Dahlia got mashed up(beaten)

Chapter-89

Over at the banquet hall, Dahlia was puzzled when she saw Julie panting as she entered. "Didn't you say that you were waiting for a friend, Julie? Where's your friend?"

"Something came up and she couldn't make it." She smiled sheepishly. "Oh, Dahlia, could you lend me your compact mirror, please? I need to fix my makeup."

"I remembered that you've brought one yourself," Dahlia said.

"Mine's faulty. I'd prefer to use yours." Without waiting for a reply, Julie took Dahlia's bag and fished around in it. Dahlia was annoyed by that. She had to admit, her cousin was really a spoiled brat who lacked manners.

"Thanks, Dahlia." Julie tossed Dahlia's bag back to her after she managed to get the compact mirror out. Then, she made up some excuse to go to the washroom.

Right at that moment, Tina made her entrance, followed by a crowd behind her, creating a ruckus in the banquet hall, In the end, she stopped smack in the middle of the hall.

"Quiet down, everyone. I have an announcement to make." Tina raised her hand and gestured for the crowd to calm down. The effect was immediate and the hall fell silent.

"It's my birthday party today, and it was meant to be a happy occasion, but something awful has happened!"

Tina's gaze swept across the hall before she continued. "A pair of valuable earrings which I have intended to wear for the occasion has been stolen. They are a unique pair of custom–made Pandarum earrings, and they are priceless to me!" The crowd was in an uproar when they heard that.

"What? Did someone steal Miss Hummer's earrings? Who has the guts to do that?"

"We must find out who did it! Such a vile person must never be let off the hook!"

"Damn it! If I ever find out who stole Miss Hummer's belongings, I'll make sure to rearrange his face!"

The crowd in the hall was all worked up, shouting curses and threats at the thief. On the one hand, they despised the thief, but on the other hand, they were trying to please Tina.

"Everyone, please calm down. The fact is, I know who did it." Tina continued.

"Who? Where's the thief among us? Everyone looked around, trying to figure out who the culprit was. Tina smiled mirthlessly and strode over to Dahlia.

"She's the one!" Tina pointed a finger at Dahlia.

"What?" The crowd was collectively taken aback by the accusation, If the culprit had been a creep, they would have gone ahead and taught him a lesson.

But it turns out that the person whom Tina had accused of stealing her belongings was an enchanting beauty.

Everyone was at a loss. "Isn't that the president of Quine Group? Why would she steal?"

"Exactly! Everyone knows Ms. Nicholson. She wouldn't stoop so low, would she?"

"One may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature. Who knows what vile Intentions this lady is hiding behind her glamorous appearance?"

The men were generally doubtful of Tina's accusation, whereas the ladies trusted her fully.

"Miss Hummer, there must be some sort of misunderstanding. I have not stolen anything."

Dahlia took a moment to regain her composure before denying Tina's accusation. She had never thought that Tina would pin it on her.

"A quick search should easily be able to tell us whether or not you did it." A faint smile graced Tina's features.

"Miss Hummer, would it not be inappropriate to conduct a search on a guest whom you've invited to your birthday party in front of everyone?" Dahlia knew that she was innocent, but that did not mean that she should allow others to do as they pleased. After all, Tina's suggestion to go through her belongings was an obvious act of disrespect.

"What do you have to fear if you're not guilty?" Tina smirked.

"That's right! If you truly are innocent, what harm would a search do to you?"

"Hmph! I think that someone's just feeling guilty!" The ladies started to back Tina up. Dahlia's presence alone was enough to overshadow their radiance, so they were eager to see her get into trouble.

"Fine, since Miss Hummer insists on going through my things, then, by all means, go ahead." Dahlia could not be bothered to argue with her, so she handed her bag over.

Her conscience was clear, and she did not want to cause a scene, so she might as well let them go through her bag to prove her innocence.

Tina did not say anything and simply gestured for her bodyguards to search Dahlia's bag. Soon, the bodyguards fished out a delicate jewelry box from the bag. The jewelry box even had Tina's name carved on it.

"Miss Hummer, here it is!" The bodyguard handed the jewelry box over to her.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you see this?"

Tina raised the jewelry box and took out the pair of magnificent ruby earrings in it, displaying them to the crowd. "This! this is evidence!"

The moment the pair of ruby earrings were produced, it brought about a whoosh of uproar throughout the entire hall. Eyes widened as shock came over everyone's faces.

"No way! Would the president of Quine Group do such a thing?"

"Hah! And I thought that she would be above that! Who would've guessed that she was so materialistic!"

"I thought that such a beautiful person would know to conduct herself better than this! Of all things to do, why would she go and steal from others? That's terrible!"

At that moment, the winds of opinion completely shifted. With irrefutable evidence staring them in the face, everyone chose to believe Tina.

"No! That's not possible!! Dahlia's expression changed as she shook her head vigorously. "Why is this in my bag? I've never even touched it!"

"You bitch!" Infuriated. Tina slapped Dahlia.

Smack! Five red streaks immediately bloomed on Dahlia's cheek.

"Miss Hummer, I did not steal them! Someone must have set me up!" Dahlia fought to explain.

"How dare you deny it when we have concrete evidence? Seems like you're one to give up only at the sight of the gallows!" Without saying any more, Tina gave her two more slaps. She truly wasn't going easy on her. Dahlia's face swelled up and her hair was a mess.

"I did not steal!" She clenched her jaws, an unyielding look in her eyes.

"If I said you stole it, that means you did!" Tina scoffed. "Guards! Hold her down! I'm going to teach her a lesson today!"

"Yes, Miss Hummer!" Two of her bodyguards went up to Dahlia and restrained her. They held her arms behind her back and brought her down to her knees so that she was kneeling.

"You slut! How dare you seduce my man? Have you got a death wish?" Tina grabbed hold of Dahlia's hair, a wicked look on her face.

"It was you? You were the one who framed me?" Dahlia was stunned for a moment before it struck her. She had been Tina's target from the get-go!

"Hah! Guess you're not such a thickhead after all." Tina let out a low laugh.

"But so what if you know? No one can help you now. I can deal with you however I want to." With that, she picked up a bottle of red wine and stuffed the neck of the bottle into Dahlia's mouth.

The red fluid gushed into Dahlia's mouth, and Dahlia choked on it, coughing unstoppably. Her face was flushed red. She felt lightheaded and it was horrible.

"Down it! I said, down it!" Tina's expression was nothing short of maniacal.

"You whore! How dare you seduce my boyfriend? I'll make your life a living hell! Tina kept forcing the wine on Dahlia, humiliating her before the crowd.

She was rough and ruthless.

By the time the bottle of wine was emptied, Dahlia had slumped to the ground helplessly. Even then, Tina did not stop. She grabbed a fistful of Dahlia's hair and pulled her head up. Then, a torrent of slaps rained down on Dahlia, each one harder than the one before.

"You slut! You whore! How dare you mess with my boyfriend? How dare you?" Tina shouted as she roughed Dahlia up, almost in a frenzy. When Tina finally stopped, Dahlia's face was swollen and blotched, with streaks of blood coming out the comer of her mouth.

"Why? Why?" Dahlia asked breathlessly, trying to regain her bearings.

"You have the audacity to ask why? Are you unaware of what you have done, you bitch!" Tina reached for Dahlia's hair again and slammed her head hard to the ground.

Blood gushed out immediately. A mixture of blood and wine dripped down Dahlia's face. The sight of Dahlia lying on the ground and unable to get up did not garner any sympathy from Tina, in fact; it seemed to excite her.

She raised her leg and stomped hard on Dahlia's linger. "Ah!" Dahlia could finally hold in no longer, and a shriek escaped her. A piercing pain overtook her senses.

"You shameless tramp! You like flirting around with other men, don't you? I'd like to see if you'd ever seduce my boyfriend again!" A crazed smile crept up on Tina's face as she repeatedly stepped on Dahlia's hand with her stilettos.

Each time, it struck with greater brutality and ferocity. In no time, both of Dahlia's hands were a mess of flesh and blood. It was a terrifying sight.

"Ahh!" Dahlia's face turned lifeless from the agonizing pain, and she trembled uncontrollably.

Even the strongest of men would not be able to endure it after such merciless torture, much less a woman like Dahlia. Most of the crowd felt sorry for her when they saw the state she was in. Surely an act of theft did not warrant such cold–blooded torture? It was too cruel!

"Dahlia, you can't blame me for this. You've only got yourself to blame for messing with Ms. Hummer's boyfriend and offending her." In a corner, Julie trembled like a leaf.

She did not think that Tina would be so unforgiving. She just came short of torturing Dahlia to her gravel

"Ms. Hummer, she's out cold." A bodyguard told Tina, that Dahlia had already passed out from the abuse. She had multiple fractures on her fingers, and her entire palm was bloody. It was a ghastly scene.

"She's down so soon? What a bore." Tina looked down at Dahlia like she was not done with her yet.

She lifted her leg and wiped the blood off her heels on Dahlia's clothes. Then, with a nonchalant wave of her hand, she said, "Throw her out. I'll play with her next time."

Had it not been for her birthday party that night, she would make sure that she had fun with her.

After Dahlia was thrown out, Julie, who knew that she was guilty, dared not dally any longer. She sent Dahlia to the hospital immediately.

The medical staff in the emergency ward were all shocked by Dahlia's state when she was sent in. She was a gruesome sight to behold, all covered in blood. The greatest issue was that it was an obvious case of assault, not an accident.

So the question was, who would be so brutal to torture a woman until she was in such a miserable state?

"Where is the patient's next of kin?" A doctor asked.

"There was another lady here with her earlier on, I don't know where she went." A nurse looked around, searching for Julie.

"Check the patient's bag to see if there's a phone in there. Contact her family right away."

"Okay, sure."

The nurse went through Dahlia's bag and quickly found her phone and unlocked it with Dahlia's fingerprint. She called the contact which was set as "Husband".

Over at Peaceful Medical Centre, a phone rang. Dustin, who was in the process of producing Immortunol, pulled his phone out and frowned.

He picked up the call. "Hello, is anything the smaller?"

"Hello? Are you a family member of the owner of this phone? I'm calling from the emergency ward of East Swinton Hospital. You need to come here as soon as possible. The patient's in bad shape."

"She's hurt? What happened?" Dustin's brows knitted even tighter together.

"I'm not too sure either. Come quick."

Dustin fell silent. Without a moment's hesitation, he rushed over to Fast Swinton Hospital after hanging up the call.

When he stepped into the emergency ward to find Dahlia lying unconscious on the hospital bed, his expression clouded over. Her face was swollen, blood came out from her mouth, and her forehead had suffered a strong impact.

Worst of all was her fingers, which were broken from being stepped on. They were a bloody mess that he could hardly bear the sight of. It was not difficult to imagine the pain she had been through before she lost consciousness.

"You're her husband, aren't you? What have you been up to? How could you let your wife be tortured so terribly? That's very irresponsible of you!" The head nurse complained, feeling sorry for Dahlia.

"How is she?" Dustin's brows furrowed.

"The patient is not in critical danger currently, but her wounds will take quite a while to heal. Her hands, especially, have multiple comminuted fractures. There is a possibility that they may never fully recover," The head nurse cautioned him.

"Who did this?" Dustin's expression was terrifyingly cold and emotionless.

"How would I know? You're her husband, and you have no idea who did it?" The head nurse scowled. Dustin held his silence. Suddenly, his gaze shot over to the door. There was a suspicious person craning by the door in an attempt to peek at them.

He dashed over and grabbed the person. "Hey, Rhys! What are you doing? Let go of me!" Julie cried out in dismay.

"Who did this to Dahlia? Tell me Dustin demanded furiously.

"I–How would I know?" Julie stuttered. The very next second, she was lifted off the ground by a hand that found its way around her throat.

She suffocated, and her struggles to catch her breath proved futile.

"I'll ask you again. Who did it?" There was a fierce glint in Dustin's eyes, and a chilling hostility emanated from him. A bone–piercing coldness instantly enveloped the entire ward.

"It–It was Edwin Hummer's daughter, Tina Hummer who did it Flustered, Julle blurted out the truth.

She had never seen such a frightening side to Dustin. His gaze was akin to that of the Devil, giving chills to whoever met it. Julie began to tremble.

"Watch over her."

Once Dustin got the answer he wanted, he left without another word. A fiery anger burned in his chest.