Dustin. âHey, youâre a doctor, arenât you? Quick, give my daughter a checkup! Sheâs hurt!â Anyone would have thought that Dakota contracted a terminal disease from the worried look on Janeâs face.
âSheâs fine. Itâs just a scrape on the elbow.â Dustin turned around and glanced at Dakotaâs injury before looking away.
âWhat do you mean? A scrape?â Jane immediately looked irritated. âMy precious daughter has never suffered injuries. But she has a huge wound now. Of course weâll have to treat it with caution. What if an infection happens?
âIf youâre worried about wound infection, buy a bandaid at the pharmacy next door. If you keep dillyâdallying. the woundâs going to heal by the time you get to it,â Dustin.mocked her. He had never seen a woman as ridiculous as Jane, who kicked up a fuss over a tiny wound.
âWhat did you say? How could you ignore my daughterâs injury when youâre a doctor? Are you even human, you fuckface?â Jane was truly cross. No one had ever turned down her requests ever since she married into the wealthy Nicholson family.
âI have to set my priorities. This girl is fighting for her life. Your daughterâs wound is nothing compared to hers! * Dustin chided her.
âHow dare you compare that peasant to my daughter?â With a glare, Jane rebuked him, âDakota is the daughter of the Nicholson familyâsheâs important and precious! You cannot compare her to a commoner!â
âYeah! Sheâs just a nobody. Well, if she dies today, just consider it her wretched fate!â The haughty Dakota towered over them. âTreat my wound now! Itâs an order. If I get a scar from this, I will not let you off the hook!â
âAre you even human? Nobody speaks in that way.â
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âThatâs right. Is a life worth less than your minor scrape?â
The indignant crowd gave their opinions.
âWhat now? Are you testing me? The audacity to talk back to the Nicholson family! Come here! Which one of
you wants to be the hero?â Jane hissed maliciously as the onlookers held in their rage in silence in the face of her insolence. Indeed, the average citizens were helpless when harassed and bullied by the rich.
âMadam, my daughter is in a critical state. Can you kindly allow her to get the treatment? Just think of this as my plea!â The woman in white plopped onto the ground with teary eyes.
âHmph! Knock it off! I donât care! My daughter has to be treated first!â Jane refused to budge.
âAre you deal? Do you hear what my mom said?â Dakota kicked Dustin but was infuriated when the man showed no response. âSo, youâre refusing to treat my wound. Great! Donât bother saving anyone today!â With
that, she went up to the young girl and pulled out the gold needle.
With the gold needle removed, the young girl started bleeding profusely again, and her face grew paler
because of that.
âHm?â Dustin frowned and spun around with a deadly stare in his eyes. âDo you know what youâre doing? You might kill someone by pulling out the needle without thought!â
âSo what? You canât save any life without my permission.â Dakota crossed her arms on her chest, looking bold and arrogant.
Jane chimed in with the same attitude. âThatâs right! If you donât treat my daughterâs wound, you wonât get to
save that useless commoner!â
âPlease Please show mercy and stop making things difficult for the doctor. I beg of you!â The woman in
white kneeled and pleaded to the Nicholsons, all while hitting her head on the ground. She knew she could not
afford to get on the bad side of the wealthy; her only wish was to keep her daughter safe.
âTry messing around again, and I wonât go easy on you next time!â Dustin warned Dakota.
She scoffed. âOh! You got the guts, donât you? Do you know who I am? How dare you speak to me in that way? Did you tell me not to touch anything? Well, Iâm going to do it anyway!â While speaking, she moved to remove the needle again.
âGet lost!â Fuming. Dustin gave her a slap across the face. She yelped as she was flung ten feet away, even rolling on the ground after landing. Her fair skin was red and swollen. She even lost a few of her dental laminates.
âShit! That doctor is mad! How dare he slap a Nicholson?â âBeing hotâblooded is one thing; offending the Nicholsons is another. He might suffer because of it.â
The crowd murmured and cast sympathetic glances at Dustin.
âHâ how dare you hit me?â Dakota got up from the ground, still a little dizzy and utterly baffled by Dustinâs move. From a young age, she was treated like a princess wherever she went. She had never been slapped, not to mention being slapped in public.
âSo what? Donât you deserve the slap for being rude?â Dustin wore a hostile expression on his face.
âHow dare you hit my daughter? Iâm going to fight you!â After the initial shock, Jane recovered and, her blood boiling, she launched an attack on Dustin. He merely slapped her, and she collapsed from the impact. The mother and daughter both fell flat onto the ground.