Chapter 231


    The way the man called for Alicia reminded her a lot about the past. Right then, her eyes started to


    glisten with tears. She helped the man up and spoke coyly.


    "Nichs... Is it really you?" It was Nichs nchard, Alicia''s elder brother.


    Right then, they were interrupted by an impatient male voice. "Hey! What do you think you''re doing?


    You''re not here to reminisce about the past! Where''s the money?"


    Standing beside Nichs, Alicia red at the man angrily. "None of your business! How would I


    know you''re not cheating me? Let me get an exnation first!"


    Alicia turned herself towards Nichs and started to speak in a gentler tone, "What happened?"


    How could he owe them so much money?


    The man was startled by how aggressive Alicia was. He scratched the back of his head


    unconsciously.


    "Your brother owes us money! If it wasn''t for us, he would have already been dead on the streets of


    Italy! Five hundred thousand for smuggling fees, two hundred thousand forbor fees, and another


    hundred thousand for us toe all the way from Bayton City. Do you know how hard it was for us


    to look for you? Now, give us exactly eight hundred thousand dors!"


    Smuggled... from Italy?


    Those words popped into Alicia''s mind. She noticed how dark Nichs''s skin was and how much


    bigger his build looked. It was as if he had been doing manualbor for a long period of time There


    were countless scars on his body. What kind of life was he living for the past ten years?


    Alicia noticed how silent Nichs was and knew that they were telling the truth.


    How did he smuggle his way to Italy? Thinking of the many stowaways who died miserably and


    being abused, Alicia broke into a cold sweat.


    It was lucky enough that he made it back alive!


    Eight hundred thousand dors was a big amount for Alicia but the priority at this moment was to


    get Nichs back safely. Alicia took out a bank card and started to speak.


    "There''s eight hundred thousand inside and the password is written on the back!


    Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    Withdraw it yourself."


    Then, a man walked towards Alicia. Before turning around, he took a nce at Alicia. Moments


    later, another man came with a credit card terminal in his hand.


    "All done, Boss!"


    Alicia said as she held Nichs, "Let''s get out of here!"


    Just as they were about to depart, the two men who stepped on Nichs before blocked them.


    They gave their leader a look.


    "Boss, this girl seems tough! Can we y with her?"


    Alicia''s face turned pale at what he said. They were surrounded by four men and those people


    didn''t seem nice. At that moment, Alicia was on high alert. Her heart was about to pounce from her


    chest.


    Of course! How could people like them be nice?


    Right at this second, Nichs straightened himself. He pushed Alicia behind him and gave the man


    a piercing re.


    "Donald, I''m the one who owes you money. Leave my sister alone! I''ve survived hell once and I can


    do it again. Whoever wants toy a finger on her, you have to get through me first!"


    "Wow, acting tough now? Try me. I don''t buy a single thing you said!"


    With that said, a man stretched out his hand and tried to touch Alicia''s face. Nichs sped the


    man''s wrist and swiftly broke it. The man wailed in pain. Another man stepped forward to aid his


    comrade. In no time, three of them got into a fight.


    Meanwhile, the person who seemed to be their leader came and grabbed Alicia.


    "Let me go! Don''t touch me! Get off of me!"


    Nichs fought with all that he had but was outnumbered. The moment he saw Alicia being taken


    away, he swept the feet of the man standing in front of him and the man fell. Then, he took the knife


    from the man and rushed to Alicia''s side, forcing the leader to step back, away from Alicia.


    Wiping the blood off his lips, Nichs turned around swiftly and faced the leader.


    "Donald, I know how powerful you are! We''re not here to fight or make you look bad! We''re not here


    to hurt anyone either. But, I am not afraid of death! As long as I''m alive, no one touches my sister! I


    have been imprisoned and have killed before. I have nothing to be afraid of!"


    The moment he finished speaking, a white light shed and blood sttered everywhere. Right


    then, a finger flew to the ground.


    "If you touch my sister, I will kill you! I''m a man of my word! If you don''t believe me, try me!"


    "Nichs!"


    Alicia was wailing as she hugged him. She tore part of her clothes and used it as a bandage for


    him.


    Meanwhile, some of the men were dumbfounded. They were initially shooting daggers at Nichs


    but at that moment, all of them including their leader stepped back. Their faces turned pale.


    Alicia suddenly tugged at her cor as she thought of something.


    "Why are you guys still here? I''m sick! See this? It''s contagious! Do you guys want to die in the


    hands of a sick woman? Have you guys seen syphilis before? It was transmitted through this small


    wound here and that''s all it takes! If you want to get infected, I dare you toe closer," Alicia


    yelled.


    Several men were startled by her. They looked at each other and slowly backed off.


    Alicia burst into tears as she hugged Nichs. "How could you be so stupid? Let me take you to the


    hospital right away! I think they can still fix your finger."


    Gritting his teeth, Nichs fell onto the ground the moment he heard the car driving away. His face


    was pale and covered with cold sweat.


    He was obviously holding on to hisst breath. He couldn''t bear to see Alicia get hurt under his


    watch!


    "Are you okay? Hang in there!"


    Alicia tried her best to get Nichs into the car. However, no matter how hard she tried, she was not


    strong enough. Plus, weeping made it harder for her to lift him.


    Momentster, he raised his hand and wiped the tears off Alicia''s face. "Don''t cry! I''m fine!"


    Nichs was actually afraid that someone would still go after her if things did not go this way. Even


    though they were safe at the moment, they won''t let her go that easily.


    "I''ll get you to the hospital now! Let''s go to the hospital..."


    Shaking his head, Nichs said, "Consider this finger a lesson! It''s my fault for dragging you into


    this!"


    This misery and suffering! He should pay a price for what he did!


    After returning to Bayton City, Nichs found out that the nchard family was bankrupt and his


    father might not be around anymore. Those people looked into Alicia and found that she was doing


    well in Casterwich City. He could imagine how hard life was for Alicia for these few years. Of course,


    he knew how important money was to her at this time.


    For the first time, Nichs felt remorseful.


    Alicia constantly shook her head as she hugged him. "No! No! It''s not your fault."