The Rise Of Alexander Hugh.

Chapter 4

Alex was extremely shocked at what was being said to him. He looked at the doctor "Is it possible I got brain trauma from the beating I got?" He asked the doctor, chuckling softly.

"No Sir. We did all the scans and aside from your superficial wounds and two broken ribs, nothing else is wrong with you. You are in perfect health." The doctor assured Alex.

"Then, please explain to me why these two strangers are saying I have an aunt and that they have come to bring me home," Alex asked the doctor looking at him curiously.

The doctor lets out a heavy sigh. "Please, he still needs plenty of rest. So make sure he gets that" The doctor said to the two men and walked out.

Barnabe took Alex's hand "I know this doesn't feel real and it looks unbelievable, but you are the heir to the Hugh Conglomerates. We have been searching for you for quite some time now. Your aunt Eleanor has been looking for you. She sent us to bring you home to your rightful place."

Alex chuckled softly at them. "You guys are joking, right? Me? Heir to The Hugh family. He laughed because he believed they played him for a fool.

 See, the Hugh family commanded money and authority. Alex saw them only on TV and in the news among the elite of the elite in the country. So it was hard to believe he was the heir. Alex looked at Lucas and he nodded in agreement with what Barnabe had said.

"Wait! Hugh Conglomerates" Alex muttered to himself. They owned the city. They are the wealthiest family to have ever lived in the city and now, he was the heir. Alex scoffed.

"Your grandfather died recently and your aunt wants you to take your rightful place. She wants you to be the president of the company and all its subsidiaries." Lucas revealed stunning Alex more than he already was.

"Me!?... The president of Hugh? Asked an astonished Alex.

"Yes! It's your birthright and she wants you to have it." Lucas said. Alex couldn't believe what was being told to him. He was angry and wondering at the same time why he never knew them all this time.

Alex's train of thought was interrupted by a pain he felt in his wounds. He groaned and remembered the night before and how someone had saved him.

"I was saved by someone, wasn't I? I don't remember the face but I know someone brought me to the hospital."Alex inquired.

"Yes, Sir Alexander. By Emma. She saved your life by acting quickly. But we had to transfer you to a better place suited for you, an elite."

"What happened to her? Where is she?"Alex inquired but was told by Lucas that they tried to pay her off but she wouldn't accept. Alex clenched his fist in fury.

"If I'm your Sir Alexander you have been searching for, then I command you to find her and treat her like a proper human being. She saved my life and she is the reason you found a living Alex."

Alex's fists were still clenched and his teeth gritted in anger.

"Yes Sir. I will find her immediately sir."Lucas bowed and left the room. 

Barnabe was on the phone at the time. He finished and went back to Alex.

"We have made preparations to take you to your home once you are cleared by the doctor. Your aunt is a fragile old woman and can't travel till she's cleared by her doctor" Barnabe said.

"Hugh Hotel! Hmmm, this family I'm the heir to owns the Hugh Hotel." Alex mumbled. Hugh Hotel was the most expensive hotel in the city and one can't just go into the hotel especially a pauper like him and now he was the heir.

"You said my grandfather is dead right? So who runs the company now? Is it my grand aunt?

"No Sir. It is run by your grandfather's right hand according to his will. But it was recently discovered by your aunt that your grandfather included you in his will if you were ever found." Said Barnabe.

Alex was confused. "But he never knew me or the fact I existed so why did he add me to his will? Plus, why did my father never tell me about any of this? Why didn't anyone show up for his funeral? Inquired a curious Alex.

"I suffered, was swindled, duped and almost died because I was a nobody. So why didn't they show up all this time?"

Barnabe tried to give him explanations but didn't have all the answers to his questions and told him the answers he sought would best be answered by his aunt who would make the picture clearer to him now that they have him.

"Can I ask you, Sir? Who did this to you? Our research said you lost your company to a loan you had taken. Please, sir, who hurt you this way." Barnabe asked Alex calmly. 

Alex suddenly remembered what had happened that landed him in the hospital and what Carla and her family had done to him.

"I don't want to talk about it now," Alex said, turning his head away from Barnabe because of the fury and pains he felt from the hurt he remembered.

"I understand, Sir but we have to bring them to justice as soon as possible. No one deserves to live freely after what they did to you. You are the only heir and no one deserves to go scot-free hurting you like this...." Barnabe was still speaking but was cut short in his sentence.

"I said I don't want to talk about it! Not fucking now!" Alex retorted red with fury. Barnabe keptmute instantly and bowed his head. The only reason Alex had accepted he was the heir was so that he could deal with Dawson, Carla, and her family with the money and power he would acquire.

Just then, the door to his private hospital room opened.

"Hello," Said the voice that walked in.