Chapter 7

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When Lucy heard the strange sound over the phone, she couldn’t help but frown slightly. “Heller, what are you doing?”

Heller replied coldly, “You’ll know very soon!”

After saying that, he hung up right away.

Immediately after, he brandished the Hades Swords and cut off Jack’s head with a single slash!

Then, he turned to Zoffs’ bodyguard and asked dispassionately, “Do you know why I kept you alive all this time?”

The bodyguard’s eyelid twitched wildly and his voice shook as he answered, “N-no, I don’t…”

Heller said indifferently, “I have a task for you—take Jack’s head back to the Zoffs and report his death! Tell Sebastian Zoff that I’m the one who killed his son!”

“Now, get lost!”

As though his life had just been spared, the bodyguard scrambled to his feet and fled pathetically while holding Jack’s head.

Heller tossed the bloodstained Hades Swords to Lindsey and instructed, “Hang the swords up, Lindsey!”

Lindsey said, “Mr. Nicholson, this—”

“Hang them up!”

“Yes, sir!”

Lindsey hung the black Hades Sword on the rooftop.

Everyone in the world knew that the twin Hades Swords were made up of one black sword and one white sword, and each held a special meaning.

When Hades hung the white sword up, he was saving lives and doing good for the world. Everyone was to open up a path for him and all spirits and demons were to stand aside!

But when Hades hung the black sword up, it meant war and slaughter. Blood would spill with every slash of the sword as he slaughtered all in the world!

Over the years, in order to save people who deserved to be saved, Heller had hung the white sword and done good for the world more than a thousand times.

However, he had never hung the black sword up.

On that night, Hades was hanging the black sword up for the very first time!

In the dark night, the black Hades Sword shone with a strange, cold glint in the light. Everyone firmly believed that the moment the sword left its sheath, the night would surely break into a million pieces!

He wanted the world to know that his daughter had been bullied! He wanted to kill!

Heller looked at the old man and said seriously, “Thank you, mister! Don’t worry, I won’t spare a single one of those who bullied Nelly!”

…

At the Xanders, a layer of frost swiftly came over Lucy’s beautiful visage after Heller hung up on her.

She had thought Heller dead, but unexpectedly, he had actually come back alive!

After pondering for a while, Lucy quickly called Sebastian Zoff, the head of the Zoffs. She said, “Mr. Zoff, Heller is back! I need you to find him in the shortest possible time and kill him!”

Sebastian narrowed his eyes and said unaffectedly, “Ms. Xander, you’d best understand that we’re just business partners at best. You have no reason to order me to do anything.”

“Also, our agreement, in the beginning, was for the assets to be divided equally between you and me after all the Nicholsons were dead.”

“But five years have gone by and you’ve given me less than one-third of the Nicholsons’ assets at the most!”

“Ms. Xander, one must have integrity in life. It’s very hard for me to trust you again when you break your promises!”

Lucy said calmly, “You said it yourself— all the Nicholsons have to be dead, but Heller is still alive! In fact, he even has a daughter now! Kill them and eradicate the problem at the root! Once this is done, I promise to transfer half of the Nicholson assets to the Zoffs!”

“Very well!” Sebastian laughed and said, “Jack has already gone over. Heller’s daughter should be dead by now! Please rest assured, Ms. Xander, Heller is just a loser. I guarantee that he won’t live past tonight!”

“In that case, I look forward to working with you.”

“Same here!”

After he spoke, Sebastian tossed his cell phone aside and ordered, “Men! Find Heller and kill him! After that, throw him into the bottom of the ocean and feed the fish with his body!”

“Yes, sir!”

At this point, the bodyguard with the severed hand rushed into the Zoff residence and knelt in front of Sebastian. His voice trembled as he shouted, “Mr. Zoff! Mr. Jack… He’s dead!”

Sebastian stood up abruptly, his eyes widened so large that the edges were close to splitting. “What did you say?!”

…

In the hospital.

Ruby rushed into the morgue. As she looked at Nelly, who was covered in blood, she couldn’t help but burst into tears. “Nelly! I’m so glad to see that you’re alright! You almost scared Mom to death! Does it hurt?”

Nelly was obviously still very weak, but when she saw Ruby, instead of crying, she actually comforted her. She said, “Don’t cry, Mommy. Don’t cry! Nelly’s a good girl. Nelly doesn’t hurt!”

How could it possibly not hurt? She was obviously in great pain! It was just that she was very sensible and didn’t want her mother to worry.

Ruby felt as if her heart was breaking as she looked at Nelly covered in injuries.

“Be good, Nelly! Our Nelly’s the strongest, right?”

“Mommy will take you to the doctor right away!”

In the ward, the doctor looked at Nelly and said solemnly, “Her injuries are very serious. It’s a miracle that she even survived! She must be hospitalized immediately so that she can undergo surgery at any time. Also, I’m afraid she’ll probably have to undergo quite a few operations in succession.”

After he spoke, the doctor turned and stared at Ruby. He said, “What are you waiting for? Get the hospitalization procedures done right away! And don’t forget to pay for the operation fees!”

Ruby said anxiously, “Please, Doctor, save my daughter first! How much does it cost? I’ll go and raise the money right away!”

The doctor hesitated for a moment. Then, he shook his head and said, “It’s not that I don’t want to help, but I’m just an ordinary doctor. Hospitals have regulations. For large-scale operations like this, operation fees have to be paid in advance. At the very least, surely you have to pay a deposit, right?”

“How much is the minimum sum required?”

“State policies are good now, so the reimbursement ratio is high. However, large-scale operations like this are too complicated, so the cost starts from $15,000 at the minimum. This child here is simply too pitiful, so I’ll take the liberty of making the decision first. If you can pay $1,500 now, I’ll send her into the operating room right away. Surely I’m not asking too much, right?”

“Thank you! Thank you, Doctor!”

Ruby thanked the doctor profusely. The doctor then quickly sent Nelly into the operating room.

But here came the problem—a single cent could daunt the most valiant of heroes! Ruby didn’t have any money!

Perhaps $1,500 really wasn’t much to most people, but the problem here was that Ruby had been taking care of her child alone for so many years. Life was already hard for them. Coupled with Lucy’s and the Zoffs’ harassment, Ruby could only make a living by picking up rubbish and barely make ends meet.

Where was she going to find $1,500?

After thinking for a moment, Ruby quickly made a decision.

“Nelly, be good, okay? Stay here and don’t move. Mommy will be back soon, okay?”

Nelly replied obediently, “Okay!”

Ruby went to the Lincolns as quickly as she could. She got down on her knees in front of her mother, Holly Lincoln, and pleaded, “Mom, something happened to Nelly! Please, she’s your granddaughter. Save her!”

“Nelly needs immediate surgery. $15,000… No, I only need $1,500!”

“I promise I’ll return it to you as soon as I can!”

However, Holly sneered, “That bastard is the daughter you had with Heller, isn’t she? Her coming into the world is a mistake in itself! She should have died a long time ago! It’s best that she dies!”

Ruby wailed, “$1,500! All I need is $1,500! This money will save a life! Mom, please! Please save Nelly!”

Smack!

Holly struck Ruby’s cheek and said furiously, “It’s all because of that bastard that the Zoffs vented their anger on the Lincolns! That’s why we were pushed to the brink of bankruptcy! Yet you want me to pay to save her? Don’t even think about it!

“Get lost!”

“Get out of here right now, Ruby!”

“I’ll just take it as if I never had a daughter like you!”