Chapter 1137


    “Go ahead… hit me!” Melvin spat out a mouthful of blood, his voice mumbled. “Ha… It’s futile even if


    you kill me! If you do… I’ll take the two of them with me to hell!”


    Toph yelled, and the brothers shoved Melvin against the wall. Zuko’s pale joints and trembling hands


    tightened around Melvin’s neck. The inability to kill his enemy was tormenting him.


    Just then, the interrogation room door swung open, allowing light to flood in. Several officers entered,


    urging them to stop.


    Someone stood behind them.


    Slowly, he walked forward, each stepnding heavily on the ground. His presence weighed heavily on


    him.


    Zuko released his grip on Melvin and turned to face the neer.


    “Uncle Nichs…”


    Sorrow flickered across Nichs’ exhausted face, his sideburns now peppered with silver hair strands.


    Zuko remembered how Nichs’ hair had turned white overnight when he received the devastating


    news about Pammy 20 years ago. Although he gradually recovered, he was no longer the same


    majestic man.


    He had lost his daughter once and regained her, only to lose her again. His hair had turned silver once


    more.


    Nichs stood before Melvin, silently watching him. Deep-seated resentment burned in his saddened


    eyes, overshadowed only by the pain of losing his daughter.


    He was no longer the Nic who ruled the underworld or the powerful boss of Sol Entertainment. He was


    simply a father desperate to find his daughter.


    Nichs closed his eyes, then slowly opened them again. He unclenched his trembling fists.


    And then, he knelt, his gaze fixed on Melvin.


    “Uncle Nichs…”


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    Zuko and Toph were taken aback, wanting to help him up, but Nichs raised his hand, signaling them


    to stay back.


    After a brief pause, he uttered four words, his voice quivering, “I am begging you…”


    The brothers’ eyes zed with anger as they red at Melvin, seething with resentment.Books


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    “I’m begging you, Melvin… Where’s my daughter? Please tell me! Where is she!?”


    Melvin stared nkly at Nichs for a long moment, blood dripping from the corner of his lips. Then,


    he burst into hystericalughter.


    This was Nichs Thompson, who had always been arrogant and self-assured!


    But now, he had humbled himself, kneeling before his enemy in the most humiliating manner.


    Melvin’sughter subsided, and with a provocative shake of his head, he denied Nichs the answers


    he sought.


    Zuko yearned to strike him, but the officers intervened, preventing him from doing so. They then took


    the severely beaten Melvin back to prison.


    Nichs remained on the ground, kneeling like a statue, his spirit drained.


    Zuko and Toph rushed to his side, helping him up. However, after taking a few steps, Nichs’ face


    turned pale, and he copsed weakly to the ground.


    …


    When Lina and Renee regained consciousness, they found themselves in a dimly lit and cramped


    cabin. Their bodies ached, their limbs numb.


    Struggling to speak, Lina finally managed to call out, “R-Renee?”


    Renee made an effort to open her eyes. Alongside Lina’s voice, she heard the distant sound of ocean


    waves.


    “W-Where are we?”


    As they gradually regained their senses, they realized they had been abandoned in the confined space


    of the cabin.


    A putrid stench lingered in the stagnant air. The small window allowed only a trickle of light to enter.


    In shock, they recoiled when they took in their surroundings.


    Several girls, their age simr to Lina and Renee’s, stared at them expressionlessly from within the


    cabin.