Dahlia Nicholson and Dustin Rhys

Chapter 218

“Hello? Hello!” Matt held his phone

by his ear with a dumbfounded expression. All he did was mention Dustin’s name. Why did Tina sound

so frightened?

Matt had no idea

that Tina was still traumatized from the time Dustin slapped her. What’s worse was that instead of gettin

g her revenge, she

had been forced to grovel for Dustin’s forgiveness, which was nothing less than an utter embarrassmen

t and a terror for her.

Although she was bitter about it, she couldn’t lay a hand on Dustin because her family didn’t dare

seek revenge before her brother returned.

Dustin was someone who could defeat a martial arts master like Mr. Milfroy with ease. If someone like

him

were to go crazy, he could destroy the entire Hummer family in a heartbeat! Because of this, they didn’t

dare seek revenge, and Tina shook in fear every time someone mentioned Dustin.

“What did Ms. Hummer say, Matt?” Phineas saw his son in a daze and asked.

“Fuck! That bitch is terrified of Rhys. There’s no way she’ll lend us money.” Matt scowled.

“The daughter of the Hummer family is scared of that brat? Is it because of the Harmon family?” Phinea

s

pondered aloud.

“Possibly.” Matt nodded, thinking hard. He couldn’t think of any other reason.

“This is bothersome…” Phineas frowned. “Our family is doomed if we don’t get any money soon. We mi

ght

have to beg for that brat’s forgiveness.”

“Beg for his forgiveness? Fuck, no!” Matt yelled. “Why should we lower our heads to someone like him?

I’d

rather suffer than beg!”

“Don’t be rash, Matt!” Phineas warned gravely. “He has the Harmon

family to support him, and now, he has Roderick Brooks‘ support as well. We’ll sink further if you do an

ything to him!”

Alas, those words failed to reach Matt, who has lost repeatedly to Dustin recently. Today’s incident only

fueled his anger, and his hatred toward Dustin peaked.

“Matt, leave

this matter to me. You should take a break for the next two days. Just don’t get into any trouble.” Phine

as instructed his son seriously, who didn’t reply as he began to plot his revenge.

Soon, night fell.

Inside Midnight Rose, Dahlia downed shot after shot in a corner.

Lyra sat beside her, her face full of worry. This was the first time she saw Dahlia like this.

Dahlia refused to return to the company or care about

what was going on, completely abandoning her strong woman character and letting herself go.

Lyra heard that it was because of Dustin, but was it worth it?

“Please stop drinking, Ms. Nicholson. Let’s go back. Your mother is worried about you.” Lyra implored.

“Leave me alone. I want to keep drinking. All my worries disappear when I’m drunk.” Dahlia chuckled

humorlessly before chucking another shot down her throat.

She didn’t know what to do. She

was under constant pressure because of her family and had to fight her

feelings for Dustin at the same time.

Dahlia knew she misunderstood him, but she didn’t

know how to explain herself. Actually, it’d be more accurate to say that she was terrified of seeing Dusti

n’s heartless expression, so she decided to use alcohol

to numb herself.

She

may be a capable leader in the business world, but when it came to her personal feelings, she realized

she was an utter failure. Even though she knew that she had been the one who misunderstood

Dustin, her pride wouldn’t let her apologize. Instead, she expected Dustin to step forward and request a Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

reconciliation.

“So this is where you are, Dahlia.”

Matt entered the bar and spotted the two ladies immediately.

“Mr. Laney, you’re here. Please stop her. Her body can’t take it if she drinks so much!” Lyra quickly stoo

d up and greeted Matt, whom she called. She felt that Matt was a much better option than Dustin.

*Please get her some water, Lyra. I’ll talk to her,” Matt assured with a smile.

“Thank you, Mr. Laney.” Lyra nodded and darted off.

“Why are you drinking so much, Dahlia?” Matt asked with a concerned expression.

“It’s none of your business. Go away!” Dahlia’s eyes were hazy, but her tone was colder than ever.

Matt’s smile froze for a second before he recovered himself.

Without anyone noticing, he slipped a pill into her wine and smiled. “You still want to drink, don’t you. D

ahlia?

Let me join you.”

He poured another glass for Dahlia. Dahlia, who was already tipsy, didn’t notice anything wrong and do

wned the glass without a word. Soon, her

head became heavy and her vision blurred, making her sway.

“Mr. Laney, I think Ms. Nicholson is drunk.” Lyra returned just then.

“It’s a

alright. I’ll send her home now. Her family’s worried sick.” Matt promised with a kind smile.

“Alright. Thanks, Ms. Laney.” Lyra didn’t think too much about it and helped carry Dahlia into

Matt’s car. Since the car only had two seats, she could only watch as the car’s headlights disappeared.

“Humph! You’re finally in my arms. You like acting high and mighty, don’t you? Well, I’ll have some fun

with you tonight.” Matt smiled sinisterly and headed straight to the hotel.