Winner Takes All

The stern voice attracted everyone's attention immediately.

Patrick's expression changed and his eyes lit up and looked in that direction.

Carter supported Madam Hughes as they walked into the courtyard. A group of authority holders followed closely behind her. Everyone appeared extremely furious at this point. The combined vibes of their fury terrified every guard and the younger Hughes members.

Thud!

Apart from the guards who had pinned down Jack and those who held Killian back, everyone else quickly knelt. In the silence of the courtyard, the sound of the kneecaps striking the ground was thunderous. The entire atmosphere was filled with fear and awe.

The Hughes family controlled a large portion of the world's finances and affected the lives of countless people. The responsibilities of the Hughes family were heavy and complexed.

Apart from the head of the family who remained in the Hughes residence, many of the authority holders were either managing affairs locally or out of state. It was very rare to have so many authority holders gathered in the meeting hall but they managed to do it today!

It was all because of Jack who practically pulled down the Hughes family's reputation and dragged it through the mud! All the authority holders were worried that if this was to leak out, that it would embarrass the family even further!

The Hughes family had risen from status to higher status at breakneck speed to become an aristocratic family. But all these could be destroyed in just one day!

Madam Hughes was so furious that her face began to twitch and it was as if her eyes could shoot out flames. Madam Hughes finally stopped beside Jack. Thud! The dragon head walking cane struck heavily onto the ground.

Madam Hughes sternly said, "Patrick, so this is your scumbag! What kind of bastard would issue a 'Kill Declaration' on my Hughes family? Now he even killed George in the Hughes residence! This... this..." Madam Hughes trembled furiously.

Then suddenly she beat her chest and wailed to the heavens, "Oh heavens, how will my Hughes family stand tall in front of the other elite families? Why did we have such a murderer in our midst?" She cried in agony and touched all their hearts.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

Carter and the group of authority holders' eyes began to turn red and fumed when they saw Madam Hughes cry sorrowfully. Even those authority holders who had supported Patrick looked at Jack with disgust.

The next moment.

"Grandmother... I beg you to provide justice for George!" Killian started to cry after he broke free from the others and knelt on the ground, bowing to Madam Hughes repeatedly. Killian struck his forehead on the ground repeatedly until it started to bleed and he still kept going. All those who looked at him began to pity and feel his sorrows.

"Killian, oh, Killian. Rest assured that I would be fair!" Madam Hughes looked at Killian and wiped her tears.

She pushed Carter's hand away and lunged onto George's body as she wailed, "George, oh, George... You are my grandson, you are one of the potential heirs. Why, oh, why did you die so terribly..." Her sorrowful cries stabbed the hearts of everyone as all of them became furious.

But Jack began to scoff as he remained pinned down and thought, 'What a great act!'

Jack felt disgusted by the repeated stares. Since he dared to come, he also was ready for all the attention.

Patrick clenched his fists tightly as he looked at the wailing Madam Hughes. His veins at the corner of his eyes were throbbing in anger. Of course, he knew that Madam Hughes was trying to stir up all the authority holders to go against him. She was pouring fuel to the fire and fanning it! He knew that what Jack had done was a great sin but there was no need for her to stir up the matter. But now Madam Hughes had taken the opportunity to create a big scene and amplify the matter. As the head of the family, he practically had no room to maneuver.

True enough!

"Sir! You must uphold justice!" Archer suddenly yelled, "When had such a lawless thing happen in the Hughes residence? This is a blood debt and it is not just for George but for the rest of the Hughes family!" Archer yelled as he walked out of the crowd and pointed to Jack as he wailed to Patrick, "Sir, you shouldn't have brought this bastard into the Hughes family. Look at him now, he is worse than an animal. He never considered himself part of the Hughes family. He regards our lives like a blade of grass!"

Patrick frowned tightly as he clenched his teeth and glared angrily at Archer. He had never stared at Archer to an extent that he wanted him dead!

Smack! Suddenly Archer turned furiously and slapped Jack across his face. The sudden slap was so hard that it almost knocked Jack unconscious. Jack turned to look at Archer and saw his ferocious expression as if he was ready to devour Jack.

"I'll kill you. I, Archer, will represent the Hughes family to kill this beast! You are worse than an animal!”

Bash bash bash...

A series of punches and kicks landed on Jack. Jack started to bleed from his mouth and it was as if he didn't feel the pain but he even started to grin. Nobody held Archer back when he suddenly struck Jack repeatedly.

To the other authority holders, even if Jack was beaten to death and they were to throw him to feed the dogs, it would not be enough to satisfy their anger.

Then, Patrick thundered, "Archer, enough!"

The yell by the head of the family startled everyone and Archer stopped immediately. He turned to look at Patrick in disbelief and asked, "Sir, you are still... defending this beast?"

Before Patrick could reply, Archer knelt on the ground with a thud and wailed, "I beg the head of the family for justice to fairly deal with this murderer!"

His cry immediately tugged the heartstrings of all the authority holders.

The next moment, all the authority holders followed suit and knelt down and yelled in unison, "We beg the head of the family to fairly deal with this murderer!"

Even Madam Hughes who was hugging George's body knelt down and bowed as she cried, "Patrick, you are the head of the family. You are the authority of my Hughes family. Even if he is your son, you cannot protect him with no regard for the Hughes family. I'm begging you for justice and deal with this murderer..."00