Chapter 422 by Marina Vittori
An Understated Dominance
The ladies shrank away from the table in terror. Nelson, looking as though heâd seen a ghost, immediately pulled away, worried that Dustin might suddenly kill him as well. The only one left calmly sitting in his seat was Patrick.
âCan I know what you have against Harry?â Patrick asked cooly. âNothing.â Dustin shook his head. âThen, do you have a grudge against him?â
âNope.â
âThen, why did you kill him?â
âBecause he deserved to die.â
âAnd the reason?â Patrick pressed. He despised people who killed others without reason. No matter how powerful those people might be, they didnât deserve to be his friends.
âMr. Hill, doesnât the vodka smell wonderful?â Instead of answering Patrickâs question, Dustin countered with a question of his own.
âWhy does that matter?â Patrick frowned. âIt smells extremely delicious. Too delicious, in fact.â Dustin pulled out a silver needle and stuck it into the glass. When he drew the needle back out, the tip had already turned black!
âItâs poisoned?â Patrick paled. The needle didnât just prove that there was poison in the vodka but that the
poison was extremely potent!
âHow could that be?â The crowd exchanged fearful looks. They had nearly drunk the same vodka.
âThis is why I killed him,â Dustin responded calmly. âHe puts on a facade of flattery but was secretly plotting such a deadly plan. Should I have kept a man like him alive?â
âI see â¦â Patrick quickly understood. So Dustin had already seen through Harryâs plan. No wonder he killed the latter with such certainty, while Patrick was still kept in the dark.
âEven if the drink was poisoned, you canât prove that Harry was the one who did it.â One of the ladies humphed
stubbornly, unable to accept Dustinâs reckless action.
How could he kill someone without proof?
âBoth the vodka and the woman belong to him. Do you really think that he had nothing to do with this?â Dustin reasoned. âI was testing him earlier, but he endured it and kept changing the topic, trying to make me drink.
What else could this mean?â
His words rendered the ladies speechless. Now that they thought about it, things did seem odd. After all, nc
ordinary man would be able to tolerate someone else humiliating their woman.
âYouâre so observant, Dustin. Iâm impressed!â Patrickâs smile returned. It was rare to see a young man as
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strong and observant as Dustin.
âDo you agree with what I said, Nelson?â Dustin turned his attention to the man in the corner of the room.
âHuh?â Startled, Nelson threw himself onto his knees before Dustin, sweating profusely. âIt had nothing to do with me, sir! I had no idea! Harry planned this on his own! Please donât kill me!â
âWhy are you so nervous? I never said I was going to kill you.â Dustin helped Nelson to his feet before
continuing. âI know an honest man like you would never do something like this.â
âThank you, sir! Thank you so much!â Nelson thanked repeatedly, tears streaming down his cheeks. He was absolutely terrified. Harryâs corpse lay next to him, his lifeless eyes staring at Nelson, creeping the man out.
*Take care of this. Youâre in charge of the gang from now on.â Dustin instructed, patting Nelsonâs shoulder.
Nelsonâs knees went weak, and he sank to the floor. To think that the mighty Lord Horst of Flame Dragon Gang was shaking in fear.