An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 1617

“Huh?” Elena shivered and almost peed her pants when she saw Dustin’s eerie smile. When she regained her composure, she quickly begged for forgiveness, “Dus Dustin, please, can we talk about this? It was all a huge misunderstanding. Are you upset? We can certainly talk it over.

“Give me a reason not to kill both of you?” Dustin inched closer with a killer gaze.

“Reason? The reason is … keeping us alive is beneficial to you too!” Elena racked her brain and found an answer.

She continued, “Didn’t you want half of our inheritance? We’ll agree to all your requests. As long as you don’t kill me, we’ll agree to anything.”

“Too late.” Dustin shook his head. “If you had come to this realization earlier, I might have considered letting you live. However, I realized that both of you are very stubborn, and you are better off dead!”

“Dustin, it’s our fault. I know it’s all our fault now!” Elena was flabbergasted, tugging at Eleanor’s sleeve for support. “Eleanor, quick, say something! If not, we’re both dead meat!”

“Why are you so nervous? Useless!” At this moment, Eleanor suddenly became very haughty and refused to budge.

With her head held up high, she said, ” Dustin Rhys, I’ll never get on my knees to beg you! I’m the daughter of a great family, and I’ll never surrender to someone lowly like you!”

Elena’s face paled when she heard that. She growled, “Eleanor, are you crazy? Do you know what you’re talking about? Do you want to die?”

“Hmph! Do you think he’ll let us live if we beg for forgiveness? Dream on!” Eleanor said. With a solemn expression, she continued, “He’ll be more arrogant if we show fear. We must not boost his ego!”

“What if he gets angry if you keep upsetting him?” Elena asked, looking stricken. She had already witnessed Dustin’s true potential earlier. Even Fenley, one of the good fighters in the city, couldn’t take him on.

It was enough to show that Dustin was a force to contend with. Once he got angry, he could easily kill them.