An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 648

"Dahlia! Did this bastard feed you a love potion? How can you believe him?" Florence was both furious and shocked. She couldn't believe her daughter had turned into such a shameful woman. She was ignoring her brother's death for the sake of a wretched man. She was even defending the killer. It was foolish behavior!

"I believe him because there are indeed questionable circumstances surrounding James' death. I don't wish to unjustly accuse a good man," Dahlia explained.

"A good man, my fucking ass! You can tell he's a wretched person just by how obnoxious and cunning he is! I must hand him over to the authorities today!" Florence was unyielding, shouting, and ready to act.

"Mom, can you calm down?" Dahlia stood in front of her mom, trying to stop her.

Florence was enraged and tried to push her daughter aside. "Get out of my way!"

The result was the same, as Dahlia stood her ground. In the end, the two started pushing each other.

"Mom, listen to me. This situation—" Before Dahlia could continue, an enraged Florence delivered a heavy slap across her face.

"Dahlia! What the hell are you doing? James had just passed away, and here you are defending the murderer? Don't you have a conscience? James is your brother! What kind of a sister are you?" Florence fumed with rage as she screamed. Throughout her life, she had never laid a hand on her daughter until today.

"Florence, you can scold her and be mad all you want, but it's a little inappropriate to hit your child." Realizing that the situation was getting out of hand, Victoria tried to calm the situation. "Dahlia, you're in the wrong too. How can you fight your mother for the sake of an outsider?"