Winner Takes All
Chapter 440 Just A Puppet of My Benefactor

It was a stone cold night.

But it was bright as day in the hall of the Hunter family's mansion.

It was so quiet one could hear their own heartbeat.

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely depressing.

Jeweshine and the trio were kneeling in the middle of the hall with dead pale face and empty eyes.

They were still at a loss with what happened in the day.

Especially Jeweshine.

Losing everything he had been building for the past twenty years, this was torturing him harder than a murder!

"Old master, isn't this a bit too harsh?"

An elderly stepped forward and broke the silence, "Jeweshine was your favored heir of the family after all. Isn't this punishment too much for what happened in the day? We're literally sealing our own asset by doing this!"

The person pleading for leniency was none other than Paul.

Everyone else in the hall was important members of the Hunter family.

Paul obviously was the eldest among them all.

A light of hope emerged in Jeweshine's eyes, as if his savior had arrived.

The crowd echoed along after Paul's remark.

"What Paul said was right, old master. We all know what Jeweshine is capable of. This punishment is none other than destroying him."

"Please think twice about this. It'll be a huge loss to the Hunter family if we lose Jeweshine."

"Jeweshine and the trio had contributed a lot to the family. We can give him another form of punishment rather than destroying him like this."

Upon hearing the crowd's remarks.

Kneeling in the floor, Jeweshine's eyes came to live and his hands clenched into fists.

There must still be a chance. There must be!

Everyone was pleading leniency for him. The old master would definitely change his mind on this!

The gaze in the trio's eyes lit up too.

Even though they had made a grave mistake today, with the pleading from the family members and the contribution they had brought unto the family, the old master would have to reconsider this. Standing behind the old master, grievance emerged on Jeweline's childish-looking face.

Lowering his head, he clenched his fists with veins popping in his arms and his knuckles crackling.

He had seen this scenery one too many times!

Because of the difference in their capabilities.

Since knee-high, no matter what, the family members always sided with Jeweshine. And he was always the one being criticized.

As the biological son of the head of the family, he knew his father will listen to the crowd when such incident came up.

Jeweline looked at Gilbert's back with grievance.

At this moment, he wouldn't be surprised if his father changed his mind and revoke the punishment on Jeweshine and the trio. Because he had been dealing with this for more than twenty years now!

However.

Bam!

Gilbert slammed his open palm on the table.

The thunderous sound shocked everyone in the hall.

Trembling, Jeweline looked at Gilbert in disbelief.

The next second.

Gilbert said coldly, "You're right, Paul. I can admit it in front of everyone in this hall that Jeweshine was my favored candidate as the heir of the family."

The tone in his voice was menacing as a dagger.

While in shock, everyone kept their mouth shut waiting for the following remark.

"But that was in the past! Don't forget that the Hunter family reaches where it is today because of me. I'm the one who's in charge of the rules in choosing the next heir."

With his brows furrowed deeply, Gilbert gave off a menacing authoritative aura, "But let me tell you guys this. Jeweshine and the trio were being too arrogant. I told him beforehand that there's an important guest coming today and asked him to appreciate the opportunity in getting the network. I didn't even tell my own son Jeweline about this.

"However, they didn't get the network but treated him with utter disrespect. Do I need to teach you guys about what's right and what's wrong here?"

Jeweshine and the trio, who were still kneeling on the ground, hated themselves to their guts when they heard that.

Jeweshine even had the impulse to slap himself hard in the face.

Vividness shone in Jeweline's eyes. He stared at Gilbert with agitation.

His dad... sided with him for the first time!

As the eldest in the hall, Paul felt bad for Jeweshine and opened up again.

"Jeweshine and the rest were youngsters who were just trying to defend our rules in Hunter family. And you called that Mr. Hughes as an important network, is he really that important to our family?"

Just?

Important?

Filled with boiling rage, Gilbert smirked, "I think you're too old to see the situation here, Paul! Do you think you know about Hunter family better than me, the head of the family?" "You..." Trembling, Paul gnarled and widened his eyes in rage.

Gilbert waved his hand, "I would have gave them a chance if it was a normal mistake. But based on what happened at the banquet today, they don't deserve another chance at all!"

"Let me tell you guys the truth, I planned for Jeweshine to have the accomplishment of raking in billions at the stock market, all thanks to Mr. Hughes. After knowing this fact, who else here still think I'm being too harsh with my punishment?"

Vhall!

With that said.

Everyone in the hall was dumbfounded.

Jeweshine, who was still on the floor, couldn't suppress his emotions anymore when he heard that.

He brawled out crying and crawled towards Gilbert, then pleaded while grabbing Gilbert's thigh.

"I know I was wrong, old master. I really do. Please give me a chance. Please help me plead for leniency from Mr. Hughes."

It was a devastating cry.

Jeweline was in a trance at the scene.

He never thought he would witness such a scene!

However.

Gilbert kicked him off his leg and berated, "I actually feel I'm going easy on you given what you did to Mr. Hughes. Don't blame me for being relentless if you behave outrageously again!" Jeweshine was completely dumbstruck.

This... this was going easy on him?

"Everyone out!"

Gilbert waved his hand.

Paul and the crowd dared not to say much else. They asked the trio to help pick Jeweshine up and left the hall.

The hall was back to silence after the crowd left.

Jeweline was still in a daze while freezing on the spot.

He only came back to his senses when Gilbert called him "My dear son."

"Dad." Agitated, Jeweline looked at Gilbert with teary eyes.

"Good boy, you're indeed my dear son. I thought you would be a deadbeat for your whole life, but you actually made Mr. Hughes an acquaintance!"

Gilbert held Jeweline's hand with tender, "I know it had been hard for you the past few years. I wanted to dote on you but as the head of the family, I have to look at the big picture and follow the rules."

At this moment, mixed emotions were rumbling in Jeweline's heart.

As if something he had been suppressing for years was triggered.

But at the thought of Jack, he asked hurriedly, "Dad, is Jack really as important as you said?"

With his eyes welling up, Gilbert gave him a long look, "Remember, son. In this world, the connection you have and the path you choose is more important than the skill you have. It's much more possible to succeed by getting yourself a benefactor rather than trying to succeed by yourself!"

He concluded firmly, "Based solely on the fact you had made acquaintance with Mr. Hughes, I can be rest assured and hand over my position as the head of the family to you."

There was a huge blast in Jeweline's head.

He got to become the head of the family just because he met Jack?

"Dad, I'm going to find Jack now!" Jeweline suddenly turned around and left.

Gilbert smiled and didn't stop him.

After he left, Gilbert muttered with a doting look on his face, "This happy go lucky kid. I wouldn't have wanted to pass the business to a side lineage if you're capable! Now I can finally be rest assured!" "Everyone in the family was ignorant to think it was my capabilities that helped Hunter family grew so rapidly. But little did they know, I was merely a puppet of my benefactor."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐