Winner Takes All

Everyone was enjoying the meal and the whole villa was full of laughter.

The night was quiet.

Jack was not asleep.

He was sitting alone on the terrace while feeling the night breeze.

"Young master, is there something in your mind?"

Brent asked from behind his back.

As Jack looked from a distance from the terrace, he could see directly at the night view of TM Villa District.

He did not answer Brent's question.

Brent walked to the side and sat down.

"Do you have any cigarettes?" Jack asked.

Brent nodded. He took out a pack of cigarettes and handed a stick to Jack.

Jack was never a smoker but he wanted to try this time.

He took the lighter from Brent. He did not seem familiar on lighting it and took a hard smoke.

The pungent smoke suddenly poured into his lungs. He coughed violently and even his tears came out.

He looked at the cigarette. He smiled bitterly and threw the cigarette away. "I think it's better not to smoke."

"I think there's no need, you can tell me." Brent shook his head and knew something was going on in Jack's mind.

Jack laid on the recliner with his hands behind his head while looking at the stars in the night. "Suddenly, I just don't know how to think about my father."

Back then, Jack always thought that his father was a terrible man who abandoned his family and pursued for better life and wealth.

Even the appearance of Mr. Ward who changed his situation and assisted him in growing up which he thought it was just a business deal.

A business deal to let him take over the family.

Apart from feeling resentment, he did not feel anything for his father whom he had never met before.

But what his mother said made him start to think a little.

If it was the matter of life and death, perhaps his father's leaving was indeed the best solution.

So... what happened to the Hughes family back then?

He was very curious about what happened back then.

It was a pity that his mother only knew a little details. Perhaps if he wanted to know more then it was better if he met with his father.

"Actually the old master is a kind man."

Brent sighed while there was a gleam in his eyes. "He's the best the person I've met, there's no one else like him!"

Jack raised his eyebrows. "Oh yes, you used to be a mercenary before and why did you choose to follow him?"

Brent lit a cigarette on his own and started smoking.

"Back then, I was actually the spotlight in the mercenary market. There were more than hundreds of people who were under me, they are the real and brave soldiers. Are they even fake?" "Isn't that good?" Jack smiled.

"Is it good?" Brent shook his head. "Everyday I have to put my life at risk and running in the rain of bullets. Eventually I'm getting tired of it." "So, you end up following my father?"

"Your father saved me."

Brent shook his head while deep gazing. He was trying to reminisce back all the memories.

"Back then when I was on a mission, it was your father who assigned me to go to a desert battlefield country and rescue a hostage." "Unfortunately, we've failed the mission. I've had more than 100 men with me, more than 90 of them died. The rest of us were captured." "On the day of execution, I will never forget what had happened back then."

Brent looked at Jack with radiant expression in his eyes. "Young master, only a merchant values both life and wealth. Do you know that?"

Jack nodded.

"I remember the sun was very bright that day. When we were kneeling on the execution stage, there should be around more than ten thousands of people watching?"

Brent smiled as he continued his story. "In order to prevent us from being rescued, the other party also set up a few armored tanks to guard us. At that moment, your father came."

He raised his index finger. "He drove the jeep alone directly into the execution ground."

Jack's eyes twitched a little as he was quite surprised.

It seemed like everything was easy from the way Brent explained.

But the scene at the time was dangerous.

While facing the execution in front of tens of thousands of people, it was impossible to be done by a single person.

Jack's father dared to go as if he was looking for death.

"Are you surprised?"

Brent continued without waiting for Jack's response. "I was surprised but your father really came. He directly rammed the car into the execution platform and then calmly got out from the car. He greeted the locals with a smile and spoke a fluent local mother tongue with a smile."

He couldn't help but continued praising about Jack's father. “To be fair, I've been on the battlefield for so many years. I've seen many soldiers who were always arrogant. Unfortunately, when they faced life or death, they were just nervous and not ready to die."

"I've never seen someone like your father who is so calm as if he's born with this calmness power."

Brent looked at Jack. "You do look like him but you still have a long way to go."

Jack frowned and asked. "Then?"

Brent replied. "Then, he directly donated 10 Billion Yuan to the locals in exchange with my life."

"10 Billion Yuan... in exchange with your life? No wonder you follow him so desperately." Jack laughed a little.

"Consider it as a life-saving reward!" Brent smiled as if his eyes were filled with hope.

"Moreover, I was convinced by his calmness at that time. I used to feel that being a mercenary is a dishonourable profession but ever since I followed after your father, everything has changed." Jack smiled. "Beautiful things can be attracted with each other. Perhaps, they just need a chance to be well known?"

"Hahaha... Young master knows me well." Brent smiled boldly and admitted about it.

Jack did not feel like it was inappropriate.

If Jack was in Brent's place, he would make the same choice.

However... the way Brent spoke about his father did change his perception about him.

There were ten thousands of people around along with armored tanks surrounding them. At that time, it seemed like a suicide mission.

Jack's father was able to come in and rescue Brent single-handed. This courage was not something which any ordinary merchant would have.

"Young master, the old master isn't someone you think about."

Jack was in a silence. Brent continued. "There are many things that we as the servants shouldn't be talking about. But old master allows me to be by your side means that he cares more about you than himself."

"What do you mean?" Jack asked.

"I'm his personal guard, the only personal guard.”

There was a sense of murderous intention in Brent's eyes. "Ever since I follow him, I believe that I have protected him from assassination for approximately 10 times per year."

"10 times of assassination?"

Jack couldn't help but started thinking about it.

Brent stood up and pat Jack's shoulder. "He assigns me to be by your side means that he will be exposed to those assassinations sooner or later."

When Jack regained his sense, Brent left.

He seemed to be absent minded when he gazed the night sky.

At the same time.

The Parry Family.

"Is it really at TM Villa District?" Elissa asked in disbelief. She smiled as she hung up the phone. "Toby Tanner, it's worth taking care of you since you were young."

Kieran was still in doubt. "Are you sure it is at TM Villa District? It's impossible. The houses at there are really expensive!"

"My nephew is doing the second-hand housing sales, he has all the details about the housing at there. How untrue can it be?"

Elissa narrowed her eyes at Kieran. She couldn't help but feeling excited. "Oh god, my son-in-law is so rich. I would like to live in that 130 million Yuan worth of mid hill villa in that area..." "What are you trying to do?" Kieran was worried. "Let me remind you that our family is like a joke in the city. Don't mess around."

"Therefore, you deserve to be poor for your whole life."

Elissa glared at Kieran. "Since our son-in-law is rich, we should ask him and Kate to remarry so that we can live in the mid hill villa. Can you imagine how proud are we going to be?"

As she continued speaking, her face suddenly turned cold. "It's all Kate's fault. She doesn't know how good her life is. It's impossible to ask her to chase after our son-in-law. Then, I should do something about it."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐