Female Novel
Chapter 505 Uncle Archer, You Are A Real Dog
Did he… really came?!
George and Ivy were dumbstruck.
A cold gloom flashed suddenly in Killian’s eyes under his glasses.
There was a sudden silence in the hall.
All eyes were at the door.
And Madam Hughes, who had her eyes closed tightly finally opened her eyes, her gaze cold.
No one noticed that the corners of her mouth were turned upwards in a sneer.
Jack was sitting in a wheelchair.
Brent pushed it slowly from behind and Mr. Ward followed closely.
Those three were reflecting in everyone’s eyes.
Instantly, there was an uproar in the hall.
All were shocked, their faces showing astonishment.
Jack looked calm and unwavering as usual.
Since daring to come, he had already anticipated the current reaction from the audience.
He gestured for Brent and Mr. Ward to continue to move forward.
Suddenly, a cry of exclamation sounded.
“Jack, why are you in a wheelchair?”
Jack frowned slightly, looking at Archer who had stood up with horrified expressions.
He remembered the first time when he had come to the Hughes family.
How his father had reprimanded Archer in front of everyone.
His third uncle… at that time, he was reprimanded by his father quite brilliantly.
“Yeah, what happened to you?”
“Why are you in a wheelchair without any reason? What on earth happened?”
“Oh, Jack! How come you suddenly become like this? You looked so majestic the last time you came
here!”
……
As Archer spoke, others followed with their questions.
Jack was well aware of the fact that the Hughes family’s factions were complicated and that led to the
meaning of these questions feel different.
He narrowed his eyes at George, who had also stood up in surprise.
A sudden chill appeared gradually in his eyes.
Taking a deep breath to suppress his anger, Jack forced a smile, “Everyone, I had an accident and I
can’t use my legs temporarily.”
His words fell like thunder, silencing everyone in the hall.
All of their expressions changed drastically. Looking at Jack, their eyes had a very strange look in
them.
“Really? You can’t stand up?”
Archer exclaimed in alarm.
Although he had cried out in alarm, he looked more excited and pleasantly surprised.
Before Jack could respond, Archer spoke again, “Then you are handicapped now!”
As soon as he said that, anger suddenly appeared on Jack’s face making him clench his teeth.
His hands on the armrests clenched furiously into fists, making the blue veins even more prominent.
This scene was clearly captured by the silent Madam Hughes.
Her smile grew denser.
It seemed like he was… really Crippled!
And just as Archer exclaimed, everyone’s gaze changed from focusing on Jack to scanning back and
forth between Jack and Archer.
All gazes were different, some were odd, some gloating and some looked at Archer with sympathy.
At the small round table, George and Ivy reacted differently to the shock and dismay of the rest of their
successors.
George and Ivy looked pleasantly surprised.
Ivy was even more excited than surprised, she picked up the glass of red wine from the table and drank
in one shot. Then she exhaled a long wine-smelling sigh, feeling extremely refreshed.
Killian, who was looking at Jack with his dark eyes shining like a poisonous snake, sneered coldly.
Crippled… not even worthy of being an heir!
Killiam was giving an evil look on Jack, he sneered.
Crippled can not be the head of the family!
The three of them deliberately wanted to deprive Jack of his successor status and somehow wanted
throw that bastard out of the family. However, they had failed again and again with much loss on their
part.
But today, things had taken an unexpected turn.
God personally decided to punish that bastard?
Really… God had eyes!
Knock Knock Knock
A sudden sound of rapping on the table top sounded.
All eyes shifted from Jack to the source of the sound.
One after another, they all turned to look at Madam Hughes who was sitting in the main seat.
“Since you are here, come and sit beside me.”
She showed a warm smile, her words and demeanor all very amiable.
This scene took everyone by surprise.
They were all taken aback.
Why did she suddenly change her attitude?
Only Jack, Brent and Mr. Ward could see a different meaning of her behavior.
Jack was filled with even more anger.
Staring at her in bitter resentment, he gritted his teeth.
In his eyes, Madam Hughes’s kindness was undoubtedly hypocritical and disgusting.
However, he waved his hand anyway.
“Brent, Mr. Ward, let’s go there.”
*Boom*
Before they could even move a step, there was a loud bang on the table like a clap of thunder.
Archer, who had still not sat down, had become even more angry at Madam Hughes’s words.
Slapping the table loudly with his right hand, he glared at Jack, “Madam Hughes! He is in the younger
generation. If he wants to sit down then he should sit at the junior table. Why should he be at the same
table as the elders?”
He angrily squeezed out the sentence from between his teeth.
His words immediately attracted everyone’s agreement.
“Yes, Madam Hughes! This is not in line with the Hughes family’s etiquette!”
“Jack is our junior after all so he should be at Killian and George’s table. If he joined the elder’s table
and word got out wouldn’t it make people laugh at us?”
“Even if he must sit there then he should sit at the end. How could he sit right besides Madam
Hughes?”
……
The Hughes family was a high-class and very powerful family, powerful even in the eyes of other
powerful families.
Their etiquettes and customs were incomparably strict.
Even seating arrangements were decided strictly.
There were two tables for the feast today, one for the elders and one for the juniors. It seemed simple
enough.
But in reality, regardless of whether the table was for the elder or younger generation, the placement of
seats was carefully calculated and decided.
Identity, status and contribution to the family, and even the closeness of relation, all of these were
checked to decide the seating.
“Mom, it would be really inappropriate.” Carter, who sat besides Madam Hughes said calmly.
However, Madam Hughes said with a solemn expression, “Jack is Patrick’s son and Patrick is missing
right now. I, with my weary old body, am still in charge of this. Jack is present, are you telling me that
he cannot substitute for his father and sit beside me?”
Her quietly spoken words made everyone speechless in an instant.
Everyone’s gaze at Madam Hughes became more and more weird.
Everyone in the Hughes family knew exactly what her usual attitude was towards Jack.
But tonight, Madam Hughes’s attitude towards Jack had changed indescribably in the opposite
direction.
Especially at the juniors’ table, Killian and the others were all furious.
All of them sat obediently at the small table.
Jack was also of the younger generation; how could he sit at the big table?
If he sat at the big table, wouldn’t his status rise above the rest of the juniors?
Archer was also sullen.
He already had to rely on his blood relation with Patrick to be able to occupy a high seat at the Hughes
family feast.
In terms of ability, he was mediocre among his peers.
If Madam Hughes were to let Jack sit next to her, his position at the table would have to be moved to
more junior one.
He was the third uncle. How could he still be behind the younger generation?
“Madam Hughes, I object!”
Archer said angrily, “Even if he is Patrick’s son, he is now Crippled and his status as an heir is yet to be
discussed. Whether he should be able to even participate in such an important feast tonight, needs to
be reviewed. Madam Hughes, did you forget how high the level of tonight’s feast is?”
All of the people there had been invited.
Everyone present was either a high-ranking person in the family, or a highly capable successor among
the younger generation.
The requirement was extremely high!
But as these words were spoken, Madam Hughes and Carter’s eyes bent at the corners with a smile.
However, reasons made them both try to conceal it with utmost effort.
Jack looked indifferently at a very indignant Archer.
His gaze swept over Madam Hughes and Carter seamlessly.novelbin
Jack laughed coldly, breaking the silence in the hall.
“Uncle Archer, you are a real dog!”
His words were sharp and extremely cold.