The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 451

Daniel nodded, his response as cool as ever, "Yeah, probably."

"Probably? I'm pretty sure he was here for you!" Beauty rolled her eyes, clearly annoyed, "Country boy, who did you tick off? Why would someone be bothering you this late at night?"

"Who could I have possibly ticked off? Thanks to you, Beauty, I've gotten on the bad side of Dumbbell, that's who!"

"Dumbbell? You mean the guy from earlier was sent by Dumbbell?"

Now Beauty was picking up Daniel's way of talking, referring to Smart as Dumbbell.

"That would be my guess! But, to be honest, I'm not totally sure. Why don't we lure him somewhere quiet and interrogate him? Then we'll find out."

Beauty glanced again and noticed a concerning detail which left her stunned.

"Country boy, that guy seems to have a gun tucked in his waistband. He’s not here to kill you, is he?"

"He's definitely here to kill me! You and Dumbbell hail from New York's elite families. You're well aware of how your people handle things. To them, taking out someone like me, an insignificant nobody, is nothing. They’d rub me out and vanish without a trace. No one would care about my death. No one would mourn the loss of a nobody like me."

"Get outta here with that pity party! You knew he was coming for you, with a gun and everything, and you still drove us down this deserted road? Are you asking for trouble? Get us out of here, now!"

"Are you worried about me?" Daniel teased.

"I'm worried about myself! I just don't want to get dragged into your mess. The killer's after you. Whatever happens when you're alone, I couldn't care less. But since I'm in this car, you have to get us back to the main road right away and keep me safe."

It was pretty obvious Beauty was concerned about Daniel, but she kept pretending it was all about her own safety. If the killer was indeed sent by Dumbbell, there was no way he'd dare touch her.

After all, she was one of the Matthews!

"Why does Dumbbell want to kill you?"

"Come on, his name is Dumbbell!"

"Stop messing around!"

Beauty gave Daniel a gentle shove.

"At one moment you're all 'me, me, me,' the next you're 'mine, mine, mine.' Is it that bad if I call you 'big sister'? It's a pretty powerful and awesome title, isn't it?"

"I'm asking you, why did Dumbbell have an assassin come after you? Did you guys have some kind of beef before?"

"It's way beyond 'beef'. He's got a grudge over a stolen love – it's a feud so deep it's unresolvable."