When the haze above the skies shrouded, the strong beams of light became insignificant.
That was Jack’s exact emotions at this moment. He thought that he was after the crown and the throne as the head of the family, as well as the majestic glory that belonged to his mother, himself, and Amber.
However, now that Jack thought about it, he discovered that his so-called goal was just something insignificant.
Now… the haze was beginning to drown out the light.
An invisible force was pushing them into a deeper pool of mess!
Even Mr. Ward fell into a long period of silence as his mind filled up with doubts.
The Rolls-Royce was driven into the villa.
After the car came to a stop, Mr. Ward said seriously, “Perhaps, only the Old Master knows about this…”
“Forget it.”
Jack shook his head. A smile suddenly appeared on his face, replacing his solemn expression from earlier, “We will fight whatever comes in our way. Although we’re getting deeper into the mess, but once we conquer this, we will be the kings.”
Mr. Ward looked at Jack in surprise.
Did he calm down this quickly?
Mr. Ward too, was anxious after hearing Jack’s long sigh on the valley of the mountains earlier.
It was still affecting him until now.
“Let’s go in.”
Mr. Ward then helped Jack get down the car.
When the both of them entered the villa, the living room was still brightly lit.
Sounds were coming from the kitchen.
At this time, the sliding door opened.
Amber, with a pot of soup, walked into the dining room.
“Why are you still cooking at this hour?”
Jack couldn’t help but reprimanded Amber, then looked at her big belly. He couldn’t bear to see her tiring herself out.
Recently, many terrible things had happened. Everyone was having a hard time, and so was Amber.
Moreover, she was pregnant now.
The process of pregnancy itself was painful and exhausting enough. On top of the emotional distress which happened recently, Amber was definitely suffering more than the rest.
“I’m fine.”
Amber then let out a smile, “It’s still early. Vinna is still in the hospital, and she hasn’t been eating much, so Daisy and I prepared ginseng soup for her.”
Daisy then came out from the kitchen too.
She saw Jack and was about to greet him, but upon seeing his expression, she swallowed her words again.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.
Amber walked to Jack’s side, lifted her slender finger then brushed the bridge of his nose as she laughed.
“Hey idiot, stop looking so gloomy. I’m not so fragile, and I need to move around too, right?”
“I’m worried that you’ll tire yourself out.”
Jack said in a concerned voice, the expression on his face became a little gentler.
“Daisy is here. I’ll be fine.”
Amber smiled before she turned around and headed towards the kitchen again, “We made extra. I’ll get you a bowl of soup. I made it myself after Daisy told me the tricks to cooking it. You better like it.”
Amber’s joke managed to ease the awkward situation a little.
Jack sighed helplessly as he watched Amber enter the kitchen. His heart ached for her.
“That idiot, she has suffered too much because of me.” Jack thought to himself.
The soup was thick and had a strong aroma of ginseng.
It was obvious that Amber had put in effort into cooking it.
Before this, Amber was a girl who didn’t know how to cook at all. The only thing she knew how to do in the kitchen was to boil water.
With Amber’s expectant gaze on him, Jack gave her a thumbs up and praised her for the job well done.
Later, the four of them headed towards LJ Hospital.
They had a casual chat along the way.
Amber did not question Jack as to why he wasn’t around the whole day.
This made him feel more at ease.
If Amber knew that he went to the Hughes Family to kill someone, and almost got himself killed as well, she probably would start to cry again.
At LJ Hospital.
A lot of places were silent during the night.
However, the hospital was an exception.
It was a place where lives came and went at any time of the day.
Jack did not head to the ICU immediately.
Instead, he brought the rest to Lyndall’s ward first.
It was only 9 p. m., so Lyndall wasn’t asleep yet. He was reading the newspaper in his room.
“Amber made ginseng soup. Have some.”
Jack smiled.
Lyndall was a little surprised at the sight of Jack.
But he managed to regain his composure in an instant, smiling as he nodded, “Sure.”
Jack knew the reason behind his change of expression earlier.
In fact, Lyndall was the first person who knew about Jack’s intention to kill.
Jack waved his hand, signaling Mr. Ward, Amber and Daisy to head to the ICU first.
When the three of them left, the room was silent for a few moments before Jack smiled and said.
“You didn’t think I would be back this quick, did you?”
Lyndall nodded, “I thought things would be difficult to deal with and that you would be badly injured if you even managed to come back.”
He was honest.
Even as the man who ruled over LD City, Lyndall knew little about the Hughes Family.
To him, the Hughes Family was one that stood at the top of the pyramid, far away from the ordinary citizens.
In comparison, he was just a lowlife at best that the Hughes Family would not even care for, although he was the underground king of LD City.
“Then why didn’t you stop me?” Jack joked.
“I knew I couldn’t do that. That was why I followed you too.”
Lyndall shrugged as a hint of fear emerged in his eyes.
He must have remembered the monstrous aura Jack emitted at that time.
A moment later, he added, “If it were me, I would make the same choice too. It’s just that our brothers are different.”
After letting out a long sigh, Lyndall smiled dejectedly, “You and your brothers can die for each other. As for me, I can take a bullet for my brothers, but they might be the ones who shot that gun.”
“Try the soup.”
Jack waved his hand and joked again, “My wife made this even when she is pregnant. Before this, she only knew how to boil water. This is the first time she made this, so you better give her some good comments.”
Lyndall smiled, picked up the bowl and took a sip. Immediately, a look of surprise emerged on his face.
“It’s delicious!”
“Then you drink more of it. I’ll go to the ICU first.”
Jack said nothing else and wheeled himself out of the ward in satisfaction.
As soon as he opened the door, Lyndall’s voice sounded from behind.
“I’ve made the arrangements at LD City. There would be no underground kings in the future.”
“Good.”
Jack smiled then left the room.
Lyndall’s gaze was serious as he smiled too.
He knew that his identity as the underground kind had always been taboo for Jack. After all, it wasn’t a glory status to have.
It wasn’t that Jack minded Lyndall, but just his identity.
Lyndall knew clearly that his identity might be seen as glorious and admirable to the people of LD City, but it was nothing at all to the wealthy and affluent families.
It was just… another lowlife to them.
Outside the ICU.
When Jack arrived, he saw Mr. Ward and Lone Wolf sitting at one side.
As for Amber and Daisy, they were sitting by Vinna.
Vinna held the bowl of soup in her hands, but it was obvious that her mind was elsewhere. She wasn’t moving, and her complexion was pallid.
Jack frowned and wheeled himself to Vinna.
Vinna never noticed that Jack was here.
Instead, Amber shook her head at him.
Jack took a look at the soup in Vinna’s hand. It seemed that she hadn’t drunk it at all.
He frowned, “You are not waiting for him to wake up. You are just torturing yourself. Don’t you want him to put on your wedding dress and let you hold flowers in your hands after he wakes up?”