Chapter 37 - Infuriated

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

One million dollars as a wedding gift!

Heller’s eyes narrowed slightly, though his expression remained serene. Neither did his voice shake. He replied, “Yes, it’s very clear!”

Holly waved and dismissed the servants. Then, she said calmly, “People should know their place. Your grandfather, Mr. Charles Nicholson, has already passed and both your parents are also dead. The Nicholsons don’t exist anymore. However, their enemies from back then will never let you off! Heller, everyone in L.A. is persecuting you!”

“Under such circumstances, I can tell you clearly now that we, the Lincolns, absolutely don’t want to have anything to do with you!”

“There’s no way I’ll let my daughter marry you!”

“Perhaps what I say won’t please you, but it’s the truth!”

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Holly sounded very calm from the start to finish. She didn’t deliberately adopt a domineering stance, nor did she mock or taunt Heller.

She felt that she was of noble status and high up in the air, whereas Heller was nothing but an ant in her eyes. She didn’t want to stoop to an ant’s level; it was very undignified to hold things seriously against ants. She just wanted the ant to automatically back down in the face of difficulties and mind their own business!”

Her acute sense of superiority rushed straight toward Heller, crushing down upon him with an overwhelming momentum!

Holly watched Heller coldly. She was waiting—waiting for him to become enraged! She knew very well that a young man like him was very proud and the pride reached every fiber of his being. What she wanted was exactly to trample upon all of his pride! She didn’t believe that Heller could keep on being so calm!

Once Heller got mad, it would be her victory!

Holly tried hard to look for signs of anger on Heller’s countenance, but his expression was still as calm as before. There was no ripple of emotions on his face at all.

Holly gradually started to look awkward and embarrassed.

It was just like she had thrown a punch with all her strength, only for it to land on a ball of cotton. She could neither advance nor retreat, making her feel terrible!

At this point, Ruby suddenly showed up at the door and said softly, “Mom, I want to talk to Heller in person!”

Holly was relieved, but she maintained a look of due pride on her face and said dispassionately, “Alright. People should really look in the mirror more and have a good look at themselves, lest they dream of things beyond their league!”

“Heller, I know you still harbor fantasies in you!”

“I wasn’t planning on letting you ever meet Ruby again, but I believe that my daughter won’t let me down. She’ll definitely make the wisest choice and have you give up completely!”

“Remember, this is the last time the two of you will ever meet!”

“From now on, I will not allow you to ever take even half a step into the Lincolns’!”

Then, Holly got up and walked out of the living room. When she passed by Ruby, she even gave Ruby a look and whispered, “Ruby, don’t forget that your daughter is still in my clutches. You’d best not play any tricks!”

Ruby kept quiet with a look of absolute indifference on her face.

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The Lincolns’ residence was very big. It wasn’t a villa but a manor of modest size.

Ruby took Heller to the garden at the back and stopped under a blooming tree.

She wore a white chiffon shirt today and was at least 5’7″. Her straight and long hair was waist-long, and she had a slender waist and long legs.

Her beautiful face, in particular, was stunning despite her not having any makeup on.

She was still as beautiful as ever—in fact, even more so than before!

It was just that there was a clear sense of alienation between the current Ruby and Heller.

Ruby stood under the blossoming tree and asked softly, “Heller, do you remember that night five years ago?”

“Back then, I saved you. Later, on the night before you left, you told me in person to wait for you. On your return, you were going to make a tree rain flowers for me again!”

“It was also that night that I gave you without reservations my chastity that I’d protected for over twenty years!”

“It’s been five years. I’ve been waiting for you all this time! I’ve fantasized countless times the dreamy sight of you returning and raining down flowers for me!”

“I’m going to marry another man tonight,” She looked at Heller and smiled beautifully at him. She said, “Heller, can you make that wish, that I’ve been dreaming of for five years, true for me?”

Heller’s heart twitched violently as he gazed at the woman in front of him. It hurt so much!

He walked over next to Ruby, grabbed the tree with one hand, and began to slowly shake it!

The next moment, countless pink flowers drifted down as if a fairy sprinkling flowers from above!

Ruby was bathed in the rain of petals that bloomed only for her. Her voice trembled as she whispered, “So beautiful! Heller, I really should thank you!”

Heller looked at Ruby and asked softly, “Were you crying? Tell me, what exactly has happened?”

Ruby kept quiet and said nothing.

Heller stepped forward. He took Ruby’s hand and said seriously, “Let’s get married!”

Ruby raised her head and asked, “Are you sure you have the ability to marry me now?”

Heller answered decisively, “Yes, I am!”

A lump formed in Ruby’s throat. She lowered her head. After exhausting all her strength, she finally managed to get her emotions under control again. When she raised her head again, she had already resumed her calmness.

She looked at Heller and hardened her heart. Then, she said cruelly and meanly, “I didn’t want to make things sound so awful. You’re the one who forced me to do this!”

“Heller, it’s been five years. It’s been a full five years since you left L.A.! L.A. has already been turned upside down a long time ago! You’re also no longer the Nicholsons’ eldest son like you were back then!

“The Nicholsons are no more. Lucy has taken over all of their assets! You’re just a pauper with nothing to your name now! Moreover, you even killed Hugh Wilson! The Wilsons will never let matters rest! How are you going to fight against the Wilsons?! How are you going to marry me?!”

Heller said solemnly, “But you’ve already given birth to our daughter. I will never allow you to marry another man! Tell me, who’s that man?!”

Ruby smiled sadly and said cruelly, “Heller, I’ll tell you the truth—I hate you! I hate you!”

“I’ve hated you ever since you left without saying goodbye five years ago, yet I became pregnant after that!”

“I’ve hated you every moment of each day during the past five years! I hate you with every fiber of my being!”

“If you really have a conscience, then think of a way to take Nelly with you and leave! Leave L.A. and never come back again!”

“Now, get out of here!”

“Get out of here immediately!”

“I don’t want to see you ever again!”

Heller stared long and hard at Ruby and said seriously, “I told you, you’re mine. This is something that no one can change! I will never let you marry another man! Trust me, I will find out what exactly has happened very soon!”

Then, Heller turned and left!

Ruby watched Heller from the back as he went further and further. When she was sure that he had left the Lincolns’, Ruby could no longer control her emotions. She sank onto the ground and clutched the flowers with her hands, crying her eyes out, heartbreakingly, like a child.

“I’m sorry, Heller! I’m sorry!”

“It’s been five years. You’ve been away for a whole five years. During these five years, I had to survive all by myself with Nelly!”

“I hate you. I hate you for leaving me all on my own for five years. I hate you for only coming back now! On top of that, all of them vented their anger on me and Nelly for everything you did after you came back!”

“Nelly! I can’t live without Nelly! Nelly is my life itself!”

“I will never allow anyone to hurt my daughter!”

Nearby, Holly watched Ruby, who was squatting on the ground and crying bitterly, without even a trace of emotion on her countenance. Instead, she ordered dispassionately, “Go over and take Ruby to wash up, do her makeup, and put on the wedding dress! The Wilsons are coming over to pick her up soon. Don’t subject the Lincolns to embarrassment!”

“Yes, ma’am!”

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Elsewhere, Heller walked out of the Lincolns’ manor and sat in the car across the road. He said nothing, silently smoking three cigarettes in a row!

In the driver’s seat, Lindsey’s eyelids twitched wildly!

She was Heller’s number one trusted subordinate and had been with him for many years. She was very sure that even though Heller was completely silent at the moment, he was infuriated to the extreme!

Once Heller went berserk, it would undoubtedly be like a volcanic eruption!

Their king had become enraged!

“Tell Nathan Levin to investigate what happened!”

Heller threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and said sinisterly, “Find out who’s trying to force Ruby to marry him in the shortest possible time!”

“I want to see who the hell is so bold as to take my woman!”