Chapter 3

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Heller was the first and only man that Ruby had ever been with. She didn’t want to be defiled by Jack!

But…

This was Jack’s villa and his bodyguards were everywhere. Ruby had no way of resisting nor could she resist!

She gave up.

She could only close her eyes and passively accept the tragic fate that was to come. In fact, she even planned to end her life.

At this point, she suddenly heard Heller’s voice!

She opened her tearful eyes.

Is it him? Is it really him?

Is this the legendary Hell?

Life was so unfair.. Ruby smiled sadly. She was already dead, yet she still had to run into the devil who had pushed her into the abyss.

Heller looked at Ruby and said softly, “Ruby, it’s me! I’m back!”

Ruby’s eyes remained as blank and empty as before.

Heller continued and said, “Don’t worry, I saved Nelly! Our daughter is still alive!”

When she heard what he said, Ruby became agitated and her eyes quickly regained their brilliance.

It really is him?

I’m not dreaming?

This… isn’t Hell?!

Ruby got up. However, she suddenly raised her arm and slapped Heller across his cheek!

Heller had a thousand ways to have dodged the slap, but he stood still and took it instead.

He owed her this!

Smack!

Ruby slapped Heller across his cheek and said bitterly, “You actually have the cheek to come back? It’s all thanks to you that my daughter and I ended up like this!”

It had been five years.

A whole five years!

Five years ago, Heller had left without saying goodbye. However, the following month, Ruby found out that she was pregnant.

Three months later, her belly began to show.

As her belly grew bigger and bigger, unable to explain things to her family, she could only bear it alone in silence. She couldn’t even go back home despite having one!

She had considered very seriously whether or not she should abort the child, but she simply couldn’t bear to do it. She couldn’t bear to part with the child!

No matter what, the child was innocent. She wanted to keep her!

As a single woman with a big belly, it wasn’t convenient for her to move about. On top of that, she also had to beware of the Zoffs finding out about her relationship with Heller. As a result, she had to drift about and go into hiding everywhere.

Ten months later, Nelly was born and Ruby experienced the joy of being a mother.

In the beginning, she took care of Nelly while doing some odd jobs to make money. Although life was hard, Ruby had stayed very strong for her daughter’s sake.

However, soon, when the Zoffs found out that it was Ruby who had saved Heller five years ago, they came to her and the nightmare began.

Since then, the Zoffs had suppressed the Lincolns in every way they could. Their business plummeted and the company ended up on the verge of bankruptcy. Jack was doing this to force Ruby to tell him where Heller was hiding.

As a result, the Lincolns fell out with Ruby and disowned her.

Immediately after, Jack also finally found her.

On that evening, he had caught both mother and daughter who had been hiding everywhere. He pushed Nelly off the top of the building and wanted to violate Ruby.

No one knew how exactly Ruby had survived by herself with her daughter during the last five years. She could only quietly shoulder everything as a single mother.

A panicked Heller explained softly, “I’m sorry. I left without saying goodbye back then because I didn’t want to implicate you. I didn’t know you were pregnant!”

“But now that I’m back, I promise I’ll protect you and our daughter from now on! I won’t let anyone bully the two of you!”

Heller spoke very sincerely.

Unfortunately, Ruby gritted her teeth and said, “Back then, you left without even so much as a warning. And, the moment you did, you were gone for five years!”

“Do you think I’ll believe what you say now?”

“You can save those lies for other young girls instead!”

“I shouldn’t have saved you! If it weren’t for you, my daughter and I would never have ended up in this state!”

“It’s all because of you!”

“I hate you, Heller! Why didn’t you just die out there? Even if you’re dead, and even if I’m dead, as long as Nelly is still alive, it’s all worth it!”

“I just want Nelly to be safe now!”

Ruby immediately ran out after saying all that. She wanted to return to her daughter immediately!

Jack didn’t stop her. He stayed very calm and quiet the whole time and merely watched Heller with an amused look on his countenance.

They could run but they couldn’t hide!

In Jack’s eyes, Ruby was but a lamb to be slaughtered. There was no way she could ever escape him. He didn’t need to worry at all.

What he really cared about was Heller instead!

“Heller, I didn’t expect that you would choose to come back and throw your life away so impatiently.” A smiling Jack said, “It’s been five years. I’ve been looking for you for a whole five years! Five years ago, the Nicholsons were wiped out and only a loser like you managed to luckily escape!”

“I spend every moment of the day thinking about killing you!”

“As long as I can take your head, I’ll be able to justifiably become the first heir to the Zoffs!”

A confident Jack looked at Heller and said arrogantly, “I’ll give you a chance. Tell me, how would you like to die? You can choose!”

Heller glanced at Jack. Then, he looked around.

The projector was still running.

On the screen, his daughter was being beaten up by Jack’s bodyguards and she had injuries all over her. After that, Jack personally pushed Nelly off the top of the building!

With a muffled thud, his daughter fell off the top of the building.

Heller’s heart convulsed violently. It ached so much that he couldn’t breathe.

Nelly was still a child! She wasn’t even four years old yet!

Her tiny little body had fallen off the rooftop just like that! Then, the little girl was thrown into the morgue just like that. How did she feel when she was lying there alone?!

Those animals! How dare they?!

Fury quickly ignited within him and he was instantly filled with killing intent.

But the laughable thing here was—

Jack continued to act brazenly. He pointed to the northwest outside the window and sneered, “Heller, you’re familiar with that place, aren’t you?”

“That’s the Nicholson Garden, the Nicholsons’ family graveyard!”

“Your grandfather is buried right there! All the Nicholsons are buried there!”

“Do you know why I chose to push your daughter off the top of the building here?”

“I want the Nicholsons to watch how I kill their children! And how I kill your daughter, Heller!”

After he spoke, Jack turned and looked at Heller. He narrowed his eyes and said, “Now, I will also kill you in front of them! After that, I’ll catch and bring Ruby back and let them watch as I humiliate their daughter-in-law in front of your dead body!”

Heller’s eyes became blood-red instantly!

His hands were shaking and he was close to losing control.

Jack sneered and said, “Oh, what a scary look you have in your eyes! What a pity that looks can’t kill! There are many people in L.A. who want my life, but at the very least, you’re not qualified yet!”

Jack suddenly waved and let out a sinister laugh. He said, “Get him!”

“Yes, sir!”

Jack had a whole sixteen bodyguards in the house.

But…

He was the only one in Heller’s eyes.

“You really ought to die!”

After he spoke, Heller suddenly appeared in front of Jack with a flash. Then, he kicked Jack away, grabbed a corkscrew on the table, and plunged it straight into Jack’s right eye!

“Ahh!!”