Winner Takes All novel Chapter 172

The crisp slap was echoing in the tranquil courtyard that only had the sound of water flow.

It had no difference from thunder.

Everyone was shocked.

No one had expected Jack Hughes would suddenly slap his grandfather.

And… He simply hit his grandfather without any hesitation!

This slap made Darren Burton’s corner of his mouth bleeding. His shocked face was full of confusion.

“Old Master Burton!”

The bodyguards nearby swarm towards them.

“Stop!”

Darren yelled, “Do you all want to beat my beloved grandson?”

The bodyguards stopped their steps immediately.

“Jack…” Sophie Burton said in a panic.

However, Jack raised his hand to stop her and gave Darren an extremely cold look, “I don’t care who you are. I would hit you if you beat my Mom!”

“It was grandfather’s fault.”

Darren nodded and smiled to apologize, “Jack, are you satisfied now?”

“Are you even qualified to be my grandfather?”

Jack showed an extremely cold expression. He said with an extremely cold tune, “For more than twenty years when my Mom and I had to live in the other’s house, where were you, grandfather? My Mom and I were poor and we didn’t have enough food to eat, where were you, grandfather? When my Mom nearly died from sickness, where were you again, grandfather?”

“I…”

This questioning made Darren speechless.

“My beloved grandfather, stop nagging and go back where you came from. My Mom could tolerate you but I fucking couldn’t!”

Jack laughed at him, pulled Sophie, turned away, and left, “If you harmed my Mom, I would risk my life to deal with you even if it is extremely difficult. You are merely a grandfather, why should I care about you?”

It was brutal, domineering, and peremptory.

Yet, everyone didn’t expect this.

“Jack, don’t you want to hear why grandfather is here?” Darren suddenly became a hurry as his face was ghastly pale.

At first, he had vowed in front of Sophie as he assured Jack would definitely yield to him.

However, Jack then gave him a slap and he didn’t even have a chance to talk to him.

Darren was not willing to accept this kind of result!

“Get out!”

Jack pulled his mother. He didn’t stop his steps and said these words coldly.

The bodyguards immediately went to stop them.

However, Brent moved forward and made a sound with a cold tune. His strong and tall body gave the bodyguards a strong tension and they stopped moving.

Mr. Ward walked past Brent towards Darren.

He clasped his hands and greeted with a smile, “Old Master Burton, I have not seen you for years. Looking at your old look, I think your body is not working well, right?”

Although it was a greeting, the words were filled with sarcasm.

“If your body is working well, I think you wouldn’t be here to invite young master, right?”

Darren’s face was ghastly pale. He clenched his teeth, “Mr. Ward, you are merely a family’s servant. Is this how you talk to me? I had never seen you doing this last time!”

“Last time, you also bowed and went down on your knees in front of my old master to please him.” Mr. Ward said and smiled.

Darren had a fierce look in his eyes, “Do you think I, the Burton family, will be afraid of you?”

“Different people would have different perspectives.”

Mr. Ward turned, took a step, waved his hand, and laughed, “Old Master Burton, please drop the idea forever. You are late. Young master is a part of the Hughes family now. What young master has is a scrumptious meal, he would never go and gnaw a bone like a dog!”

“Moreover, I would like to remind Old Master Burton again. My old master had come back. Young master and Mrs. Hughes would not be easily bullied by everyone like last time. I hope you, old man, are not that dumb!”

Darren was extremely furious and he showed a fierce look while seeing Mr. Ward and Brent leave.

His body trembled as if a loud sound was heard when he gnashed his teeth.

The anger was like a volcano that had stayed in his heart a long time ago. Even with his age, he could not stop himself.

Darren wiped off blood at the corner of his mouth harshly. His face was ghastly pale and he laughed ferociously, “Good! He is truly my beloved grandson. You will bow down to me. You will definitely bow down to me!”

…

They left JS pond.

Everyone in the car was abnormally quiet on their way home.

Mr. Ward looked at the window while sitting on the passenger seat.

Jack and Sophie sat at the back and remained silent.

Jack frowned and his eyes were blinking. It seemed that he was thinking about something.

His grandfather’s appearance was as shocked as when Mr. Ward came to tell him about his father last time.

He had a grievance about these two matters.

The difference was Mr. Ward came to save his mother. This had made Jack be a little grateful to his father.

Yet, grandfather came and showed this silly “every parent loved their child”.

This had made him feel strong repression but also confusion. What had actually happened last time?

Sophie lowered her head while holding her hands together.

What Jack did just now was exactly the same as what she told her father. It didn’t disappoint her.

However, Jack did that without any hesitation and it made her shocked and perturbed.

She did not want to tell Jack about the past. Yet, the truth would be revealed soon. She couldn’t hide it anymore…

The Rolls Royce was driven into the villa.

After parking into the garage, Mr. Ward asked Brent to get off the car first.

Jack and Sophie didn’t move.

“Mom, are you still hurt?” Jack broke the silence.

“It does not hurt anymore.”

Sophie wiped her face she was finally determined, “Jack, you have grown up. Mom had thought wrongly last time. I thought I should hide the matters from you and I could settle them by myself. However, I feel I should let you know all this.”

Jack smiled and waited for her to continue.

Sophie’s eyes were blinking as if she was recalling or gathering her thoughts.

Finally, she said slowly.

“Do you know the Burton family from the capital city?”

Jack was shocked, “The richest family, Burton family from the capital city?”

Sophie nodded silently.

Jack’s facial expression changed slightly.

Every city had the richest person.

Every land had the richest person too.

However, no matter it was within a land or a city, it only represented power and wealth.

The richest person from the capital city could mean extraordinary.

Even though he was only the richest person from the city, the wealth and power he had could be well matched to the richest person from a land.

When Jack was confused and shocked, Sophie could still narrate the shocking matter lightly.

“Mom is from the Burton family. I am the direct line of the descent!”

Boom!

Jack could hardly believe it as if he was struck by lightning.

Then, a lot of doubts came to his mind like tides.

Since his mother was from the Burton family from the capital city, and she was also the direct line of the descent.

Why did he and his mother have to live together that poorly for more than twenty years?

At first, he was still confused about how his father met his mother after he knew his father’s identity.

Since he was not like the silly boy that lived in the tale.

In reality, the tale of a prince who fell in love with Cinderella was extremely less.

Even Amber Knight and he met each other in the university. They only slowly fell into each other during that time. Amber’s father was a self-made rich man.

There was a clear difference between a self-made rich man and a person who was rich for being from a rich family of generations. Thus, there was this difference between him and Amber.

However, if his mother was the direct line of the descent from the Burton family. So, she and his father were of the same social rank. The chances of them getting together were much higher!

Sophie ignored Jack who was shocked and told him the story with a peaceful voice.

“The way of electing the head of the family for the Hughes family from your father's side is selecting the most superior and eliminating the weaker. However, the Burton family was a hereditary succession and the direct line of the descent has the most powerful right to speak. And last time…”