An Understated Dominance By Marina Vittori

Chapter 546 “Okay!” Without wasting any more time, Ruby took her phone out to give Dustin a call, and she briefly told him what had happened. “I’ll be there right away.” Dustin ended the call and rushed over to the hospital. By the time he reached, Ruby’s mother had already been transferred to the VIP ward. Although she was no longer in critical danger, she remained unconscious. When Dustin entered the ward, he noticed that there was quite a small crowd gathered there. Most of them were doctors, and some were bodyguards. “Dustin! You’re here!” Ruby’s face lit up with hope when she saw him. “Is this the miracle doctor that you mentioned, Ruby?” As George looked Dustin up and down, he unconsciously frowned. This man was much younger than he’d thought. How medically skilled could a man in his twenties be? “Don’t judge a book by its cover, Dad! Dustin might be young, but he’s really good at what he does! It only took him a glance and he knew what was wrong with Mom.” Ruby assured. “Forgive me for being blunt, Miss Xenos, but maybe it was just a lucky guess,” Dr. Alden said. At Dustin’s age, even if he had been practicing medicine since the day he was born, he’d only have 20 -odd years of experience under his belt. If Dr. Alden himself, who had been practicing medicine for over 40 years, could not tell what was wrong with her, how could this young chap? “Are you sure, young man?” George asked tentatively. “I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t,” Dustin answered plainly. “Alright then, you’ll be handsomely rewarded if you can heal my wife,” George told him earnestly. “Mr. Xenos, are you really going to let him treat her?” Dr. Alden asked with furrowed brows. “Mrs. Xenos is not in a good condition right now. What if anything happens to her?” “It can’t go any worse than it already is.” George shook his head. What difference would it make whether his wife remained in a coma for the rest of her life or if she were to be dead? “But-” Dr. Alden wanted to continue but was promptly cut off by George. “Please go ahead, young man.” Dustin nodded and walked over to Mrs. Xenos‘ bedside before reaching out to check her vitals. A short while later, he told them, “Mrs. Xenos is suffering from severe intracranial hemorrhage which is putting pressure on her nerves. If we don’t get that sorted out immediately, she might end up in a permanently vegetative state.” Everyone was shocked when they heard what he had to say. Even Dr. Alden, who had doubted his abilities just a while ago, looked astonished. Dustin had simply done a quick check on Mrs. Xenos‘ vitals and was able to tell them exactly what was wrong with her. Was he really that capable? “Can you heal her, young man?” George was instantly enlivened as he saw a spark of hope. He hadn’t held out much hope initially, but judging from what Dustin had just said, he could tell that Dustin really knew what he was doing. “It wouldn’t be difficult. All that needs to be done is to drain out the blood and see that she takes Chapter 546 her medications on time,” Dustin said. “Draining intracranial blood is no easy feat, young man. Besides, with Mrs. Xenos‘ condition, surgery is not an option,” Dr. Alden reminded Dustin. Ultimately, he still refused to believe that Dustin was better than him. “Who said anything about surgery? This can easily be done with needling,” Dustin said matter–of- factly. “Needling? Are you kidding me?” Dr. Alden frowned. There was a life on the line. This wasn’t a simple task! “You don’t believe me? Let’s try and see, shall we?” Dustin couldn’t be bothered to explain any further. Without saying much more, he took out some silver needles and inserted them into Mrs. Xenos‘ pressure points. One right on top of the head, one near the front hairline, one by each ear, one above each eye, and finally, one on each side of her nape. After inserting all the needles, Dustin channeled energy from within him and directed it toward the needles. The needles vibrated and gave out a soft buzzing sound. Then, wisps of true energy traveled along the silver needles into Mrs. Xenos‘ pressure points. A brief while later, two streams of black blood trickled out of her nose. The blood flowed out in steady streams until it gradually turned into fresh blood, which was crimson red before it slowly stopped. “She’ll be fine now.” In one swift motion, Dustin extracted all the needles and kept them neatly in his pocket. “That’s all? You-” Before Dr. Alden could complete his sentence, Mrs. Xenos groaned softly, and her eyes fluttered open.

Chapter 545 “Mom!” Ruby was shocked when Mrs. Xenos suddenly fainted. She quickly helped her up and tried to wake her up while crying for help. However, her mother remained completely unresponsive. “Where’s the doctor?” Ruby carried Mrs. Xenos on her back and ran back into the hospital. A bunch of doctors and nurses heard her pleas and quickly came over to perform first aid. An hour later, at the entrance of the emergency room. “Ruby!” A suited man ran over, accompanied by several bodyguards. “Dad! You’re finally here!” Ruby was so relieved to see him. “Mom suddenly fainted just now, and they’re still trying to resuscitate her, but the doctor said that things weren’t looking good and even asked me to sign a do–not–resuscitate order.” “Why did she suddenly faint?” George Xenos frowned. “I don’t know either. She was completely fine earlier.” Ruby looked nervous as well. “Hurry! Go to Garrison Hospital and bring Dr. Alden immediately!” George ordered the bodyguard closest to him. “Yes, Sir!” His guard quickly pulled out his phone and began calling someone. Less than half an hour later, an old man with white hair donning black clothes rushed into the hospital with a team of specialists. Every one of them was a top doctor in Garrison Hospital. “Mr. Xenos.” The old man greeted. “Dr. Alden, my wife’s life is in danger. Please save her.” George pleaded solemnly. “I will do my best.” Dr. Alden immediately rushed into the operating room and took over the operation after he showed his identity. Although the doctors at Ansdale South Hospital were good, they still had a long way to go to reach the level of the doctors at Garrison Hospital. After several hours passed, Dr. Alden finally emerged from the operating room. “Dr. Alden! How’s my wife?” George sprung up. “Mrs. Xenos had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. We’ve managed to keep her alive for now, but things aren’t looking good.” Dr. Alden’s expression was gloomy. “Cerebral hemorrhage?” Ruby was surprised to hear that Dustin’s words had come true. “Can you treat it?” George frowned. “It’ll be difficult.” Dr. Alden shook his head and explained. “She is experiencing severe intracranial bleeding caused by an accumulation of blood clots, which is putting pressure on her nerves and causing her to stay unconscious. There’s a high likelihood that she’ll fall into a coma.” “What? A coma?” Ruby paled. She couldn’t accept that her mother, who had been alive and well just hours ago, was going to have to stay in bed for the rest of her life. “Dr. Alden, can’t you operate on her head?” George pressed. Chapter 545 “Unfortunately not. Mrs. Xenos is bleeding extensively in a delicate location. We might accidentally kill her if we operate on her.” Dr. Alden sighed. “How could this be? Is there no other way?” George’s expression was pained. “I’m sorry. I have done everything in my power. Whether or not she can wake up depends entirely on her,” Dr. Alden said helplessly. As if someone poured a bucket of ice over him, George froze up. He couldn’t imagine his wife staying in a coma for the rest of her life. “Dad, someone I know might be able to help,” Ruby said suddenly. “Who is it?” George broke out of his stupor. “His name is Dustin Rhys. Not too long ago, he predicted that Mom might have a cerebral hemorrhage. We didn’t take it too seriously at first, but his words came true,” Ruby explained.

Chapter 544 “I heard that Mr. Robinson was hurt. Of course, I had to visit.” Ruby placed her gifts by Mr. Robinson’s bedside and explained. “These are supplements for you. I wish you a speedy recovery.” “Thank you.” Abigail nodded her head in gratitude. “I forgot to introduce you to my mom.” Ruby gestured to

Chapter 543 “Oh, Dustin. You sure are stupid. How can you treasure such worthless buildings?” Florence grinned smugly. At first, she thought she had wasted all her money, but God blessed them by sending them a scapegoat. “Thanks, Dustin, or else we’d be doomed.” Florence grinned. “You’re such a saint, Dustin. I must say, I’m

Chapter 542 Florence was sure that Dustin was merely refusing to help them. Just then, Julie thought of an idea and said, “Dustin, didn’t you say that those buildings are worth a lot? We’ll sell them to you right now so that you can make a lot of money. What do you think?” “That’s right!”

Chapter 541 “What?” Dustin frowned when Florence’s gaze swept toward him. “Why are you looking at me? Are you telling me to be the scapegoat? What the fuck?” he thought. “Dustin…” Florence forced a smile. She took an apple out of her fruit basket and handed it to Dustin. “Aren’t you hungry? Here, have an

Chapter 540 James merely held out a finger. “Ten million?” Dahlia took a deep breath and tried to suppress her anger. “It’s quite a lot, but at least we can still pay it back. Treat it as the price of a lesson learned.” “You’ve got it wrong, Sis. It’s not just ten million dollars; it’s

Chapter 539 As soon as Dustin and Dahlia reached one of the wards of Ansdale South Hospital, they were greeted by the ghastly sight of Florence moaning in pain, her body wrapped in bloodstained bandages. “How do you feel, Mom?” Dahlia asked worriedly as she walked into the room. “You’re finally here, Dahlia!” Florence immediately

Chapter 538 Are you trying to bribe me with just a villa? What do you take me for?” Dustin remained indifferent. “Looks like it’s time to get serious.” Ms. Larson giggled. “How about this? I’ll let you into some insider information. The abandoned buildings in Eastville are going to be redeveloped. Your investment will double

Chapter 537 “What are you doing, Dustin?” Dahlia’s eyebrows arched above her wide eyes, and she had to restrain herself from biting Dustin directly. At first, she thought he was only admiring Ms. Larson’s figure. Never did she imagine he would be daring enough to start messing around with someone he was meeting for the