Chapter 34 - Lock Them Up!

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

A wedding was no joke. A grand wedding would undoubtedly cost an astronomical sum of money!

As one of Los Angeles’ Seven Great Clans, the Wilsons were a true-blue rich and influential family! They were rich enough to do it!

It was also precisely because of this that they still wanted to hold a wedding for Hugh, despite the fact that he was already dead!

However, the truly vicious part about the Wilsons was that their choice of bride was Ruby!

They were obviously doing this because of Heller!

Since it was Heller who had killed Hugh, they would use his woman and his daughter to accompany Hugh to the afterworld! They were simply too vicious!

The living room was dead silent.

Prior to this, Holly had naively thought that the Lincolns had successfully ingratiated themselves with the Wilsons and that they would soon have a meteoric rise in their social status. Little did she expect the Wilsons to actually make such a request!

Jimmy said coldly, “It’s Ruby Lincoln’s greatest honor to be selected by the Wilsons! The Lincolns had best not be rude when we’re being so courteous to you!”

Holly’s voice shook as she stammered, “B-but…”

No one was born a bad person. No matter how much of a snob Holly was, Ruby was still her daughter.. She couldn’t bear to send her to her death!

Jimmy sneered and said, “Listen up, you only have two choices!”

“Either you have Ruby marry Mr. Hugh and have the daughter she had with Heller be buried together with him, Or be blacklisted by the Wilsons on all fronts!”

“I’m not afraid to tell you this—if the Lincolns refuse our kindness, then…”

Jimmy pointed at Holly, Joseph, and Howard one by one and said grimly, “Everyone in the Lincolns shall die! Including your precious son Howard! He will also die!”

“You know very well that the Wilsons’ real target is Heller!”

“If the Lincolns cooperate and obediently send Ruby to the funeral, then the $1,000,000 here will just be a wedding gift! Mr. Neal has already said that he’ll give the Lincolns a big project after the matter is done.”

“You can decide by yourselves whether you’re going to cooperate with the Wilsons or die together with Heller!”

Howard interrupted him and cried out, “Mom! I don’t want to die!”

Holly hesitated for a long while. As she stared at her son who was only in his early twenties, she gritted her teeth and quickly made her decision!

…

In the hospital.

Ruby had just fed her daughter some liquid food. After coaxing her daughter to sleep, she was about to rest when the phone suddenly rang—it was from Holly!

Ruby was a little surprised. During these five years, Holly had rarely contacted her by her own initiative!

“Mom—”

“Ruby Lincoln!!!” Holly screamed over the phone. “Do you even still treat me as your mother?! Are you really part of the Lincolns?! Will you only be satisfied when all the Lincolns are dead because of you?!”

Ruby was a little dumbfounded. She asked in surprise, “Mom, what’s the matter? What happened?”

A furious Holly said sharply, “You actually have the cheek to ask me what happened? Isn’t it all thanks to what you’ve done? I only have one question for you—is Heller back?”

Ruby fell silent for a moment. Then, she replied, “Yes, he’s back, but—”

Before she could even finish, Holly cut her off and said, “Do you know that Heller killed Hugh, the eldest son of the Wilsons, last night?! The Wilsons have announced today that they are going to officially blacklist the Lincolns!”

“We’re finished!”

“Lucy was already targeting us from the start. Now that there’s also the Wilsons, they’ll definitely drive the Lincolns to the end of the rope!”

“Ruby, if you continue to involve yourself with Heller, all the Lincolns will be wiped out!”

“I don’t care where you are. If you still see me as your mother, then cut off all ties with Heller right now! And come back to the Lincolns right away!”

“If not, don’t ever think of stepping into the Lincolns’ house ever again!”

When she finished, without giving Ruby a chance to speak, Holly immediately hung up!

Ruby hesitated for a moment. Then, she picked up Nelly gently and left the hospital.

…

At the intersection, the Ten Judges of The Dead were cleaning the battlefield. Lindsey came over gracefully and said respectfully, “Mr. Nicholson, according to our men at the hospital, Ms. Lincoln and Nelly are both very safe!”

“However, just a moment ago, Ms. Lincoln left the hospital with Nelly and returned to the Lincolns after answering a call!”

Heller thought for a moment. Then, he said dispassionately, “It’s just as well that she returns to the Lincolns! I was also originally planning to go over tomorrow. Get ready. I’m going to the Lincolns to ask for Ruby’s hand in marriage tomorrow morning!”

“It’s been five years. I owe her this much!”

“Yes, ma’am!”

…

At the Lincolns.

When Ruby arrived, she realized that the entire family was waiting for her.

“Mom,” Ruby asked in a low voice, “What happened?”

Holly pointed at Jimmy and, as if she really believed what she was saying, said seriously, “Oh, Ruby! You’re in luck! The Wilsons has taken a fancy to you and intend to arrange a wedding for you!”

Ruby, who was holding Nelly in her arms, said with a face full of disbelief, “Mom, are you crazy? I already have a child! Why would the Wilsons choose me?”

Jimmy suddenly interjected and said, “The Wilsons will be holding a wedding for Mr. Hugh at his funeral tomorrow. Ruby Lincoln, you’re very lucky because you’re going to become Mr. Hugh’s wife! Your daughter will also become his child and be buried together with him! Congratulations!”

Ruby was thunderstruck!

She looked straight at Holly and demanded, “Mom, is what he’s saying true?”

An indifferent Holly replied, “Ruby, if it’s not because we have no other choice, I wouldn’t have the heart to treat you like this, either! But we really have no other choice now!”

Ruby said shrilly, “The Lincolns have no other choice, so you want Nelly and me to be buried together with Hugh Wilson? Mom, that’s so cruel of you! I’m your daughter! I’m your actual daughter!”

A hint of struggle flashed across Holly’s eyes. However, she quickly suppressed it and said icily, “Ask yourself this, Ruby. I gave birth to you and raised you; the Lincolns also fed you for over twenty years, but have you ever repaid us? Heller has killed Hugh Wilson, so he’s definitely going to die! And so will you, sooner or later! In that case, if your death can bring the Lincolns glory in return, it’s a worthy death, isn’t it?”

Ruby said hatefully, “Fine! I’ll take it that it’s something I owe you! But what about Nelly? She’s innocent!”

Nelly, who was woken up by the noise, opened her eyes in a daze. She looked at Holly and whispered, “A-are you, Grandma? Grandma, I’m Nelly. Can you hug me?”

Any normal person’s heart would have melted when faced with such an adorable and exquisite little girl!

But…

Holly instead said with disgust, “I’m not your grandmother! You’re just a wretched little girl that Ruby had with Heller! You have nothing to do with the Lincolns!”

“Men!”

“Yes, ma’am!”

“Lock Ruby and that wretched little girl in the room. Without my permission, neither of them are allowed to take even half a step out of the room!”

“Yes, ma’am!”