Chapter: 280
“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 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. 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.
“That’s enough! Now’s not the time to point fingers. Since we’re in a tight situation now, what everyone needs to do is help one another out and ride out the storm together, not grab each other by the throat!” Old Mr. Nicholson yelled after witnessing Florence’s burst of rage.