Outside the courtyard, the alert guards immediately noticed the approaching wheelchair. The servants and the guards instantly came to attention. Very soon, some of the guards and servants could see clearly Jack’s face.
The several times that Jack came he was obnoxious and brash but each time he was able to leave unscathed under the protection of the head of the family. This resulted in all of the servants and guards in the Hughes family recognizing him. Everyone knew that Jack was a bastard in the eyes of the Hughes family but even if those guards despised Jack, they did not dare to show a shred of disrespect.
“Young master Hughes!” One guard announced at Jack and said, “Master George’s courtyard is now a forbidden area. Please leave immediately.”
Jack calmly stopped his wheelchair. He looked at the numerous guards and scoffed, ‘What a good protection!’
Then, he smiled radiantly and asked, “Was it because of the ‘Kill Declaration’? I found out as soon as I returned to the Hughes residence."
"Exactly because of the ‘Kill Declaration’ that I cannot afford to take any chances.” The leader of the guards nodded. Even if he was the bastard of the Hughes family, but everyone knew that he was Patrick’s son and the potential heir of the Hughes family. With such a status, Jack was as good as his ‘Lord’!
Jack rubbed his nose and smiled, “No worries, I came as soon as I heard of this.” After he said that, he wheeled his wheelchair towards the courtyard.
The guard was startled and rushed to stop jack, “Master Jack, please don’t put us in a difficult spot.”
Jack’s expression darkened and said, “I understand, after all, I’m a bastard in your eyes!”
Thud! The guard shuddered and immediately knelt on the ground and apologized, “No, I beg Master for your forgiveness!”
What a joke! They were servants of the Hughes family. Even if they despised Jack, they would never dare to say that Jack was a bastard. It was only natural for the senior members to say that Jack was a bastard. But it was a death sentence for any servants who was caught calling Jack a bastard.
“Now that something so serious had happened, if others can enter and I can’t even if I’m a member of the Hughes family, then isn’t it because I’m a bastard?” Jack asked as he sat on the wheelchair, clearly forcing the guard to let him in.
The guard was now flustered and perspiring profusely. He thought of the family elites who were sent to protect George. If they could enter then what about Master Jack…
When he thought of this, he hurriedly moved to a side and then bowed and said, “Please enter as you wish, Master Jack.”
“You’re smart.” Jack smiled and wheeled himself into the courtyard. The guard did not notice Jack’s strong determination to kill.
The autumn wind continued to blow as death approached. Jack wheeled himself towards the closed doors.
It was calm inside the courtyard. Both Killian and George were certain that Jack could not succeed in the kill. Even the intended target, George, was unafraid.
From his perspective, Jack had issued the ‘Kill Declaration’ ahead of time and now all of the Hughes family guards were on the alert. Jack would be discovered as soon as Jack entered the Hughes residence… and then be killed!
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