An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 1340

Chapter 1340: Provocation What irritating Owen the most was that this despicable woman had actually brought her “friend with benefits” in front of him, which was a blatant provocation! “Isabela, how come I’ve never seen this male best friend of yours before?” Owen took a deep breath and managed to suppress his anger. “Do I need your permission to make friends?” Isabela replied indifferently. “Besides, I haven’t seen some of your female friends either.” “Well…” One sentence left Owen speechless. He finally understood that this woman was deliberately trying to provoke him. “Sister-in-law, since we rarely get the chance to gather like this, come on, let me propose a toast to you,” Brinkley hastily tried to smooth things over with a smile. “I don’t drink,” Isabela refused coldly. “It’s okay, it’s okay. You can have juice. As long as you’re happy, sister-in-law,” Brinkley said with a forced smile, and he quickly ordered a variety of fruit juice drinks from the waiter. “Dustin, come on, have some juice,” Isabela picked up a red glass of juice and offered it to Dustin, feeding it to him herself, showing a lot of intimacy. Watching their affectionate gestures, Owen clenched his teeth. He might indulge in some flirtations outside, but that didn’t mean he could tolerate being humiliated like this. Regardless of the circumstances, Isabela was his fiancée, and for her to publicly display affection with another man in front of him was a direct insult. “Damn it! Touching my woman? You’re really tired of living!” Owen stared at Dustin with intense hatred, his eyes seeming as if they could devour him. However, due to Isabela’s presence, he restrained himself from taking action and could only bear with it. “Just drinking is a bit boring,” Owen suddenly spoke up, seemingly having thought of something. “Brinkley, didn’t you learn some mystical arts from Master Hudson? I’ve heard it’s quite amazing. How about taking this opportunity to give us a demonstration? Spice things up a bit?” In the past, Brinkley had spent a considerable sum of money to learn some strange and mystical techniques from a master, all for the purpose of impressing women. For example, hypnosis, controlling people’s actions, or using poison. In the past, he had encountered a chaste and virtuous woman in a bar who refused to yield. However, after Brinkley’s manipulation, the virtuous woman had turned into a seductress. Now, he intended to make use of Brinkley’s abilities to make Dustin look bad. “Owen, what I do is just child’s play, it’s not on a professional level,” Brinkley humbly said. “No problem, let’s consider it a magic show and let everyone have some fun,” Owen gestured. “Yes, Brinkley, we’re all interested. We’d like to see it,” several young men and women chimed in. “Alright, since you’re interested, I’ll give it a try.” Brinkley quickly regained his composure and said with a smile, “But my performance requires a bit of cooperation from someone to be effective. I wonder who would like to come up and give it a try?” “As I see it, this gentleman, Mr. Dustin, is just right.” Owen looked at Dustin and smiled maliciously. “He’s a new friend, so why not give everyone a chance to get to know him?” “If it requires cooperation, I can do it,” Isabela volunteered. “Sister-in-law, the mystical arts I’ve learned can’t be used on women,” Brinkley shook his head. “Mr. Dustin, as a grown man, surely you wouldn’t lack the courage for this, right?” Owen started to provoke. “Mr. Dustin, don’t worry, I promise there won’t be any danger,” Brinkley said with a smirk. “Yeah, everyone is in high spirits, so let’s have some fun together. You wouldn’t want to miss out on this opportunity, right?” Many people joined in the teasing. Their eyes were filled with mockery. They naturally understood that Owen and Brinkley were planning to play a prank. “Alright, since everyone is so interested, I’ll join in the fun with you.” Dustin smiled faintly and then downed the contents of his juice in one gulp. Ten years had passed, and it seemed that these idle rich kids in Stonia had forgotten the shadow of being controlled by Logan Ryhs.