Chapter 181

"S–so that was a charm after all?"

Everyone at the scene was frozen in place as they stared at the red snake

that Xavier vomited.

One by one, their faces showed looks of disbelief. No one could've ever i

magined that the esteemed heir of the Horst family, who had a bright and

promising future ahead of him, had stooped this low just to court someone

.

"Xavier, I never thought you'd be like this!" Claudia yelled angrily in s

hock.

Who knew that she'd be the one who would be deceived by trusting him too

much in the end? She almost

became an accomplice in his schemes too!

"–" Xavier was at a loss for words as his face turned pale.

The truth was already laid bare for all to see, so even if he still insis

ted on denying it, his attempts would be

absolutely futile.

"Hmph. It's a good thing Dustin has a good eye to see through your evil s

chemes. Otherwise, Sheila would've

fallen right into your trap!" Ruth spat, her expression full of contempt.

She hated cespicable and shameless men like him the most, the type who wa

s incapable of landing a girl for

himself, and yet insisted on using unorthodox methods to do so. Absolutel

y disgusting!

Sheila said nothing to all of this and merely looked at Xavier with disgu

st and a heightened sense of

awareness.

"Yeah, so what if I gave her the charm? The only reason I did that was be

cause I liked Sheila so much! I assure you that I'm the only person who's

the best match for Sheila in the entirety of South City, so much so that

Uncle Caden already treats me like his son–in–

law! I only did this to expedite the marriage between both of our familie

s, so what's so wrong with that?" Xavier roared, clearly irritated.

"Ugh, you're such a hypocrite! It still doesn't change the fact that you

had to stoop so low to get what you

want. You're disgusting!" Ruth spat on the ground.

"What do you know? What I have is true love for Sheila, a love that can't

be compared with anyone else!"

Xavier retorted angrily.

"True love? If it really was true love as you proclaimed, why'd you have

to kidnap Miss Murray in the first

place?" Dustin snorted.

"What the fuck are you talking about, kid?" Xavier scowled.

"Miss Murray had been attacked twice, and your timing was right on the do

t, which meant that someone

secretly tipped you off. And as for the Serpent Love Charm and the Spider

Venom you put inside the Four

Scoundrel's bodies, they both came from the same person. So, I've conclud

ed that you have close ties to the Four Scoundrels," Dustin explained as

a matter of factly.

"What a load of bullshit!" Xavier yelled in response.

"If you really did nothing wrong as you claimed, then would there still b

e any need to kill the man off just now?

Dustin threw the question back.

"I–

I was just worried about Sheila's safety, which is why I struck him with

my full power!" Xavier explained

stubbornly.

"Is that so? We still have a survivor here, so what say we call them up t

o ask them their side of the story?" Dustin said before picking up a badl

y injured Wade with one hand.

It was a good thing Wade was still semi–

alive and not completely out of the picture yet.

"That's enough! Everything ends here, right now!" Claudia shouted all of

a sudden.

"Didn't you want me to state my case just now? Why the change of mind now

?" Dustin snickered.

"You'd better quit it now if you know what's good for you, Dustin! Tearin

g each other apart like this won't benefit anyone. Besides, this matter s

hould be kept between the three

of us and our families. We'll come up with the best way to deal with this

, so we certainly don't need any outsiders butting into our business now!

" Claudia roared at Dustin.

The Murray family, Doyle family, and Horst family had always been longtim

e friends. The three families were

basically married to one another as their interests were intertwined. If

one of them went down, then the rest

would go down together too.

Thus, if the scandal got out today, then it wouldn't just be the Horst fa

mily's reputation that would be damaged, but the Murray family and the Do

yle family too.

Therefore, even if it were at Sheila's awkward expense right now, they ha

d to cease all questioning. immediately.

"Wait, this guy's rotten to the core, and yet you still insist on helping

him? Have you ever considered Sheila's feelings?" Ruth yelled back in fr

ustration.

"Shut up, you don't have the right to butt into our business!" Claudia sp

at in disgust.

"Why you-" Just as Ruth was about to explode in fury again,

Dustin stopped her by putting his hand in front of her. "Just let it go a

lready. She's right; it's their own steaming heap of shit to take care of

. It has nothing to do

with us."

"But what about Sheila?" Ruth frowned. The two of them had a good thing g

oing, so she did not want her best

friend to suffer like this.

"I'll be fine, Ruth. I've decided to leave this matter in the hands of my

father," Sheila said as she forced out at

smile.