Chapter 348

"Wha-" Dustin's smile immediately dropped from his face the moment he

saw who it was that came in through the door. His smile was replaced by

hostility. "Who let you in? Get out!"

"Don't be mistaken, I'm just here to see my daughter-in-law. This has

nothing to do with you." Rufus chuckled merrily as he hobbled in through

the door.

"Do you do you know each other?" Dahlia looked from one to the other,

perplexed.

"You're Dahlia, aren't you? As expected, what a beauty!" Rufus beamed

brightly. "Oh, right, I haven't introduced myself. I'm Dustin's father,

your father-in-law."

"Dustin's father?" Dahlia was taken aback by the piece of

information. Though there wasn't exactly anything special about Dustin,

he had exceptionally good looks. He was a fine specimen of a man if

anything. However, this old man before her was the farthest thing from

handsome. The two were vastly different in the looks department.

"What? We don't look alike?" Rufus chuckled nonchalantly. "This lad

looks like his mom, so it makes sense that we look nothing like each

other. If he looked like me, I guess he'd never find himself such a

beautiful wife like you."

"Don't say that, Mr. Rhys. You carry an air of prowess about you."

Dahlia felt a little awkward that he saw through her doubt so easily.

"Rufus Rhys! You saw the person you were here to meet. Now, would you

please leave? You're not welcome here!" Dustin exclaimed out of nowhere.

"Hey, watch it! That's rude!" Dahlia shot Dustin a glare. Then, she

swiftly turned around and smiled apologetically at Rufus. "Mr. Rhys,

Dustin's just in a foul mood today. Don't mind him. Please, have a seat!

I'll go make you a cup of tea."

"Great!" Rufus grinned.

"Hmph! Another freeloader!" Florence looked Rufus up and down as she

studied him haughtily. She could tell from his attire that he wasn't a

wealthy person. Sure enough, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

The slacker's father was a bum top.

"This must be my in-law! Unfortunately, I haven't got much for you.

As this is our first meeting, all I've got for you is this little gift.

Please don't mind it "Rufus produced a box from his pocket and handed it

to her.

Florence was awe-struck when she opened up the box to take a quick

look inside. A sapphire the size of an egg was laid inside the box. It

was so clear and exquisite. "This thing… It isn't a fake –stone, is it?"

Florence strongly doubted that it was a genuine gemstone. It was rare

enough to come by a regular sapphire the size of one's fingernail. But

this one was the size of an egg! It was shocking, to say the least.

"No way. This is a family heirloom." Rufus laughed

"An heirloom? That's great!" Florence immediately broke out into a

wide smile when she heard that. She reckoned that he was a fool to give

her something.so precious. A sapphire of that size

"How do you know such a prominent person?" She asked dubiously.

"I helped him before, so I guess he's just repaying me a favor."

Dustin chuckled.

Adam had been a sickly kid who had constantly been bullied, so Dustin

would stand up against those rich and arrogant youths of Stonia for him

and often taught them a lesson for messing with Adam. Because of that,

Dustin even earned himself the nickname "vile demon".

"I never would have guessed that you'd be affiliated with such an

important person. How did I not know this before?" Dahlia asked, curious.

"These are old-time stories. No point bringing them up." Dustin shook

his head.

"Alright then. I will not probe too much into your past. But in the

future, please do not act rashly," Dahlia warned in all earnestness.

"It's not every day you get favors from people like him. If you bother

him too often, Mr. Spanner won't want to help you all the time. You have

to rely on yourself.

"You don't have to worry. I know what I'm doing." Dustin smiled.

As they spoke, a hunched, middle-aged man with gray hair knocked on

the door and made his way in. It was none other than Rufus Rhys, the King

of Theswe!