Chapter 1144


    Krystal squinted, a fierce glint shing in them as she heard the name “Melvin Thompson.”


    “Yes,” Gabby confirmed, handing over the recorded conversations. “These conversations were


    captured the day before the two girls were brought here.”


    Krystal couldn’t help but snicker. Melvin had called her at that time, promising to bring her two high-


    quality girls.


    Engaged in dubious business, Krystal was cautious in her dealings. Through careful probing, Melvin


    had revealed that these two girls were, in fact, Nichs’ daughter and his own daughter!


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    The revtion shocked Krystal. Even a ruthless tiger wouldn’t harm its own cub, but Melvin proved to


    be worse than a beast!


    The recorded conversation further exposed his deceitful nature. After their transaction, he immediately


    leaked the information to Justin.


    Realizing this, Krystal understood that Melvin must have known Justin was also on the ship, which was


    why he had the girls knocked out and brought here.


    How could Justin, with his poor sense and sight, recognize Lina as Linda’s daughter at first nce?


    It turned out that Melvin had shown him a photo a long time ago!


    He was going to extreme lengths to destroy these two girls!


    Krystal clenched her hands tightly, furrowing her brows and involuntarily twitching the corners of her


    mouth.


    She had been unaware of the situation 20 years ago. Because Melvin had been willing to pay a high


    price, she had obtained a drugmonly used for child abduction.


    She never expected that it would be used on Nichs’ daughter…


    Krystal closed her eyes and sighed deeply. “No matter what, let’s protect them first.”


    Meanwhile, back in Centrolis…


    A woman covered in bruises struggled to breathe in a dimly lit basement.


    Repeatedly, saltwater was poured over her, ripping open her wounds and filling the basement with her


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    Nichs sat at the center with an icy expression, surrounded by his subordinates, who watched the


    woman writhe in pain on the ground with impassive faces.


    One of the subordinates kicked her hard in the chest.


    “Cooperate!” he demanded. “Where did you take the two misses? Tell us!”


    The woman could only smile bitterly as she looked up at Nichs, her gaze filled with cold


    determination.


    Nichs remained calm, but storms raged in his eyes. He nced at his subordinates, and they


    immediately began punching and kicking her, ensuring not to beat her to death.


    This relentless torture was a method he often employed during his underworld days. He had left that


    past behind when he turned to the legal side. But now, he found himself returning to the bloodshed and


    violence he had once renounced with his own hands.


    Kneeling hadn’t worked, so now he would fight standing up. He was ready to be a demon once


    again if it meant getting his daughter back.


    Nichs stood up slowly and approached the woman, holding a string of rosary beads in his hand.


    With a forceful gesture, he scattered the beads on the ground, creating a ttering sound.


    “I know Melvin promised you rewards for your family,” Nichs said coldly. “But have you considered


    that I can find your family just as easily as I found you? The underworld rules dictate that family should


    not be implicated, but I’m breaking that rule today!”


    The woman’s teeth ttered slightly as she struggled to lift her head.


    Nichs stomped on her head fiercely.


    “You hurt my daughter first!” he eximed through gritted teeth, grinding the sole of his shoe against


    her face. “Either tell me the truth, or I’ll make your family tell me!”