Chapter 10

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In the hospital.

Heller arrived in a hurry with Lindsey.

“You! You were the one that took Nelly, right?” Ruby grasped Heller’s arm tight and wailed, “Nelly is mine! Give Nelly back to me!”

It had been five years.

A whole five years!

During the last five years, Ruby had suffered alone while taking care of Nelly. It was no exaggeration to say that to Ruby, Nelly was her life itself!

When Jack had pushed Nelly off the rooftop, Ruby had also wanted to end her life.

Now, with Nelly missing, it was as if Ruby had gone crazy!

“Calm down!”

Heller said solemnly, “Nelly was with you the whole time when you were in the hospital earlier. Think carefully, how did Nelly go missing?”

Ruby, who was weeping weakly, replied, “Nelly needs to be operated on immediately! So, I… I went to the Lincolns to ask them for money for the operation fees. When I came back, Nelly was gone!”

“…”

Previously, Heller had used the Thirteen Needles of Death to save Nelly’s life. Originally, he was planning to wait for Nelly’s condition to stabilize a little first before he personally operated on her himself.

Was this Ruby’s fault, though? Obviously, it wasn’t! After all, she wasn’t medically trained!

At this point, Ruby’s cell phone suddenly beeped. In truth, nearly everyone in Los Angeles received a text message notification at the same time.

‘Shocking news! Jack Zoff, the Zoffs’ eldest son, dies a tragic death!’

This was Lucy’s handiwork.

She had gotten her men to spread the news. She wanted to make the matter known to everyone and drive the Zoffs into a corner.

She wanted Sebastian to take this matter up with Heller till the very end!

Ruby didn’t have the luxury of bothering with such news at all, but when she saw the headline, she couldn’t help but stiffen.

“It’s you! You’re the one who did it, right?”

Ruby looked up suddenly and demanded, “Heller, you’re the one who killed Jack, right?”

Heller replied solemnly, “He was the one who pushed Nelly off the top of the building! He should die for that!”

Smack!

Ruby raised her right hand and slapped Heller across his cheek. She yelled, “Do you think you’re the only one who loves Nelly? Do you think that does Nelly any good? You’ll kill her instead!”

The Zoffs were a first-rate family. Five years ago, they had joined hands with Lucy and killed Heller’s entire family. After seizing the Nicholsons’ assets, the Zoffs became one of the Seven Great Clans of Los Angeles and entered the ranks of top-class clans in the city!

In Los Angeles, only a handful of families were comparable to the Zoffs.

It was in no way a modest take to say that the Zoffs were completely capable of doing whatever they wanted in Los Angeles.

Intense fear swiftly permeated Ruby and an extremely ominous feeling suddenly filled her.

“Jack’s dead!”

“The Zoffs will never let this matter rest!”

“It’s them! The Zoffs must have taken Nelly!”

At this point, Ruby’s cell phone beeped again—it was a Facebook Messenger request with the message “I know where your daughter is!”.

Without even a second thought, Ruby immediately approved the message request.

Immediately after, the other party sent her a video.

“Grandpa! Nelly doesn’t want Grandpa to die!”

“Ahh! Don’t hit Nelly!”

“You’re a bastard that no one wants!”

“Nelly’s a bastard that no one wants, but even bastards get hurt too…”

“Ahh!!”

Ruby let out a hysterical cry. “Nelly! Don’t hit my Nelly! Give Nelly back to me!”

Heller’s eyes swiftly became bloodshot.

The other party initiated a video call at this point—it was Sebastian!

“Ruby!” Sebastian shouted sharply, “You slut! You’re the one who caused my son’s death!”

At the same time as he spoke, Sebastian raised a steel pipe and struck Nelly with it. He said coldly, “Hand over Heller, Ruby! If not, I will personally beat this little bastard you had with Heller to death!”

Ruby screamed, “Nelly isn’t even four! She’s not even four yet! How can you bring yourself to do something like that?!”

Heller took the cell phone from her and shouted into the phone, “Sebastian Zoff! I’m the one who killed Jack. Our feud has nothing to do with Nelly! Let her go immediately! If not, I’ll definitely send the Zoffs into hell beyond redemption!”

“Hahahaha!”

Sebastian chortled and said, “Heller, so you’re with Ruby right now! Very well! There’s only one thing I have to say—Heller, if you don’t want your daughter to die, then get over here now!”

“Don’t say that I didn’t give you any chances!”

“There are two hours before it’s 12 o’clock. I’ll give you two hours to gather your men!”

“There must be a reason why you have the guts to return after disappearing for five years!”

“In that case, gather all the men you can!”

“Remember, you only have two hours!”

“If you’re late, then you can collect your daughter’s dead body instead!”

“I’m waiting for you!”

Sebastian hung up right away.

Ruby almost passed out. She clung to Heller tightly and screamed in tears, “I knew it! I just knew it would turn out like this! I hate you, Heller! I hate you! Give me back Nelly! Give me back Nelly!”

Heller said solemnly, “Nelly is also my daughter! I will save her for sure! I promise she’ll be safe and sound!”

Ruby screamed, “Promise? How are you going to fulfill that promise?! How are you going to save Nelly?! Five years! You’ve been away for five years! The Nicholsons are no longer around. How are you going to fight the Zoffs?! Are you going to go over there and throw your life away? Do you think you can save Nelly just by dying?!”

Heller said seriously, “I’ll definitely save our daughter, even if I die trying!”

Ruby looked at Heller with a complex look on her face. Then, she slumped onto the ground.

Nelly was her life itself! Of course, she would want to save her! But the man in front of her was, after all, Nelly’s father!

Regardless of whether Ruby had feelings for Heller or not, she didn’t want her daughter to lose her father for life!

“Wait, we still have a way to save Nelly!” Ruby suddenly grabbed Heller’s arm and said rapidly, “Heller, do you remember Lucy Xander? After the last five years, Lucy has already become someone important standing at the pinnacle of L.A.!”

“No matter what, she’s still your wife!”

“Heller, can you beg Lucy for help? She’s the only one who can stop Sebastian!”

“Beg her to save our daughter!”

“Hurry and go!”

It was exactly Lucy who had caused Heller’s entire family’s death five years ago, so how could Heller possibly beg Lucy for help?

He looked at Ruby and said solemnly, “We don’t need Lucy’s help. Trust me, I can definitely save Nelly!”

“Hah!”

Ruby smiled tragically and said, “Heller, you’re just reluctant to yield to Lucy for the sake of Nelly, isn’t it? Fine, I’ll go instead! I’ll beg Lucy to save my daughter!”

Heller grabbed Ruby’s arm. “Trust me, I can do it! It’s too dangerous for you to go over!”

“Let go!” Ruby pushed Heller away and shouted hysterically, “I hate you, Heller! All of this is your fault! You don’t need to care about whether I’m dead or alive! But if anything happens to Nelly, I’ll never forgive you! Never!”

Ruby turned and left quickly.

Heller looked terribly displeased.

Lindsey could tell that Heller was already on the verge of losing control.

“Mr. Nicholson,” Lindsey lowered her voice and said, “Our men have found out that Sebastian took Nelly to their villa in the south of the city. The Zoffs have already surrounded the entire villa!”

“How many of them are there?”

“More than a thousand!”

An indifferent Heller ordered, “Raise the smoke signal!”

Lindsey was astounded. She blurted out, “Mr. Nicholson, the smoke signal can only be lit during wartime!”

Nelly’s screams and cries constantly surfaced in Heller’s mind.

Heller’s facial muscles quickly began to contort, making his countenance sinister and frightening.

“It’s wartime now!”

“To me, this is a war!”

“Light the smoke signal!”

“Light it!”

“Yes, sir!”

The next moment, smoke roiled about in the skies above Los Angeles.

On that rainy night, smoke signals permitted only during the fiercest of wartimes rushed straight into the sky!