Chapter 555

"Y–

you, you … What did you just say?! Where are your manners, you uncultured

swine? How vulgar!" Zoey was upset by Dustin's words. Although

Dustin calmly spoke, his words hit right where they hurt.

"You're right! A country bumpkin will always be a country bumpkin! He's g

ot no manners at all!" Zeke was livid. With his privileged background and

high educational status, he had never been insulted in such a manner, mu

ch less by someone who he considered much lower in status than him.

"The way I behave depends on the person I'm talking to. Do you expect me

to treat you with respect when you're blatantly belittling me?" Dustin as

ked coldly.

"You!" Zoey clenched her jaws and found that she was at a loss for words.

"Come on, we're all Natasha's friends. Let's not make things ugly over a

small matter." Adriana quickly tried to smooth things over and ease the t

ension when she saw that things were starting to

escalate. It was Mr. Harmon's 50th birthday celebration today. There was

no doubt they'd be creating trouble for the

Harmons if they were to have a row there.

"Forget it. Let's just ignore the loser. We don't want to stoop down to h

is level." Gordon swiftly collected himself and shot Dustin a scornful lo

ok.

"You're right. It's wasted effort debating

with uncultured people." Zoey shot Dustin a side–eye.

"Hah! He's just a boy toy with a glib tongue. What else is he capable

of?" Zeke insulted.

"Chicken." Dustin spat before finding a seat by the side and proceeded pr

omptly to ignore them.

"You!" They were so irked that they almost lost their cool again. They ha

d started out intending to disgrace Dustin in order to make him stay away

from Natasha and to flaunt their superiority, but in the end, they faile

d miserably. Not only did they not gain an upper hand over Dustin, he eve

n put them to shame. It was frustrating indeed!

Just as they were

still indignant over the unpleasant exchange, a commotion broke out by th

e entrance. They looked up to see a hunky man clad in military uniform, w

ith

two adjutants following behind him. Following close beside him was a char

ming woman with a shapely figure.

"Hey, who's the army man? He looks so cool!" Zoey's eyes lit up.

"If I'm not mistaken, he should be Mr. Jacob's son, Dylan Harmon!" Gordon

answered.

"Dylan Harmon? What a nice

name!" Zoey's eyes remained glued to Dylan.

"As far as I know, Dylan's a high–

ranking commander in an elite unit. He's just one step away from becoming

a general. He has a mighty bright future ahead!" Gordon exclaimed enviou

sly.

Dylan's return had been quite the talk of the town recently. Countless

scions of prominent families tried their best to curry favor

with him due to his high military position and also because he was from t

he Dark Panther Cavalry.

"He is hot, comes from a wealthy family, and to top it all

off, he is crazy talented. Where do you find a man like this?

I think I'm in love!" Zoey swooned over Dylan with hearts

coming out of her eyes. He was powerful, rich, and, most importantly, han

dsome. Was he not the embodiment of the

man of her dreams?

"Zoey, I don't mean to discourage you, but people like Dylan are bound to

have crazy high standards. They won't fall for the regular girl," Gordon

reminded her.

"Nothing is for sure. I have the advantage of having Natasha on my side.

Who knows? Things might just work out?" Zoey wasn't the least bit discour

aged by Gordon's reminder. She wasn't about to let such an exceptional ma

n slip past her fingers now that he had appeared in front of

her.

"Hey Gordon, who's the lady beside Dylan Harmon? She's beautiful and very

elegant, I must say!" As opposed to Zoey, Zeke had his eyes on the lady.

"She's Dylan's cousin and Mr. Trent's daughter, Kate Harmon," Gordon intr

oduced.

"Kate Harmon? That's a sweet name!" Zeke rubbed his chin and asked cheeki

ly, "Say, do you think I stand a chance, Gordon?"