Winner Takes All

As the first ray of sunshine fell on the ground.

Jack opened his eyes and realized that the patient room had one additional person. Mr. Ward looked exhausted as he leaned on the sofa and slept while using a hand as a makeshift pillow.

Jack was elated and looked with a questioning gaze towards Lone Wolf who was already awake.

"Mr. Ward, Mr. Hughes is awake." Lone Wolf simply shouted.

Jack frowned. The reason why he looked towards Lone Wolf was that he didn't want to disturb Mr. Ward's rest. For Mr. Ward to be in the patient room meant that he must have traveled through the night.

Mr. Ward opened his eyes and looked at Jack. He tiredly wiped his face and smiled, "Master Hughes, I instructed Lone Wolf to wake me up as soon as you woke up."

Jack nodded, frowned, and asked, "How's the Hughes family?"

The matter was handled in accordance with the family regulations. However, there remained some difficult issues to resolve. Killian was certainly one of the heirs of the family and in the eyes of the Hughes family, Jack was just an outcast bastard.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

If what his father and Mr. Ward did to muddle the issue was accepted as resolving the issue, then Killian's status would be totally diluted.

On hearing this, Mr. Ward smiled bitterly, "The reason why I rushed back was because of this issue. Madam Hughes has arrived in this city."

Madam Hughes? Jack was stunned and his pupils constricted.

After he overcame the initial shock, he smiled helplessly, "I didn't expect to force out this big character of the Hughes family. Looks like Killian's status is extraordinary in the family." Mr. Ward looked on helplessly and was rather melancholy.

Madam Hughes' status in the Hughes family was beyond everything. Being the only remaining person of her generation in the family, she was like an Empress dowager who influenced everything from behind the scenes.

Although she didn't control the Hughes family, even the head of the family would have to respect her. Otherwise, the term 'filial piety' was enough to suppress the head of the family.

After taking a deep breath, Mr. Ward said, "That was why Old master ordered me to rush back for fear that Master Hughes cannot handle Madam Hughes."

"Ha!" Jack laughed, "If she's here to interrogate me and deliver her judgment, I'm afraid Mr. Ward also can't handle her!"

Mr. Ward laughed to himself but did not retort Jack. He was only the family servant. When Madam Hughes came to the city to interrogate Jack and deliver her judgment, he was truly unable to handle it and he did not have any right to interfere. He rushed back as he wanted to be by Jack's side and was worried that Jack would do something impulsive and blow the matter beyond redemption.

Mr. Ward said, "Perhaps Old master ... would also come over."

Father? Jack was stunned and he immediately became very perturbed. Suddenly he was extremely conflicted within him. Hesitation, uneasiness, and resentment... all sorts of feelings became entangled together.

If his father came, how... how was he to face his father? At that moment, Jack's state of mind became erratic and panicky.

"Master Hughes, you will eventually have to meet your father." Mr. Ward could sense Jack's thoughts and smiled calmly, "It's just that this issue had brought forward everything. Old master was just worried that you can't handle Madam Hughes."

"When will he arrive?" Jack asked.

"Should be tonight." Mr. Ward said, "Madam Hughes made a sudden decision to come and Old master still had to handle some matters and couldn't leave as freely as Madam Hughes."

Jack nodded and said with a profound expression, "Do not alarm my mother over this issue." His mother had regained her consciousness at the hospital and Brent was there to confirm that she was alright. But he was not sure if a meeting after twenty over years would be joyous or traumatic for his mother.

"Understood." Mr. Ward nodded.

As soon as he said. The door to the room was opened and three men in black suits walked in. This made Lone Wolf frown and sprung up ready to confront them.

The leader of the group said firmly, "Jack, Madam Hughes summons your presence." The tone was cold, lofty, and sounded arrogant.

It happened so soon? Jack and Mr. Ward exchanged looks in surprise.

"Summon?"

Jack smiled and looked at the three men, "Do you think that I can leave this hospital with my injury? She can come and visit me."

Mr. Ward's eye twitched. What Jack said was directly challenging Madam Hughes. The so-called "summon" was the term Madam Hughes used to emphasize her status. Even old master was being summoned by her!

"Ha! Since you're alive, you must go regardless of your condition" The man in suit scoffed. "If you're dead and Madam Hughes still wants to see you, we'll carry your coffin to her."

Jack narrowed his eyes and was deflated.

As Jack was about to respond, Mr. Ward replied politely, "Tonight at eight o'clock, I would bring Master Hughes to call on Madam Hughes."

"The four impressions club just outside the city." The man mentioned the location and left.

The exchange was short and to the point. High and mighty, cold and lofty. They didn't even show any respect to Mr. Ward.

"Mr. Ward, it doesn't appear that you command much respect in the family. These three rascals don't even show you any respect." Jack teased.

He didn't think of trying to hide and not visit Madam Hughes. Since Madam Hughes already came to the city, it was impossible for him to avoid her. His response to the three men was simply because he felt disrespected by their attitude.

Mr. Ward rubbed his chin helplessly, "They are the personal servants of Madam Hughes and I'm Old master's servant. They naturally wouldn't show me any respect. The internal matters of the Hughes family are too complicated."

At that moment, Lone Wolf became flustered. "Mr. Hughes, this Four Impressions club..."

Jack raised his eyebrows and looked at Lone Wolf.

"You want to say that the Four Impression club is a private club open only to this city's most influential people?" Mr. Ward smiled and said.

When he was sent by Old master to assist Master Hughes, he had already done thorough research on all the influential and powerful people in this city. It was easy based on the information collected by the Hughes family intelligence network.

"Yes!" Lone Wolf nodded his head and said solemnly, "When I was at the underground fight club, I heard the boss mention that this club was only for the elite of the city. Only people like Aiden Lott and Drago Chou could be invited to join."

"Even Aiden had to be invited to join the club?"

Jack smiled wryly. Aiden and Drago used unscrupulous means to gain success in this city. In this process, wouldn't they already been 'invited'?

But very quickly Jack's expression turned serious and perturbed. "If the meeting is held at the Four impressions club, then tonight's questioning session would be tough to handle."

"That appeared to be the situation." Mr. Ward nodded and looked worried, "If because of this Madam Hughes registers Master Hughes' misgivings, then in the future DT Real Estate Agency will have a difficult time in this city."

Jack frowned deeply and said solemnly, "If Aiden were to be involved in welcoming her, then it may be easier to resolve this."

If it was Aiden, then he wouldn't need to worry about other aspects other than just focusing on handling Madam Hughes.

But now he was being caught between a rock and a hard place. Jack was at a loss of what he should do.

"I'll contact Old Master." Mr. Ward hurried out of the patient room.

At seven o'clock that night. The night had fallen.

Jack and Mr. Ward sat in the Rolls Royce and headed to the Four Impressions club. Brent drove the car while Lone Wolf did not go with them. It was inappropriate for Lone Wolf to go because of his background. Tonight, Madam Hughes intended to interrogate and possibly punish Jack. It wouldn't be good for too many people to be present.

The atmosphere in the car was extremely gloomy. Jack and Mr. Ward's expression was extremely sullen. Mr. Ward occasionally looked at the cell phone in his hands.

Suddenly, Brent's announcement broke the silence in the car, "Master Hughes, Mr. Ward, we'll soon arrive at the Four Impressions Club."

"Okay." Jack acknowledged and then braced up in his seat and suddenly raised his right fist.

Bash!

With immense strength, he forcefully struck down on his bandaged wound. Jack winced and grunt in pain. Very quickly the wound bled and fresh blood seeped through the bandages. "Master Hughes, what are you doing?" Jack's sudden actions shocked Mr. Ward.