Winner Takes All novel Chapter 379

It was silent in the room.

“Was father worried that I would check on him and that was why he deregistered the number?” Jack frowned and muttered.

Mr. Ward thought for a while and said, “Perhaps he was worried about others.”

Jack was stunned. Indeed, if his father had sent him a message, then why would he be worried about Jack checking on him? He must have deregistered the number because he was worried about others tracing him.

“But, who was he avoiding?” Jack asked.

Mr. Ward shook his head and didn’t say a word. He had served Patrick for many years and he was very familiar with his temper and nature. This was the first time that he couldn’t figure him out. They didn’t even have a single lead!

Mr. Ward took a deep breath and smiled bitterly, “I’m really at a loss this time. There are no leads and there is nothing suspicious at the Hughes family.” What he said suppressed Jack’s doubts.

The only thing that his father was fearful of was the Hughes family. But yet there was nothing suspicious at the Hughes family. After his father’s disappearance, Madam Hughes and all the Hughes family members were actively looking for him.

Nothing seemed out of place.

“The more it didn’t look suspicious, the more suspicious it looks. Something must be wrong.” Jack muttered.

They had no leads. The only thing they know was that the number which his father sent the message was from a city in X Desert. But this seemed useless at this point. Even if they sent someone to check on location, it would be trying to find a needle in a haystack.

Jack took a deep breath and saw that Mr. Ward was very tired and trying hard to suppress his yawns. Jack said caringly, “Go and have some rest, Mr. Ward. Even if we don’t have any leads, at least we know that my father is safe. I can be more assured now.”

Jack had no desire to sleep after he left Mr. Ward’s room. He brewed a pot of tea and paced at the courtyard as he sipped the tea to perk himself.

Feelings of doubts, concerns, and anxiety were all entangled together. It made him extremely vexed. Now that his father was safe, what worried him now was the attitude of the Hughes family towards him.

A year was too short a deadline. Under his father’s watchful eyes, he was sixty to seventy percent confident of presenting the necessary results to become the heir of the family during his father’s birthday. But now his father was missing. Without his father’s protection, if the Hughes family were to be biased against him, then the chances of him winning would tumble like an avalanche. Perhaps he would even be eliminated by his competition! For the moment, the one-year deadline was like waiting for his death.

“I can only wait to see what the Hughes family thinks.” Jack stared blankly as he mumbled and sighed helplessly.

“It’s cold in the morning, you should watch your health.” A tender voice said from behind him.

Then Jack felt a jacket being placed onto his shoulders. He turned around and saw Amber standing behind him. She appeared to be full of worry as she looked at him.

“Why did you wake up so early? Why don’t you sleep for a while more?” Jack asked.

Amber shook her head and said, “I was already awake. And I know that you sat in the hall for the entire night.”

Jack was stunned. He was certain that he did his best to control his movement to minimize the noise. How was his wife able to know?