"Take her away!" Dakota pointed her finger at Dahlia.

"Let's see who has the guts to do that!"

All of a sudden, a loud and stern voice came through the door.

Then, Dustin strutted in with Maximus. "Don't blame me for being merciless if you dare challenge me today!"

"Dustin?" Dahlia brightened up.

At the sight of him, she finally felt relieved. He had promised her that he would come back safely. Indeed, it wasn't a lie.

"You … You're still alive?" Dakota's eyes widened in disbelief.

She clearly saw him surrounded by the Langfords before she left the banquet hall earlier. "How could he escape from that?" Dakota thought.

"Do you want me to die so badly? No matter what, I am still your mom's life savior. Don't you have any sense of gratitude toward me?" Dustin replied flatly.

"Hmph! Stop playing dumb! I don't care how you escaped! You have offended the Langford family, and now you're going to suffer because of that!" Dakota shot daggers at him.

"So what if I offended the La