CHAPTER FORTY-TWOShe gasped, taking a deep breath while she stared at the young man in a grey suit walking up to her.“What is he doing here?” She whispered, poking Hudderson who was silent even though he had already seen the young man walking up to them with a scowl on his face. “Pay no heed to him,” Hudderson said, taking a deep breath.“I don’t think that would be possible. He is walking straight toward us.” Charlotte muttered, and then she adjusted herself, getting ready for what was already looking like trouble. “Who do we have here?” Jackson scoffed, standing in front of the couple with a sinister smile. He looked at Hudderson and sniggered. “You have cleaned up.” He remarked, looking at him from hair to the sole of his shoes. Then he turned to Charlotte. “I still cannot believe that you left me to be with this loser right here. That is very shocking, even for your standard, Charlotte.”“Well…” Charlotte grabbed Hudderson’s hand and pulled closer to him. “He is my husband

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR Doris gasped, but that was not because of the threat she got from Sharon, but what she was afraid could happen if Hudderson decided to react to the insults that were hurled at him. She turned to him, struggling to keep staring at him. “I am so sorry, Supreme Ruler. Please don’t take this to heart.” She said, throwing even Charlotte into confusion. Initially, Charlotte was afraid that they were going to be thrown out of the Hotel, but at that moment, it seemed as though she had something else to be worried about. “Who the hell is the Supreme Ruler?” She asked herself, but it didn’t seem like she was going to be getting any answers soon. “I am losing my patience, Doris,” Sharon said with an angry tone, turning to Hudderson. She pointed at him with so much hatred and impatience in her eyes. “I need this man out of this place or this event is not going to start. I am going to tell everyone that you allowed a thief and an imposter to get into this place. I am su

CHAPTER FORTY-SIX Everyone looked at Sharon’s fingers, and even though they could see other expensive rings on some of them, they still believed what Jackson said. “Yes, he is right.” Sharon nodded, turning to Hudderson with so much anger in her voice. For some reason, she seemed to be more eager to see Hudderson disgraced out of the hall. “He stole my ring! My expensive ring!” She cried, drawing the attention of the guests who instantly began to murmur, demanding justice for her. The noise became louder, clamoring for Hudderson’s immediate arrest. “Grab him! Lock him up!” “Don’t let him escape! He is a criminal!” The yells were beginning to get louder, mounting intense pressure on the Police Chief. Even his wife seemed to be eager for him to have Hudderson arrested. “What are you waiting for?! Lock him up!” She yelled, pointing at Hudderson with anger in her eyes. Throughout his years of service, Finn had been an upright man, and he was not about to make a mistake by

CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT Finn was moved to react, but the urge to see what was going to be the outcome made him remain standing. He took a deep breath, ignoring the looks he got from the guests, urging him to act at once. His wife was furious, but he didn’t care about her reaction.He kept his eyes on Sharon, waiting silently to hear what she was about to say. Hudderson urged, “Go ahead. Don’t waste my time.” His voice was still low and imperative, his eyes fiery and glaring at her. Sharon took a deep breath, and with her entire body gripped by apprehension, she turned to the crowd.It was shameful enough that she had been brought to her knees, but the thought of having to be called a liar was going to be a deal breaker for her. “I lied.” She said, and those who heard her gasped.Hudderson scoffed. “I don’t think that was loud enough for them to hear. You can do better.” He said, taking a deep breath. Sharon gulped hard for the umpteenth time, and then she turned to the crowd who st

CHAPTER FIFTY Hudderson’s brows furrowed, and his lips parted without him being able to say a word. Tony had a look that expressed nothing else but honesty, making it very hard for Hudderson to think that he was lying for any reason. “What did you just say?” Hudderson finally found his words, staring with wide eyes. Tony was too sad to repeat himself, looking away like he was too ashamed to admit to what he said earlier. “She is your mother?” Hudderson scoffed, shaking his head with a wry smile. The inclination to ask the many questions that roamed inside his head was intact, but he chose not to crash the poor boy who already looked so broken with so many questions.At that moment, the silence that seemed to be hovering in the air engulfed them, making it very difficult for any of them to speak.But Hudderson knew that he had to say something. After all, the poor boy had come running to him for help. “I can’t believe this.” He muttered, and then he scoffed again. Tony heard th