Female Novel
Chapter 149
Chapter 149“Slap!” A crisp noise sounded as Dahlia’s hand landed heavily on Dustin Rhy’s face.
Due to the excessive force she applied behind the slap, the wounds on her hand that had just healed got torn open again,causing a stream of fresh blood to flow down her fingers.
Dustin touched the side of his face that burned from the slap and merely stood right where he was with aneutral expression on his face.
He could take all the misunderstandings and contempt from other people, but he refused to accept the fact that his ex—wife hadjust slapped him on behalf of another man.
“Why? Why do you insist on being this way?” Dahlia said through gritted teeth as her eyes filled with tears and immensedisappointment overtook her.
She couldn't understand for the life of her why Dustin had become the person he was today. He was close- minded, full ofjealousy, and a gossipmonger; he was even repaying kindness with evil now.
All kinds of bad attributes were concentrated in the body of this man. She wanted this slap to serve as a wake-up call to him!
“Hmph. Do you want to fight me, kid? Aren’t you a little too young for that?” Matt couldn’t help but sneer at himas he witnessed the two of them turn against each other.
Although he had just lost two teeth, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat triumphant on the inside when he sawDahlia slap Dustin to stand up for him.
“That was a good slap! He deserves to be slapped!” Florence cheered as her eyes lit up.
“That’s right! If you don’t teach him a lesson, are you still considered human at that point?” James parrotedout loud.
“Ha—”" Dustin suddenly let out a tired sigh after a long time of silence.
After getting married for three years, the two had barely quarreled, let alone thrown hands at one another. Thus, this would bethe first and last time this happened!
“That slap just now was for everything I’ve ever done to you in the past. From now on, you and | don’t owe each other anythinganymore,” Dustin said quietly. Dustin took a deep breath before calmly turning around to
leave.
There was no anger, no complaints—just an unexpected feeling of quiet indifference.
“Huh?” Dahlia gasped in shock as she stared at his defeated back. She’d been rendered speechless for a while.“Knock, knock.” Just then, they all heard a knock on the door.
It turned out that Mr. Fletcher, who had taken his leave earlier, had returned.
“Huh? Where did Mr. Rhys go?” He asked as he scanned the room.
“Why are you looking for that punk, Mr. Fletcher?” Florence asked in surprise.
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“Oh, Sir Hummer told me that he hopes to dispel all the bad blood the Hummer family has with Mr. Rhys, so he speciallyrequested me to send him a gilt,” He replied.
“A gift?” Everyone looked at one another in confusion.
“You have got to be kidding us, right, Mr. Fletcher? How is that punk worthy of receiving a gift from Mr. Hummer himself?”Florence asked in disbelief.
“What do you mean “how is he worthy‘? Don’t you know that he was the reason why the Hummers decided to lift the ban againstthe Nicholsons? And that he was also the one behind the apology? Mr. Fletcher replied,
dumbfounded by their reactions.
“What?” A collective gasp could be heard in the room the moment he finished his sentence. The crowd was dumbfounded andfilled with disbelief.
They didn’t hear him wrong, right?
The person who had saved the Nicholsons and coerced the Hummers to give a public apology was Dustin? The trash that they’dscoffed at and despised? H—how was this possible!
“Y—-you've got to be joking, right, Mr. Fletcher? Are you telling us that Dustin was the one who saved us?” Florence asked withwidened eyes, she found this fact difficult to accept.
“Who else do you think it was?” Mr. Fletcher asked seriously.
“No, that’s impossible! Wasn’t Matt the one who helped us? How was it that trash Dustin instead?” James shouted in alarm andshook his head so vigorously it looked like a rattling drum.
“Matt Laney? He’s nothing more than a washed-up member of some family, so how capable can the man be? Obviously, notenough for the Hummers to lower their heads.” Mr. Fletcher scoffed before shooting Matt a look
of disdain.
Hearing that, every head in the crowd turned to look at Matt simultaneously. For a moment, Matt's cheeks turned bright red, andthe atmosphere became extremely awkward.
His reaction immediately proved that what Mr. Fletcher said was true.
“How could this have happened? Could it be that I’ve misunderstood him?” Dahlia muttered to herself after a
bolt of realization hit her.
With that, she instantly rushed out of the room and chased after Dustin in the direction he seemed to have left1. in.
When she chased him to the gate, she looked at the figure about to get into the car. She immediately ran up to him and grabbedhim by the sleeve.
“Dustin! Wait. | misunderstood you just now, | was too impulsive. | had no idea that you did all of this for us. especially the partwhere you had to carry so much on your shoulders. But why didn’t you explain it to us? You were obviously the one who savedeveryone, so why didn’t you clarily it with us?” Dahlia cried while biting her lips. Her face was twisted in pain.
“What use was there to explain everything? When have you ever belleved me?” Dustin shot back as he shook his head. Therewas no greater sorrow than death, and he had been completely let down by her.
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“You should've made it clear to me at the very least. How can | believe you when you don’t tell me anything?”
Dahlia complained angrily.
“| don’t care if you believe me or not anymore. We're done here. Let go of me.” Dustin retorted as he broke away from her graspwith force. His gaze toward her made her feel like he was looking at a stranger.
“What do you want from me, Dustin? Can’t you just stop being so impulsive all the time? Can't you just ask yourself if there’sanything wrong with you? After all, you were the one who went out and beat up people who disagreed with you. If not for luck, doyou think you could've gotten out of there unscathed? All I’m asking is for you to be more mature and sensible. Am | wrong forwanting that from you?” Dahlia shouted as his wordsnovelbin
struck a nerve inside her, causing her emotions to go out of control.“Yeah, you’re right. It was all my fault. | totally deserved that slap, don’t 1?” Dustin said coldly.“You-” Dahlia wanted to say more but stopped herself. For a moment, she was at a loss for words.
“You've always been this arrogant and self-righteous woman to me, Dahlia. You were never one to admit your mistakes first.This has proven to be true on multiple occasions, especially when you just need to put a bit more thought into something or
perform a simple background check to get the desired outcome. But as usual, you prefer to do nothing and only listen to thewords you like to hear. This is why even now, you still have zero
faith in me.
“Haven't you noticed? You've been living in your little bubble all this time, and you shut yourself off from anyone who tries to getnear you. | admit, | tried my best to get to you back then, but now I’ve decided to stop trying. I’ve decided that this will be the lasttime | ever help you. | wish you all the best in your future
endeavors.”
With that, Dustin got in his car and sped off.
Meanwhile, Dahlia looked as if she had been struck by lightning, and she stood quietly in place and did notsay anything for a long time.
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“I'm sorry... I’m so sorry! | had no idea that things would ever turn out like this!” She lamented to herself.
“| just wanted you to succeed too. My only wish was for you to get ahead in life. | really had no idea that you'd suffered thismuch. | was wrong; | was the one who was wrong all along! From the day of our divorce until now, | knew that | was the one whowas in the wrong all along! | remember telling you that no one would be able to make me fall in love again, but in reality, therewas already someone there all along.
“And that person was you! But knowing that in mind, do you know why | gave you up again at the last second? That’s becauseDustin, can’t you see that I’m still hopelessly in love with you?” She painfully admitted.