"Natasha! You're finally here. These doctors are useless!"

He looked pale, and his lips were dry and cracked. His breathing was so weak that it seemed to stop. Several doctors surrounded him, but none of them looked optimistic.

After hanging up the call, Dustin arrived at Swinton Primary Hospital. Natasha brought him into a private ward, where an old man was laying on the bed.

"That's great! I'II go make the arrangements right now!"

"That's right. I just received news that the Harmon family has shortlisted the Quine Group.
If we do well at this ball, we could be the Harmon family's next partners!"

"The charity ball? Has that got anything to do with our partners?"

"That's enough of this. I need to work on more important matters, like the charity ball with the Harmon family."

"But..."
Lyra was about to say more when Dahlia stopped her.

"No need. We're done now." Dahlia took a deep breath to quell her anger.

"How rude of him. Ms. Nicholson, do you need me to arrange for someone to teach him a lesson?" Lyra asked.

She almost threw out her phone in anger. Dahlia had always been good at hiding her true emotions. It was one of the reasons why she had managed to get to where she was today.
But right now, she was having a little trouble in that regard.

"You..." Dahlia's retort was cut off as Dustin hung up.

"Goodwill? Are you sure it's goodwill that you're extending me? Anyway, I did beat up your brother, so do with that what you will."

"Dustin! Are you really going to throw away my goodwill like this?" Dahlia snapped.

"Otherwise what?" Dustin retorted. "Are you going to sue me, or hire someone to kick me up?"

"Dustin, I'll give you another chance. Go to the hospital right now and apologize to James, and I'll pretend that nothing happened.
Otherwise..."

Hearing this, Dustin laughed bitterly. He was disappointed in her. At this point, it didn't matter who was in the wrong. She clearly favored her brother over him.

"No matter what he did, you still shouldn't have punched him!" Dahlia insisted.

"Dahlia Nicholson, is that what you think of me?
You knew your brother and I got into an altercation, but have you ever stopped to think why?" Dustin asked.

After three years of marriage, she was treating him as if he was a mere stranger, or worse.

Hearing this, Dustin was taken aback. He hadn't expected Dahlia to be so aggressive. She hadn't even stopped to listen to what he had to say.

"So it was you! I hadn't expected you to be such a person! Are you getting back at my family just because I divorced you?"

"I did. But..
Before he could finish, Dahlia interrupted him.

"Did you hit my brother just now?"

"What explanation?"

"Dustin, I need an explanation!" Dahlia demanded.

Hearing this, Dahlia became angry. She took out her phone and called Dustin. At the same time, Dustin was sitting in a silver Bentley and frowned when he saw the call coming in. Despite his reluctance, he still picked up the call.

"You can't just let this go, Ms. Nicholson. You have to teach him a lesson!" Lyra said.

Even if her mother and brother were rude and unreasonable, there was no reason for Dustin to assault them physically, nor was there any reason for him to hurt James so badly. It would seem like her decision to divorce him was right.

Dahlia's frown deepened along with her doubts.
Lyra was right.

Moreover, it was James that he beat up. Your brother! He didn't think of how you would feel when he attacked your family. This alone is proof that he's not a good person!"

"Either way, it's still wrong for him to throw the first punch!" Lyra said righteously. "Even if there was a misunderstanding, why couldn't he talk it out?

"But my mother's not exactly an honest person..." Dahlia began. She knew her mother and brother well. They were a hot-tempered and ruthless duo.

"It's obvious, isn't it? It was Dustin who assaulted them first. The security guards were witnesses, so that can't be a lie," Lyra said.

"What do you think, Lyra?"
Dahlia rubbed her temples. She felt a headache coming on.

"Don't worry, I know what I should do." Dahlia nodded, gesturing for two guards to send Florence and James to the hospital.

"Dahlia, you must defend your brother! Don't let him off so easily!" Florence said hatefully.

"Mom, take James to the hospital. I'II deal with this."
After a moment's silence, Dahlia finally made her decision.

Hearing this, Dahlia frowned. She was unsure of what to think. Could Dustin really do such a thing? Maybe he was furious about the divorce and wanted to get back at her through her brother. If so, then she had to admit that she had misjudged him!

"You hear that? I'm not wronging that person!" Florence continued. "I've told you before, that Rhys guy is not a good person. He's a hypocrite. Look at what he's done right after you divorced him. He even has a new woman now!"

"Ms. Nicholson, your mother is right. That guy there was the one who hurt your brother. If it weren't for us, she would've fallen a casualty of his punches, too."
The head of security understood his assignment perfectly.

"Look at your brother! Is the truth not clear enough? If you don't believe me, ask the security guards. They saw everything!" Saying this, Florence gave the security guards a look.

"¡ iust want to know the truth," Dahlia said.
After three years of marriage, she knew Dustin's personality well. He was normally calm and collected and rarely lost his temper. He wouldn't just get into trouble with people for no reason.

"What do you mean by this?" Florence looked angered. "Do you not believe your mother?"

She began crying more dramatically.
"Dustin?" Dahlia frowned. "He's always been mild-tempered. Why would he mess with James for no reason? What did you do?"

After some argument, he punched James hardly! My poor James, he just did what he thought was right. What has he done to deserve this?"

"Who else? It's that Dustin!" Florence cried.
"We met him just now. James picked up a crystal necklace that he dropped and tried to give it back to him, but he tried to turn it around and said that your brother grabbed it from him.

"What happened? Who did this?"
Seeing her brother's wounds, Dahlia's expression became chilly.

"Dahlia! You're here! Look at how badly your brother's been hurt!"
As soon as Florence saw her, she began to cry, as if she was the one who had been punched.

"What happened?"
Dahlia and Lyra came out to see what the commotion was.