Chapter 357
It took Jonathan a long time to calm down.
“Joseph, why did you do this?" he asked with a grim face.
Joseph sighed.
"Dustin is an unparalleled talent. I thought we could control him and turn him into an asset of the McCall family..." he said slowly. "But who would have thought that he's not a budding talent but a true mature and powerful force?"
He paused briefly before changing the topic.
"The McCall family's plans can't be delayed any further... There will surely be chaos in the future."
Joseph was conflicted.
"Not only did we fail to keep Dustin under control, but we've also provoked him. What should we do now?"
"No matter the cost, the McCall family must move forward," Joseph declared solemnly.
"As for Dustin, his strength is unfathomable... For now, we'll leave him be."
After leaving the McCall family villa, Dustin returned to the hotel.
He stood at the door for a moment before opening it.
Allison was already awake.
She was taking a shower in the bathroom.
"Dustin, is that you?"
She asked gently after hearing noises in the room.
"It's me," Dustin said tersely.
"Wait just a moment. I'll be out soon," Allison said with a light laugh.
Dustin furrowed his brows as he sat on the bed.
As the King of Hades of Hell Hall, he was no stranger to these complex situations. He had seen and experienced much.
With other women, he could easily stay detached.
But Allison was a nice woman.
He felt it necessary to take responsibility as a man.
Not long after, Allison walked out in a bathrobe. Her cheeks were slightly flushed.
"Where did you go?" she asked softly as she sat down beside him.
"I went to your family villa and gave Joseph a beating," Dustin said bluntly.
Allison froze. She thought he was joking.
"You can't keep avoiding me anymore..." she said a little sadly.
She was not as bothered as Dustin. She had long seen herself as Dustin's woman since he had saved her grandfather.
She thought she had lost her virginity to Dustin long ago.
"Allison, I like someone else," Dustin said calmly and decided to tell her the truth.
She froze in shock.
"What happened between us wasnoveldrama
planned by others. You don't have to feel bound. This is a different time and there's nothing unusual about what happened. Go and seek your own happiness," Dustin said comfortingly.
"Whatever compensation you want, I will make it happen.”
Tears welled up in Allison's eyes as she looked at him. Her eyes shone with sorrow.
Dustin could not bring himself to say anything more.
"What if I've already decided you're the one for me?" she asked.
Dustin frowned.
He refused to be bound by archaic
especially when his heart alre tent
notions like arranged marriages,
belonged to someone else. Content
"This was a mistake from the start," he said coldly.
He had already been lenient enough by not holding the McCall family accountable for their schemes.
"I'll grant you three requests. No
matter how difficult, I will fulfill
them... But if the McCall family
thinks they can bind me with a
woman, they're gravely mistaken."
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With that, he stood and walked out of the room without looking back.
Tears glistened in Allison's eyes as she silently watched him leave.
She was not naive. Of course, she understood that Jonathan and Joseph had played a hand in pushing her toward Dustin.
But her feelings had been genuine, and she had willingly gone along with it.
What she had not expected was Dustin's unwavering rejection.
Moments later, determination filled her gaze.
"Dustin, I chose you. Don't you think you can get rid of me that easily!"