At that moment, Jace Hudson was stepping his feet into the vast compound of the Hudson's family house. He had told his parents that he was coming over for dinner. He had told his parents over the phone that he was not ready for any arranged marriage or blind date they were trying to shove down his throat. But to make everything clear, he would come over for dinner and express his disapproval of it. They shouldn't give the poor lady and her family a false hope. He was dressed in a plain shirt and pants exactly as his son, Eli. The boy is a spitting image of his father. Jace ensures whatever he orders henceforth, must come in his and Eli's sizes. Eli's hair cut was same as his father. As they stepped out of the car, he lifted him off the floor into his arms. Hecsaw the look of puzzle on the boy's face. "Dad, is this a palace?" Eli asked. Such a big house with plenty of men and women in uniform. There were lights everywhere and the place was glittering like a palace
She froze. She glanced at Jace with surprise on her face. Jace is the father of her grandson? How come, was he right about what he said before the Dantes the other day? Jace nodded, ignoring the questioning and surprised glances, coming from his parents. He beckoned to the servant and said "Take him to the restroom" Eli went with the servant. As soon as they were out of sight Jace said "He's my son, not Chase's" He declared. "I wish I am,I would be the happiest man on Earth" Chase declared. Thirty minutes later, the family of four were seated in the sitting room. Eli went with the servants at Amelia's order and Henry asked "Jace, how come, how did you father this son?" Henry Hudson immediately regretted why he asked the question. How else does a man father a son? What he should have asked was when did he become a father? Jace is the reserved, decent one. He least expected him to be a father while being unmarried. Chase is the promiscuous one and he had thought
It took a while before Chase returned. He looked dejected and sad when he got back to the sitting room. Jace was waiting for him to return and hear what Richard's reasons for calling him were. But didn't expect that his brother would look so down and unhappy. He glanced at him and the latter stood, gazing at him with a hostile gaze. He understood that he would be unhappy when he heard that he got a restraining order against Arianna. But he could talk to him rather than looking so sad and dejected. "Is anything the matter, Chase?" Henry asked. He saw the two brothers gazing at each other. The elder with an expressionless, poker face and the younger with a hostile one. "She's in a coma. She attempted suicide. Thanks to you for the restraining order" Chase declared and glanced at his parents, "A friend is dying, I need to see her" he said and turned around to step out. "I hope you will be able to explain this to Eli one day, if anything happens to his mother" he
Chase Hudson stood before Richard and said "I'm sorry about what Jace did. He didn't mean to put Arianna through this phase of her life…"Chase pleaded. "Why restraining her from being with her son or coming anywhere close to him? If he is Eli's father,is he also his mother? Why would he take Ariana's right away from her, because he's wealthy?" Richard snapped at him. "Please don't talk like that, Richard. I will make it right, Richard, I will make it good. I promise you" Chase Hudson pleaded. When Richard returned, he examined Arianna and said she was recovering fast. She might be awake before dawn. Genesis was glad with the news of it and she thanked Richard for his help. "Come to my lounge for a few hours and then you will come back to check on her" Richard insisted and Genesis wanted to refuse again when Richard said "You'll come along, don't say no" Jace arrived home with his son. Eli was unusually quiet. The boy placed his head on his father's torso and
In Richard's lounge, he got a dress for Genesis and told her to take a shower. When she stepped out of the bathroom, she didn't see Richard in the room. She was glad he was out as she cleaned her body and changed into another dress. She didn't come for relaxation but to keep a watch over her friend, hence she didn't put on a night dress. She made her hair into a ponytail and waited for Richard to come back. An hour passed before he eventually returned to check on her. He saw that Genesis was still awake. He chuckled and asked "aren't you asleep already? Well, I came to check on you" he said. "What about you? You should rest" Genesis gestured for him to come over but Richard said no. "I'm fine. I will have tomorrow off. I will rest however I want at home" he answered. "Fine. Wake me up after two hours" Genesis requested. Two hours later she would go and check on Arianna and then come back and lie down. "Okay. Do you need anything else?" Richard asked and Genesis
Jace Hudson read through it and placed the phone down. He stood by the window and looked outside the window. Somehow, staring out of the window seemed to instil calmness within him. Everything seemed to be tangled up like a spider web. On one hand is Arianna and the guilt that roared in his conscience like troubled water. And now, some anonymous scoundrel was threatening him. This is the second text he received that morning. One was sent to his mail and this was the second one. Whoever that scoundrel is, he or she shouldn't send him threats through his email or text message. He could come before him and do it, man to man or maybe woman to man. But now, the fellow knows that he has a son. Eli's life is in danger. He needed to call his bodyguards to keep a close eye on him. But his door opened and Chase walked in. The latter saw his brother staring out of his windows and his hands in his pants pocket. He sighed softly. He knew Jace was suffering internal
Jace felt relieved. He glared at Eduardo with a poker face. Without saying a word, Eduardo knows he has to continue with the news he's began explaining "But when we went to investigate, it was a deserted crumbled building whose major part had collapsed…" A week passed and Arianna was back to herself again. Chase called her to ask her when she would be resuming and was shocked when Arianna told him that she is not interested in working with the Hudson's holding anymore. She would find a job elsewhere. The truth was that she doesn't want to cross paths with that arrogant 'powerful Personality' surnamed Hudson. The threat was getting too much. Jace's bodyguards were fully armed and the latter was seriously involved in investigating who the scoundrel might be. But that afternoon, he told Chase he was going for lunch. He had a deal to seal and the contract was a multi million dollars deal. He cannot stay confined to a place. Not all deals can be done through a zoom.
Within seconds, different thoughts dropped on Arianna's heart. She remembered what the man had said …the rich brat is going to be assassinated…Was Jace the rich brat that was in danger? The two men, aiming their guns at him were going to shoot him and kill him. She was perplexed, she should look away and let him get killed, it would end her misery and pay off for the torture he made her go through. She almost died because of the emotional trauma he put her through. If he dies, it means karma has caught up with him. And it would be a compensation to her. But then, he is Eli's father. He is the man who made her a mother. How can she let him die if she could save him? Will she be able to forgive herself if Jace Hudson got killed before her eyes? How can she silence her conscience when she sees her son grow up without his father. She won't be able to forgive herself if Jace Hudson gets shot. At that moment, Arianna made a decision and ran towards Jace, he saw her