Chapter 391 by Marina Vittori
An Understated Dominance
Was the bodyguard made of steel? Even a knife could not penetrate his skin! âHmph! Cougar is a martial artist whoâs at the height of internal energy cultivation. Do you seriously think you can hurt him with that toy knife of yours?â Dakota scoffed in disdain. Gloria had called in the two martial arts experts who worked for her to make up for her loss of dignity earlier. No matter how powerful Dustin was, he was destined to be defeated.
âGet lost!â With a slap, Cougar subdued Florence. Gloria strutted up arrogantly and rested her walking stick on Florenceâs face, saying, âIâm giving you a chance to get Dahlia and Dustin to come home. If you donât, Iâll break the legs of your son!â
âHave mercy on me! Iâll make the call right now!â Florence frantically scrambled for her phone and called Dahlia, specifically reminding her daughter to bring Dustin home as well. However, she kept the reason from Dahlia, fearing that Dustin wouldnât show up. That would only land the whole family in greater trouble.
âMadam Gloria, theyâll be here in no time. Please wait.â Florence was all smiles.
âIâll allow 15 minutes, tops. With each minute that passes after that, Iâll crush one finger of your son!â Gloria threatened.
âWhat?â Florence was stunned. If Dahlia and Dustin were late for more than ten minutes, James would lose all fingers on both hands!
James felt aggrieved and helpless, for he didnât ask to be part of this circus.
During the quiet wait, the door to the villa was busted open once more. A group of men marched in as though they were ready to kill.
âSir Hummer?â Florence and James were shocked at the man in the lead. Edwinâs unannounced presence at midnight was quite unexpected.
âWho are you?â Gloria confronted the new visitors with a frosty tone.
âIâm here for these two.â Edwin pointed at Florence and James. âThe rest of you better get out right now!â
âOh, it looks like Florence has asked someone to help her out!â Gloria scanned the men with disdain. âWhat can a few men do? Tarragon and Cougar will easily annihilate you.â
âThatâs right! You better beg for forgiveness if you donât want trouble!â Dakota yelled at Edwinâs men, thinking that the few men were no match for Nicholson Familyâs elite fighters.
âI shall repeat myself once more. Those who are unrelated to themâget lost right now!â Edwin warned them.
However, Gloria merely announced, âHe needs to be put in his place! Someone beat him up!â âYes, Madam!â The elderly servants chuckled menacingly and charged at Edwin. He was emotionless when he pulled a pistol with a silencer from his back and pointed it at the elderly
servants.
âWait a minute! We can talkââ The elderly servants looked alarmed and attempted to talk to him,
but what followed were muffled gunshots. The elderly servants fell to the floor, each with a gunshot wound in their foreheads. None were breathing.
Edwin blew on the pistol and asked coldly, âWho is next?â
The others stared at the scene with terror. No one expected Edwin to be as ruthless as to gun down lives without hesitation. His psychopathic behavior sent shivers down their backs.
âDâdo you know who I am? How dare you kill my people? Youâre reckless!â Gloria gathered herself and grew furious. The elderly servants were her confidantes, and she was extremely angry to see them murdered.
âIâm uninterested in the names of the dead,â he said coolly, shooting Gloria.