Chapter 263 by Marina Vittori
An Understated Dominance
After a short moment of astonishment, Joshua let out an earâpiercing scream. He sounded like a pig sent for slaughter.
âHow dare you, you imbecile!â Edwinâs eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He couldnât believe Dustin had the guts to chop Joshuaâs arm off in front of everyone. Heâd crossed the line!
âYouâhow dare you harm Josh!â Jade shrieked. How could a peasant like Dustin dare to rebel against them like this? Did he have a death wish?
âRhys! Youâre dead meat!â Tina screeched. Dustin had humiliated her before: now, Joshua was the one suffering. How could the Hummer family possibly face the world if they didnât get revenge for this?
âLet her go,â Dustin said coldly.
âFuck you! You have hell to pay for harming my brother!â Tina snarled.
Dustin didnât waste his breath. Instead, he brandished his sword and swung it lightly, slicing Joshuaâs other arm off. Blood splattered over the floor, and Joshuaâs right arm landed in a pool of it. He howled again, his face contorting in a mask of pain. Sweat beaded on his forehead. Now, he was no different from a lamb up for slaughter. His earlier arrogance and dominance had dissipated.
âYou abomination!â
âHow dare you!â
âThis is outrageous!â
Dustinâs second attack brought about more furious exclamations. It was bad enough that heâd chopped
Joshuaâs left arm off; heâd now made things worse by chopping off the right one as well. It was an insult to the
Hummer familyâs dignity and pride!
Amidst their fury, the members of the Hummer family came to a conclusionâDustin was a madman!
âLet her go!â Dustin brandished his sword again. This time, he pressed it to Joshuaâs neck. The cold, steely
look in his eyes made the onlookers subconsciously shudder. Theyâd seen their fair share of nefarious
characters, but this was their first time coming into contact with the cold, inhumane look in Dustinâs eyes. He
wasnât mad, nor had he raised his voice.
On the contrary, heâd been calm and collected throughout the whole exchange. However, the more he acted
like that, the more terrifying it was. There was no doubt in everyoneâs minds that he would behead Joshua if
the Hummer family didnât do as he said.
âLet ⦠let her go!â Edwin forced out through gritted teeth, ultimately choosing to give in. He couldnât take this
bet, not with Joshuaâs life on the line. Heâd already witnessed how ruthless Dustin could be.
âDad!â Tina couldnât believe her ears. Were they, the almighty Hummer family, going to give in to a brat?
âI said, let her go!â Edwin turned to bellow at her. Nothing mattered more than Joshuaâs life. Tina bit her lip and loosened Natashaâs ties.
As soon as she was free, Natasha gave Tina two tight slaps. Tina stared at her, dumbfounded. âThatâs only the interest you owe me. Iâll collect the rest of my debt later.â
With that, she turned and strutted toward Dustin. Sheâd never been the type to suffer in silenceâsince sheâd been slapped, she had to return the favor.
âWhy, you- Tina gnashed her teeth, looking humiliated. Dustin and Natasha were too obnoxious for words!