The Rhyme of the Depositary

FOUR ONE

He is like an angel of death playing with death. He knelt down in front of Alice, staring at the beauty of the woman who was Kendrick's widow. Next to his mouth was interested in forming a terrifying seriangai.

"Who are you?" Alice asked in a hoarse voice. Most of his power he had spent screaming was unclear. Now all that remains is a soft voice that shows despair.

"It seems we need to get acquainted first. Either way, we'll have plenty of time to have fun later. By the way, my name is Jerry" The fat man smiled, full of bad intentions. Alice swallowed hard. Looks like he's facing a psychopath right now.

"Aren't you Kendrick's widow?" That's not a question. That's a statement. Alice simply fell silent, confirming the truth.

"Did you know your late husband killed my most precious son?" A hateful look grew in both of the man's black eyes.

Alice closed her eyes. He never thought it was an old grudge. Why is he stuck in things like this?

"I never knew your business with my late husband. I'm an outsider you shouldn't drag." Alice said softly. His voice was almost like a whisper.

In the dark world, Alice was not particularly naive. There is only the term kill or kill. Anyone who wants to be at the top, must have the strength and eternal cruelty to get rid of every rival. Kendrick would've done the same thing. He just follows the groove. Alice doesn't like the picture very much but she can also understand why Kendrick did something similar.

It's just that the thing is, he shouldn't have been cruelly included in their game. Alice never made a problem, why did she have to pay.

"Have you ever heard the term blood paid for with blood? Are eyes paid for with eyes? That's what I'm gonna do. Since Kendrick's gone, what if you paid for your husband's life? Let's just say, I helped speed up your meeting in the afterlife. How's it?" Jerry smiled in a scary way. Alice is getting creepy.

"Are you a petty man who hurt women just because you weren't man enough to face Kendrick while he was alive? After he died, you just had the courage to harass your enemy's wife?"

Jerry started laughing in a strange way. Alice felt her listeners getting sicker stained with the foul man's laughter. He's a complete psychopath.

"I don't care. All I know is that this useless man killed my beloved son. Then I will kill his beloved too. This is a grudge that must be met in order for my son to be happy." The laughter sounded again. Alice pursed her lips, feeling increasingly trapped.

"If Kendrick did kill your son, I'm sure he's the one who fished for his anger first."

Alice was very sure about it. As long as he knew Kendrick, he was a man who didn't really like to provoke trouble. His actions only depend on how much action is done by his opponents. If someone is stupid enough to attract a case, Kendrick will certainly finish the person to his roots. Judging from this, surely Jerry's son is the kind of man with a head who is too reckless to turn on the fire of hostility to his late husband. He eventually had a tragic death. Only, his father is now exacting revenge and making Alice as an object. What kind of madness did that man experience?

"Your mouth is too presumptuous. You're the same as Kendrick's old wife. He also had a sharp tongue that eventually brought death."

Alice flinched bitterly. Kendrick's old wife? Could they be related to each other? Alice raised an eyebrow. A new thought began to form in his head. The combination of events can be assembled instantly through his intelligent brain.

"Did you kill Kendrick's old wife?" A pain he was unable to cover from his voice.

Alice remembers the tragedy. Kendrick once said that his wife was murdered while he was pregnant. Could it be that the mastermind behind the incident was this old man in front of him? But didn't Kendrick say he had made the perpetrators pay? Why is Jerry still living a healthy life right now? He even intends revenge.

"My son killed that cheap woman. That woman deserved to die. He got what he deserved."

Is that why Kendrick then killed Jerry's son and all his henchmen? Alice assumed that Kendrick would have accidentally let the father of her enemy live. Had he known what happened to Alice at this time, he would have been disappointed not to have killed this jerk earlier. Who knew the enemy's father had chosen the insular path to complete the old grudge?

"Your son must be a demon. He deserves to die at Kendrick's hands." Alice stabbed out a voice, implying anger.

The man who mobilized a murder on a weak woman who was pregnant was just a jerk who had no conscience. Such a creature should never have been born in this world. Its existence is only a symbol of tragedy for the lives of others.

"Your mouth doesn't deserve to be dirty like this. You cheap woman."

A loud slap greeted his face. Alice flinched helplessly.

"You need to learn a lot, Alice. I'll teach you a lesson to conquer your arrogance before I finish you." Jerry smiled with calculation. He took out a device, pulled out Alice's nails and stabbed Alice in the leg.

Alice rebelled blindly, but was held back by the entangling chains. Right now he's cursing Jerry with all the swearing in. He was angry, scared, desperate and sad at the same time.

My only hope is Anson. Before her escape, Alice had already sent the location of her whereabouts via a mobile phone. But it must have been hours ago. After he was caught by this criminal, Alice was sure that his phone must have been destroyed before they brought him to this place.

Alice's breath was irregular. His eyes began to slowly blur. As he felt almost fainted from blood loss, Jerry grabbed a gauze from his jeans and began to bandage the wound on his leg.

He sang a jazz song, acting as if nothing had happened. Alice held the pain. He stared in horror at the psychopathic man kneeling before him without the slightest guilt.

"I won't let you die so quickly. I'll bring your son here and I'll avenge my son on all of you."

Alice was wide. The son? So Jerry thinks that Axel is Kendrick's son so he intends to torture him too? Is that why Anson reminded him before he chased Jerry's henchmen? Surely Jerry's already deployed some of his men to take Axel in the mansion. Perhaps that was when Anson was also in the mansion to return back his son's monthly visits. The man knew of unnatural movements that harmed his son and must have protected him. Then he reminded Alice to be careful, only, the warning was a little too late.

Jerry came out of the room, very satisfied to beat Alice.

Alice closed her eyes, permeating the taste. Physically it's a little bit better. But the pain became more and more, permeating all his bones.

Alice hopes Anson is strong enough to keep Axel. Hopefully the boy never gets touched by Jerry. He alone bears all this. Alice would never have been able to see her own flesh and blood being killed in front of her.

Jerry's not human. He was a lowly beast that was somehow trapped within the human body. He has no soul and no mercy.

Alice's body shivered again. His teeth are getting worse. Alice's head began to weigh heavily, making her slowly fall into the darkness.

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