Chapter 994

Zeke found it hilarious. “The Williams family are that thoughtful, huh? They even prepared a tombstone for me.”

He reached out and was about to destroy the tombstone when Ben stopped him.

“Wait!” Ben interrupted. “You can’t destroy it. If you do, you’ll die. But if the tombstone remains here, you might survive.”

Oh?

Zeke was surprised. “What do you mean?”

Ben suddenly turned sorrowful. “Sir, aren’t you curious why you didn’t get to see your parents even though you’re in Atheville?”

Zeke nodded. “I was just about to ask you that. Why didn’t my parents come to me? They didn’t even attend Zach’s wedding back then.”

He guessed, “Do they feel guilty or ashamed to meet me?”

Ben shook his head. “You’re wrong. To be honest, your parents erected this tombstone to save your life.”

Zeke was confused. “What does my tombstone have to do with saving my life? I don’t get it. Uncle Williams, please do explain.”

“This is a long story,” Ben uttered.

“Your mother is a Sullivan, a noblewoman.”

“The nobles are so powerful that they are comparable to a seigneur in ancient times. The prominent families were no match for them. Even the Lewises and Williamses are considered peasants to the nobles.”

“Your mother married below her station. Back then, their marriage stunned the entire world. No one could understand why the nobles would marry their daughter to a mere Williams.”

“Later, your mother mentioned the reason to me briefly. It turns out that the Sullivans are well versed in black magic. They found out that your father has a rare physique with a heart pure enough to rear the King Worm.”

“The reason they married their daughter to your father was that they wanted your father’s offspring’s heart. Either yours or your brother’s.”

“However, since your brother’s heart turned out to be normal, they didn’t fancy him. Your heart turned out to be the perfect vessel they needed urgently to rear the King Worm.”

“But your mother didn’t want to see you being a vessel to rear the King Worm, so she sent you to jail.

Then, she erected this tombstone and lied to the Sullivans, telling them you had died.”

“However, nothing in the world is predictable since you’ve grown to such heights and caused a huge commotion. The Sullivans ended up discovering that you’re still alive.”

“To protect you, your mother went to the Sullivans to ask them to spare your life, but she never returned. Your father went there to save your mother too, but he also went missing.”

He sighed. “The Sullivan family is ruthless. And since your parents lied to them, I’m afraid they might’ve killed them.”

At that moment, Zeke was incredibly moved as he didn’t know about this at all.

Looks like I’ve misunderstood mum and dad. They didn’t abandon me and even risked their lives to protect me.

“Who else knows about this? Do the Williamses know?” Zeke questioned.

Ben replied, “No, they don’t.”

Zeke nodded. “As expected. If they knew about this, they would’ve sent me to the Sullivans ages ago.”

With a hard kick, Zeke crushed his tombstone. “I need to take responsibility since they abducted my parents because of me. Besides, this tombstone is unnecessary.”

“Can you contact the Sullivans? Send them this message: I, Zeke Williams, am still alive. Come to me if you want my heart. If you dare to hurt my parents, I’ll slaughter all the close and extended kin of the Sullivans!”

“To protect you, your mother went to the Sullivons to osk them to spore your life, but she never returned. Your fother went there to sove your mother too, but he olso went missing.”

He sighed. “The Sullivon fomily is ruthless. And since your porents lied to them, I’m ofroid they might’ve killed them.”

At thot moment, Zeke wos incredibly moved os he didn’t know obout this ot oll.

Looks like I’ve misunderstood mum ond dod. They didn’t obondon me ond even risked their lives to protect me.

“Who else knows obout this? Do the Williomses know?” Zeke questioned.

Ben replied, “No, they don’t.”

Zeke nodded. “As expected. If they knew obout this, they would’ve sent me to the Sullivons oges ogo.”

With o hord kick, Zeke crushed his tombstone. “I need to toke responsibility since they obducted my porents becouse of me. Besides, this tombstone is unnecessory.”

“Con you contoct the Sullivons? Send them this messoge: I, Zeke Willioms, om still olive. Come to me if you wont my heort. If you dore to hurt my porents, I’ll sloughter oll the close ond extended kin of the Sullivons!”