Chapter 147

When Tina and her entourage left the scene, the

Nicholsons still felt like they were in a daze. They were still reeling

at the fact that the high and mighty young lady of the Hummer family had

not only pardoned their wrongdoings but was also the first to humble

herself and apologize to them in person after getting her ass whooped. It

was truly unfathomable! "What's wrong with the Hummers today? Who knew

that they could even be this humble?" "I know, right? If I hadn't pinched

mysell, I would have thought I was dreaming!" "Could it be that Ms.

Hummer genuinely realized her mistakes, and that's why she came over to

apologize in person?" "Nonsense! You overestimate how righteous the

Hummer family can be!" The Nicholsons erupted into a flurry of

discussion, and it seemed like it wasn't about to die down soon. "This

can't be Dustin's doing, right?" Julle asked herself with a suspicious

look; she felt uneasy on the inside. Ever since last night's beating

session, Dustin had displayed a kind of calm that was uncommon in most

people. As if he was confident that everything was going fine as planned.

So, either he was completely aware of the situation, or he was too good

at hiding his emotions. Then again, when she thought back to the fact

that he'd been married to his cousin for three years and hadn't

accomplished much over the years, she found it incredibly hard to believe

that he was the guy who brought the Hummers to their knees. Amid all the

confusion, Matt Laney, who was dressed to the nines, suddenly strolled

into the room. "Huh, so everyone's already here. Just in time, too. I

have good news for you all the ban by the Hummers has officially been

lifted!" Matt announced the news with a big grin. "I understand

everything now! So, everything that happened just now was because of you,

right Matt?" Florence probed, as she assumed she'd succeeded in

connecting all the dots. Her gaze instantly perked up too. "That's right!

How did I forget that we still have Matt here with us!" James exclaimed

after coming back to his senses. "No wonder the Hummers apologized to us!

So, after all, it was because Matt was secretly helping us behind the

scenes!" "Exactly! Who else could be this capable apart from Mr. Laney?"

At that moment, all of the Nicholsons had starstruck looks on their

faces. So the reason why the Hummer family decided to offer an apology

was that Matt had pressed them to do so. behind the scenes. – Chapter 14)

That's right! That must be the case! "What's wrong? What just happened?"

Matt asked around, confused. To think that they just bombarded him with

things he didn't understand. Even if he had sharp wits, he was still

unable to piece together everything that had happened yet. "You don't

have to hide anything from us anymore, Matt. We all saw what you did. If

not for you, how would Ms. Hummer even have apologized to us?" Florence

said with a relieved look on her face. "She apologized?" Matt repeated in

disbelief, and his heart rate started to increase. He knew exactly the

kind of person Tina was. To think that an obnoxious woman like her had

shown up at one's door to apologize in person? "Exactly, Matt! This time,

not only did you tide the Nicholsons through our storms, you even managed

to surprise our family. You are a great benefactor to our family!" James

praised enthusiastically. *Thank you, Mr. Laney! You saved our whole

family!" The Nicholsons shouted as they stretched out their hands to

thank him profusely. "Um—" Matt trailed off in confusion. Immediately

after reeling from his stupor, the ever–quick–witted Matt flashed a big

smile. "No need to be so polite, everyone. It was just something easy to

take care of, I didn't even do much." Although he had no idea what the

context behind this was, he felt like he should just accept the

Nicholsons" gratitude towards him. After all, who would think of turning

down another's kindness? "You're too modest, Matt! If it weren't for you,

I'm afraid the Nicholsons might have ended up in shambles!" James

continued boasting. "Please, please, this is nothing." Matt grinned and

shook his head. His modest and courteous appearance was worthy of nothing

but praise, after all. "You got lucky this time, Rhys! I didn't expect

you to get away with this! What are you still standing there for? Hurry

up and bow down to Matt and give him your thanks now!" Florence yelled as

she shifted her sharp gaze toward Dustin. "You want me to bow down to

thank him? On what grounds?" Dustin sneered out of the corners of his

eyes. "Hmph, you'd better not be ungrateful! You were the one who beat

someone up and caused such havoc in the first place, so if it weren't for

Matt, who saved your ass, do you think that you could even be standing

here right now?" Florence retorted with a glare. "That's right! If it

weren't for Matt, you would have died a hundred Ilmes over for beating

someone up by now!" James echoed in agreement. "You guys give Matt too

much credit. He's not even remotely as capable as you think he is,"

Dustin replied with a cold expression. He was even impressed at the

mental gymnastics they performed to get to this point. To think that they

dared to prop him up and hail him as if he were a savior without knowing

the full story yet. And worst of all, Matt was just standing by and

taking it all in. "Hmph! Are you telling us that you're more capable than

Matt? Why don't you look into the mirror and reflect on the kind of

person you really are?" "Yeah! People like you only know how to cause

trouble and nothing else!" "To think that there are people in this world

who could be so heartless! Not only did he not thank his savior, he even

talked shit about him! How disgusting!" The Nicholsons berated Dustin.

They despised people like him who were hellbent on repaying good with

evil from the bottom of their hearts. "Is it so hard for you just to

thank someone, Dustin? If it weren't for Matt, you might have been killed

by now!" Dahlia suddenly piped up. To her, Dustin was still being

ignorant until the bitter end. Compared to Matt saving his life, what was

a mere thank you? "I would have if he had actually helped me. But he

didn't. In fact, not only did he not help me, he was the one who started

this whole fiasco in the first place!" Dustin replied flatly. "What do

you mean?" Dahlia frowned. "Iran a background check and found out that

Matt and Tina are lovers. Tina deliberately targeted you out of jealousy,

thinking that you and he had some hanky panky going on behind the scenes.

So, that was what led to the assault! In a nutshell, he's the true

culprit all along!" Dustin declared firmly. "Bullshit! Rhys! Not to

insult you or anything, but Matt is an upright guy. He's not as bad as

you say he is!" Florence cursed and jumped to her feet without waiting

for Matt to respond. "That's right! I think you're just jealous! You

probably planted all kinds of evidence to frame him, knowing how much

better he is than you!" James scolded. "Oh, Dustin. Who knew you'd be so

despicable!" The Nicholsons scoffed. "Why do you always insist on causing

havoc, Dustin? Can't you be more mature and sensible for once?" Dahlia

spat with a scowl However, it was fairly obvious to her that he had done

all of that as a result of his jealous rage. "Don't believe me? Just ask

Julie. She was the one who saw it all last night!" Dustin defended

himself and pointed at something. Everyone's gazes immediately shifted to

see what he was pointing at.