Female Novel
Chapter 447 An Attack in the Night
“What secret?”
Jack’s heart stopped for a beat.
The information he wanted was the kind few people knew about.
Mr. Ward pressed his fingers together and said solemnly.
“Madam Hughes’ marriage wasn’t a majestic one.”
Jack pursed his lips, “This is the secret you were talking about? The one only you and my father knew
about? There are many other elders from my dad’s generation, so even if it was not a majestic
wedding, it can’t be hidden from other people.”
“Surely, the wedding ceremony was witnessed by everyone, but no one knows the reason behind the
marriage.”
Mr. Ward let out a strange laugh, “The old master once mentioned that Madam Hughes was the
daughter of an affluent family. She met her husband, a sidelined man of the Hughes family during anovelbin
banquet.”
The smile on Mr. Ward’s face got stranger than before at this point.
He deliberately lowered his voice, and it was so low that only Jack could hear him.
“And it was during that banquet that the man took advantage of his drunkenness and raped Madam
Hughes. For the sake of the good name of Madam Hughes’ family, they forced her to marry the man
from Hughes family.”
Boom!
Jack froze right in his spot.
“Hiss!”
He couldn’t help but suck in a deep breath, his heart speeding up in beats, “This is indeed a huge
secret.”
If this were made known to the public, it would take the entire world by storm with the status and
influence of the Hughes family.
A good name and reputation were of utmost importance to affluent families.
This marriage stemmed from a licentious relationship. If anyone else found out about this, the Hughes
family would definitely get crushed into shambles.
Take Yael’s father, Mr. Quinn’s incident, as an example. One could know the whole story from just a
little sneak peek of it.
Mr. Quinn was the one at fault, so Yael had another chance even if he killed his father.
The outsiders knew Yael did it, but no one knew the reason behind his action!
It was the same logic for Madam Hughes marriage!
“As this marriage happened because of a rape, Madam Hughes never slept with the man ever again
after they got married. I even heard from the old master that Madam Hughes was pregnant from the
incident, but she secretly got an abortion from the anger and shame she suffered.”
Mr. Ward said slowly, “And Madam Hughes had no one to add into the family’s line.”
“Wow, she is quite fertile.”
Jack displayed a meaningful smile, “No matter high in the ladder she was, she was sacrificed in this
war of reputation of the affluent families.”
“Yeah, and ever since the people from Madam Hughes’ generation passed away, this matter became
even more secretive. And now, only the old master and I know about it.”
Mr. Ward slapped his mouth and laughed, “I’m the old master’s right-hand man, and I take care of him
every day. That is how I heard about it from him.”
He paused, then asked Jack, “Young master, why are you asking about this?’
“Nothing much. I was just curious.”
Jack shook his head and replied casually.
He wanted to know why his father told him to be wary of Madam Hughes and the entire Hughes family.
Other than the two secrets Mr. Ward mentioned, Jack could not find any other reason for it.
However, these were all just stories from the past.
It was impossible for Madam Hughes not to hold grudges from being sacrificed just to protect her
family’s reputation.
Or rather, to put it another way, Madam Hughes might lose some of her hatred if her husband was
capable of doing something.
But from being raped, to being forced to marry her rapist, a man who was unwelcomed in the Hughes
family, why would Madam Hughes want to give birth to his child?
……
After long hours of waiting, the lights to the emergency room finally dimmed when the night came.
When Brent was pushed into the general ward on his bed, then only did Jack feel relieved.
Jack and Mr. Ward just stayed by Brent’s side after getting the medical staff to clean Jack’s wound.
Jeweline ordered over thirty of his bodyguards to surround and guard the hospital ward.
This made Jack feel more at ease.
He almost lost his life from just making an appearance at the Hunter family’s banquet.
Even though his father was the primary target, but now Jack had to be alert too.
The life and death incident wore him out to the brim.
As he was sitting in the ward, a wave of sleepiness washed over him.
He laid down on the sofa and fell asleep.
Clang!
Amidst his sleep, Jack felt something hit his face before it dropped to the ground.
Slowly, he opened his eyes, and the sight of Brent who was already awake entered his gaze.
It was dark outside, so the lights in the room were turned on.
It should be late at night now, and even Mr. Ward had fallen asleep.
Under the dim lights, Jack could see Brent’s face, which lacked colours of life. Brent was staring at him
solemnly as he frowned.
The surprise Jack felt turned into astonishment instantly.
He was about to get up for the couch.
But he noticed Brent widening his eyes.
Something was wrong!
Instantly, Jack’s heart stopped for a beat as he suppressed his urge to stand up and continued to lie on
the couch while he looked towards Brent.
Sure enough.
Brent’s gaze averted to the window.
Jack glanced at the window through his peripheral vision. Amidst the night, he could faintly see the
lights of the hospital.
Other than that, everything looked normal.
Just as he was about to look away, he noticed a faint light that shone on the rooftop of the building on
the opposite side.
When he wanted to take a closer look, the light had already disappeared.
But that was enough for him to know what was going on.
With his knowledge and experience, the faint light could only come from…the scope of a sniper!
The next second.
Jack got up and dashed towards the window. Then, he rolled over and drew the curtains.
At the same time.
Brent, who was on the hospital bed got up right away and took Mr. Ward, who was sleeping by his
bedside together with him to the ground while he flipped the bed over with one hard kick.
Bang!
The sound of a gunshot exploded in the dark night.
The bullet broke through the glass and hit the headboard of the bed.
“Brent! Mr. Ward!”
Jack, who was hiding under the window had a change of expression.
“We’re fine. It went astray!”
Brent’s replied allowed Jack to breathe out a sigh of relief, albeit it was a temporary one.
Soon after, Jack saw Mr. Ward came out from behind the headboard of the bed in shock.
“I’ll get the bodyguards to go there now.”
Mr. Ward scrambled his way out of the hospital room.
A moment later, Jack heard footsteps from the outside of the room.
At the same time, the door to the hospital ward was pushed open completely, and a dozen of
bodyguards rushed in.
He felt calmer and quickly went behind the bed.
In such a short time, his back was already wet from his own sweat.
If it wasn’t because Brent woke him up from his deep sleep and gave him a warning, no one knew who
the bullet would be aimed at.
However, Jack’s expression changed again upon seeing Brent’s injury.
Because of his huge movements earlier, Brent’s injury was affected, and blood was flowing out from it.
“I’m fine, young master.” Brent suppressed his pain and squeezed out a smile.
“Fuck them!”
Jack cursed and turned to roar at the bodyguards in the room, “Get there and bring the killer back to
me! I want him here, no matter alive or dead!”