Chapter 246 The ‘Surprise’ on Valentine’s Day
“It was around half an hour ago. Chris received a phone call right after the meeting ended and she left after that.” “Do you know who the caller was?”
“Umm…” Lisa shook her head. How would I know? Upon seeing Justin’s expression, Frankie quickly consoled, “President Burton, don’t be anxious. The news was just reported, so maybe Miss Hudson saw the news and quickly went home to resolve the matter.”
“You’re saying that she went back to the Hudson Residence?” “That’s not impossible, is it? Even though Miss Hudson is not close to her father, he is still her father after all. If she knows of such a big incident happening to the Hudson Family, I’m sure she won’t turn a blind eye to it.”
The timing had matched as well—they had just left the company half an hour ago. Not long after that, they heard the news on the radio. It was highly probable that Rachel had received a call from her family.
“Where are you going, President Burton?”
“The Hudson Residence.”
After leaving three short words with Frankie, Justin left the office in large strides. Frankie had no choice but quickly match Justin’s footsteps with a huge bouquet of flowers in his hands.
‘Hudson Pharmaceuticals is suspected to be involved in the smuggling of drugs and having close contact with the military abroad. As the police already have concrete evidence of this incident, they have detained the man who controlled the company, Jefferey Hudson, for further investigation.’
The news of Hudson Pharmaceuticals being involved in a case of drug smuggling quickly spread like wildfire and was reported by all of the major news outlets. Because of that, Hudson Pharmaceuticals immediately stopped all their operations, which caused their stock prices to plummet.
While holding a black umbrella, Rachel stood at the gate of the Hudson Residence—a place where she had lived for two decades. At this moment, it was both a familiar and a strange area for her.
Jefferey was in handcuffs as he had already been detained by the police and at this moment, he was being brought out of the mansion by them. He acted as though she was his lifesaver the moment he saw her. After quickly shoving the police aside, he rushed to her. While they were under the heavy rain, he grabbed her arms and said, “Rae, you have finally returned. Please save me—ask the Burton Family to save me. At this moment, they are the only ones who are able to save me.”
The umbrella in her hand was tilted by him. The rain pelted on her shoulders, leaving her drenched. However, she had a terrifyingly indifferent and cold expression. “Uncle Jefferey, no one can save you now.”
“What did you just call me?”
As soon as he heard the words ‘Uncle Jefferey’, Jefferey’s old face seemed to have cracked like a dried tree branch. He stared at her fearfully, unable to believe his own ears.
“What? Don’t you like this salutation of mine?” Rachel smiled stonily. “If my parents were aware of this, they would have hoped that I would behave this way. No matter what you have done, I should still be polite. It’s manners that I have to address you as ‘Uncle Jefferey’. Those manners which are already solidified in my bones.”
Although he staggered backward in trepidation, he was immediately captured by the policemen who caught up to him. “Trying to escape? In your dreams!”
Jefferey merely stared at Rachel with fear in his eyes.
“Dad! Let go of my dad!”
Amber had arrived at the scene a tad bit too late. Jefferey had already been forced into the police car, which had departed from the mansion. The lights of the vehicle and the roar of the engine disappeared in the rain.
“What is going on?” She did not have a chance to even speak to her father, so she asked Rachel anxiously, “Why was Dad taken away by the police?”
Rachel was still holding her umbrella when she coldly gazed at Amber. “Aren’t you clear on why he is being arrested?”
“Clear on what?”
“What Jefferey Hudson has been secretly doing in Hudson Pharmaceuticals. Do you dare to say that you are unaware of anything? Aren’t you in charge of the secret bank account abroad?”
“What nonsense are you spurting now?” Amber’s expression immediately changed. “Are you nuts? Or, are you planning to harm the entire family?”
“Family?” Rachel snorted. “At this moment, you guys still think that I’m your family now? Don’t forget, you sold me to the Burton Family. When you didn’t even care whether I was still alive or already dead, have you considered me as a part of the family? Now that you are in trouble and have reached a dead end, you finally remembered that I’m your family?”
Amber blanched. “No matter what, you are still part of the Hudson Family. Even though we have different mothers, we still share the same father, which makes us related by blood. You simply can’t take advantage of us at dire times like this!”
“Looking at the current state of the Hudson Family, do I even need to take advantage of you guys?”
“You—” As Amber appraised Rachel, Amber suddenly realized something. “How did you arrive earlier than me?” The maids in the Hudson Family called me as soon as Dad was in trouble and I rushed home immediately. Where did she get the information from?
“What do you think?”
“Miss Amber!” Her driver’s voice rang as he quickly brought his phone to her. “Look at this, Miss Amber!”
Amber then looked at the news on the man’s phone. The media had already received first hand news about the entire story. ‘According to our insider news, Jefferey Hudson had ordered his men to kill the witness five years ago to cover up his drug smuggling business. He killed the person and left his corpse in the wild. The said witness was a certain Mr. Egerton.’
As soon as Amber saw the last name of Egerton, she immediately understood what had been going on. As she looked at Rachel incredulously, Amber questioned, “You are behind all this?”
“Is it important to find out who did this? It’s fair and square to get retribution for killing someone.”
“My dad did not kill Hans.”
“Stanley Tillery was the man who killed him and he was working for Jefferey. Don’t you know Stanley?”
Amber’s face turned ghastly pale. Everyone knows that Stanley is Dad’s spy in Hudson Pharmaceuticals. “You are planning to ruin the Hudson Family. You returned not to take revenge on the Burton Family, but on us!”
Amber suddenly charged forward in fury. However, Rachel had caught the woman’s raised hand.
“What are you planning to do?” Rachel’s cold gaze swept past Amber. “It’s just something that I’m supposed to do. Jefferey has killed many over the years. The law will never miss anyone.”
“You mad woman, let go of me!” Amber shrieked and struggled from Rachel, who then shoved her away.
With another loud scream, Amber staggered and fell in the rain.
Julian quickly sheltered her with his umbrella. “Miss Amber.”
“Enjoy your days as Miss Amber. Once the Hudson Family is captured, you will be left with nothing. The little princess of the Hudson Family might need to live on the streets by then.”
Rachel coldly looked at Amber. Her arrogance felt like a mountain weighing on Amber, who felt like she was unable to breathe.
Apart from arresting Jefferey, the police had also seized all the valuable properties in the mansion. They even placed a banner on the front door—once the court had come to their decision, all of the properties would either be auctioned off or returned to the Hudson Family. No matter what, everything related to the Hudson Family would be frozen during this period. Hence, Amber’s access to her card would definitely be affected as well.
“Rachel!” she yelled angrily. “Does Justin know that you returned for Hans’s death? No wonder you stayed by his side like a loyal dog no matter how bad he treated you. You’re like a dog that can’t be chased away!”
“Of course he doesn’t know that, but the evidence is in his grandfather’s hands. Do you think I can easily leave?”
