Chapter 144

  "What do you mean it can't be cured?" Edwin repeated.

"Are you telling me that only that Rhys punk can cure my daughter's

sickness?" He furrowed his brows as the color drained from his face. "You

certainly need the right person for the right job, so we'll have to track

him down no matter what it takes." The doctor confirmed. "I can't believe

this bastard! How dare he use such underhanded tactics!" Edwin growled

through gritted teeth as his eyes flashed with anger. "What should we do

now, Sir Hummer?" Fletcher asked. They had failed to bribe Natasha, and

Dracor was now in critical condition from getting beaten up. It seemed

like both civilized and uncivilized methods had failed to work. Dustin

seemed to be a thom in their side lately. But most importantly, Tina's

life was literally in that man's hands. So, even if they had any

countermeasures up their sleeves, they were still afraid of making the

first move. After remaining silent for a while. Edwin finally decided.

"Call that punk and get ready to negotiate with him!" "Yes, Sir!"

Fletcher obliged. He then proceeded to hastily ask someone for Dustin's

number. After dialing the number, he swiftly handed the phone over to

Edwin. "Hello, who is this?" Dustin's voice came from the other end.

"Edwin Hummer speaking." Edwin greeted coldly while holding back his

anger. "Let me a ask you one thing, kid. Did you harm my daughter in any

way, or did you not?" "So it's Sir Hummer on the line. Well if you're

referring to the curse, then yes, they were from me," Dustin replied

dryly. "You got a lot of fucking nerve, boy! How dare you lay your hands

on my daughter?!" Edwin roared while gnashing his teeth. "Why don't you

ask your daughter about the things she's done? How would she have ended

up like this if she hadn't pushed her weight around so much?" Dustin

retorted indillerently. "Hmph, you're the last person I want to talk to

about this right now! You'd better cure my daughter right this instant!"

Edwin ordered. "What makes you think I should do everything you ask right

away? Don't you think you're being a little too cocky right now?" Dustin

scoffed. "So you want to bargain first, don't you? Fine, we can do that!

As long as you cure my little girl, I promise not to hold you accountable

for anything else in the future! Edwin barked. "Heh, that's it?" Dustin

sneered in reply. "I'll also lift the ban on the Nicholsons immediately

so that the whole family can get back on track." "I'm afraid you're still

mistaken about what I truly want. I do not need these, Dustin replied.

"What do you want then?" Edwin growled. "It's simple. I just want your

daughter to apologize to me," Dustin said. "What?! You want her to

apologize to you?!" Edwin shrieked, his face turning cold in an instant.

"Is it unreasonable to ask for an apology from someone who assaulted you

for no reason?" Dustin asked rhetorically. "Who do you think you are,

kid? How dare you request that a Hummer apologize to you? What makes you

think you deserve the honor?" Edwin roared while burning with anger.

While he did not intend to pursue the matter, which was already out of

the reach of the law in the first place, he felt that this man was full

of himself for thinking that the Hummers owed him an apology! "If you

refuse to give me an apology. I'll just save my breath then. However, you

can't blame me for not reminding you that your daughter won't be able to

hold on for much longer, Dustin said, then immediately hung up the phone

after. "Does this punk think that he can push me around?!" Edwin

bellowed. Edwin was so furious, he almost smashed the phone in his hands

onto the ground. Who did he think he was. exactly? He was one of the

Mighty Three, the richest man in his city, and was also known as an

important figure in the Underground World, Within his domain, it could be

said that he was the one who called the shots and that he could get

anything he asked for at the drop of a hat. He couldn't remember the last

time he had been humiliated like this. What would happen to the Hummer's

reputation if word got out that they visited the Nicholsons to offer an

apology? Would they still have any dignity left after that? "I feel it

would be wiser to be the bigger person in this situation, Sir Hummer. We

should agree to his terms first in order to save Ms. Hummer." Mr. Lawson

advised from the side. "If we agree to his terms now, won't any Tom,

Dick, and Harry gain the right to shit and piss on the Hummer name from

then on?" Edwin snapped in a booming voice. "This is just one way to slow

him down, Sir Hummer. Once we manage to save Miss Hummer first, we can

still take our time in thinking up ways to get back at that punk," Mr.

Lawson suggested. Edwin fell silent after hearing that. His suggestion

was reasonable, but the prospect of giving up the reputation of the

Hummers to lower themselves to offer an apology to others was an

unbearably uncomfortable thought to him. "Dad, it hurts It's so painful!

Save me! Tina Hummer moaned profusely as she laid in bed. Looking at his

daughter's pain–stricken face, Edwin took a deep breath and finally

decided to settle on a compromise. He dialed Dustin's number once again

and spat into the phone. "I'll adhere to your terms, kid, but you'd

better not play tricks with me!" "The apology has to be sincere. If you

insist on acting like this, then we have nothing else to talk about,"

Dustin said indifferently. "How dare you-"Edwin stopped as the corner of

his eye began to twitch. "Fine, you win! I'll send someone over today at

noon to give an apology in person!" He roared while forcefully holding

back his anger. "I'll be waiting." Dustin replied. During noontime,

inside a VIP ward in East Swinton Hospital, Dahlia had woken up a long

time ago, and the redness and puffiness on her cheeks had already faded

quite a bit. Her hands were still wrapped with bandages, so she was

advised not to move around too much for the time being. When Dustin

walked through the door with a fruit basket in hand, he noticed that

members of the Nicholson family had gathered together and were discussing

something. Even old Mr. Nicholson, who had been living in seclusion, had

shown u up. "The nerve of you to show your face here, Rhys! Do you have

the slightest idea about the amount of damage you've caused us? Because

of you, the Hummers banned us! Are you happy now that the Quine Group is

on the brink of collapse?" Florence yelled at him the moment she laid

eyes on him. She went from her initial state of calm to jumping to her

feet and spewing expletives. The others remained silent but eventually

started donning indignant looks on their faces. Even Dahlia was frowning

at him. She received news of the Nicholsons' ban from the Hummers the

moment she woke up, and the reason for that was that Custin had allegedly

given Ms. Hummer a beating. Although she knew that she herself was the

person he had done it for. But his 'help' had ultimately sent the entire

Nicholson family to the fiery depths of an inlerno instead! "Alright,

alright, stop bickering already. We all know that Dustin did all that to

stand up for Dahlia, While it was somewhat impulsive, I'd like to think

that he did it with pure intentions in mind," Old Mr. Nicholson tried to

calm everyone down. "Are you honestly still speaking on his behall when

things have gotten to this stage, Dad? Do you only intend to stop when

the family is in shambles? Florence said through gritted teeth. "Don't

worry, I've already taken care of the problem with the Hummers, Dustin

spoke up calmly. "What do you mean you've taken care of It? What's your

solution? If you were that capable in the first place. Chapter 144 would

the Nicholsons still be banned by now? You'd better scram right now. I

don't want to see your face anymore! Shoo!" Florence screamed. In the

middle of her rage, she grabbed the fruit basket from Dustin's hands and

smashed it onto the ground.