The Undisputed Hudson Stewart

07 : Ethan's Doom

Hudson opened his mouth in awe as he stepped out of the car, he had felt that the man was rich but not as rich as what he was seeing now.

He gulped in hardly, his throat making a sound as the saliva traveled down his throat with a bit of difficulty, he stared at the gigantic building and the beautiful garden that was in front, he looked to his side and saw the garage filled with luxury cars.

"What the f*ck" he muttered under his breath, staring around the whole compound, amazed by what he was seeing, never in his life had he thought that he would ever see something like this.

"Yeah I know, it isn't unusual for the first time, they would soon mean nothing to you" the old man said.

"Huh?" Hudson turned back, he heard the old man say something but it wasn't really clear to him.

He chuckled, shook his head and cleared his throat, "Nothing son, this way" he said clearly and pointed the way that leads straight to the entrance of the house

"Oh, sorry" Hudson muttered, he had been mesmerized by what he was seeing outside that he had forgotten what he was really here for.

What he saw outside did not compare to what he was seeing inside but he tried all his best to act calm and composed, he couldn't hide the fact that he was shocked by it though.

One thing was for sure, the man claiming to be his father is a multi billionaire and judging by the security he saw outside, he is not a man to be messed with.

Hudson had thought that he wouldn't even see anything more luxurious than the one that Ethan showcases at his house, he never gave it a thought that there are people far more richer than Ethan and his family, they were treated like gods where he lived.

He stepped into the dining hall, Alexandros was sitting across the table and there was an empty chair opposite him, which Hudson pulled out and sat on noiselessly.

"Thank you Alberto" Alexandros nodded his head with a smile.

"Alright sir, I'll be on my way" he bowed his head and left.

The table was filled with different kinds of foods that were rich in calories.

Hudson could feel his mouth salivating at the sight, but he composed himself, he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of the man opposite him claiming to be his father.

He was sure that it was clearly visible on his facial expression that this is the first time he is going to eat this kind of food.

"I am a mafia boss," Alexandros began, digging into the food in front of him. "Back then before I had risen to this current level that I am, a business had gone wrong and a lot of dangers were approaching; they seemed inevitable, I had no choice at all but to go into hiding. I am really sorry to leave you and Maria alone" he said the last sentence with a pain filled voice showing that he was remorseful for the choice that he made.

Hudson was surprised to hear the word "Mafia boss", but he took a look around and shrugged off that evil thought he had about mafias.

The house was decorated with things that he had never thought he would see in his entire lifetime.

What shocked him the most and cleared every iota of doubt he was feeling was that Alexandros had just called his mother by her name which she had only told him. He let out a soft chuckle, so I am really the son of a rich father and I was left to suffer alone all these years. He said within himself, letting out another soft chuckle that was filled with sadness.

As if reading his mind, Alexandros said, "I am sorry for not showing up for you and letting you go through all those suffering, while you have a rich father, I am really sorry"

Hudson bit his lower lips, to push back the sobs that were threatening to come out at any moment as memories of the way he had been treated because of his financial status flooded his head, the words that he had heard over and over again echoing loud and clear in his ears.

He stuffed his mouth with food and chewed them slowly. There were a lot of things that he wanted to say to this man calling himself his father but Hudson was scared that if he opened his mouth to start, he wouldn't be able to stop and he would break down in front of him.

"You won't go to that life again, I promise, I will try to make up for the past years in the best way possible" Alexandros said with a pleading tone. Hudson didn't reply, he kept on digging into the food that was placed before him, Alexandros soon mirrored his action.

Silence engulfed the dining hall, neither party saying a word, the only sound in the room was the clinking sound of their cutleries hitting each other or the plates.

****

"I am tired of your bullshit, your reckless spending have to come to a full stop right now!" an enraged man between his late fifties to his early sixties yelled at the top of his voice to Ethan, his brows were furrowed and his eyes were blood filled.

Descending the flight of stairs behind an angry Ethan who looked like he is also going to lose his cool in any second.

"You kept on spending and spending and spending money without giving a damn where the money is actually coming from, you f*cking a******, I am sick and tired of your behaviors!" he yelled at him.

"Well was I supposed to care about that or something? What are you making the money for, if you are not going to spend it?!" Ethan yelled back at him, his voice louder than his dad's voice, there were veins popping from the side of his neck, his neck was flared open.

"Wow!" Ethan's dad clapped with a devilish grin on his face. "Your mates are out there making their own money, feeding themselves and living independently buh you are here living off your dad's money and you are not ashamed of yourself?!" he yelled with a puzzled expression on his face.

"I don't see any reason to be ashamed of" Ethan said with a shrug of his shoulder and looked away angrily. "It's not like you actually care about me at all, since you don't give your son any attention, I think it is only right I spend your money as I wish".

"You know what?" He hit his index finger on Ethan's chest repeatedly to draw Ethan's attention back to him which he did successfully.

"I am going to be watching you for the next few days and if you don't start paying attention to the things I am doing to get us money, I will cut you off, I will disown you and have nothing to do with you any longer. You have just a few days, a few day" he picked up a car key from the sky and stomped out of the house angrily.