My Billionaire Mom
Chapter 419

Eventually, Chuck made his leave.

The only ones who remained in the hall were the members of the Allen family, and they were close to losing their minds.

Their house was in a mess!

The Allen family's guards nor the family themselves had never expected such an incident to occur on this day, especially Landon and Leonardo.

The latter still felt as if he was in a dream.

"Someone, get Dr. Andrews here this instance!" Leonardo ordered, breaking the silence throughout the hall.

The people present looked at one another in dismay.

"Grandpa, who on earth was that?" someone asked. Their opinion of their own family had basically been subverted.

They couldn't believe someone better than them had existed.

The Allen family was already the best of the best, how could that be possible?

"None of you have to know who he is. What matters is that we stop provoking him from now onwards. Our family can't afford the consequences," Leonardo replied in a dignified tone.

At this time, he still had a palm print from Betty's slap imprinted on his face. It was very attention-grabbing.

Every member of the Allen family went stocked at that admission.

What? Had they really met someone they couldn't afford to offend?

"Grandpa, is he from the other three families?" someone asked again.

"Idiot! What do you think? Do you think we can't trample the other three families by ourselves?" Leonardo yelled furiously. Why were his grandchildren so dimwitted?

How could they even think to form such a question with their mouths?

At that, the rest of the Allen family were at a loss. Who on earth was that man?

"If word of this gets out today, even a tiny snippet of what happened, I swear I'll hold every one of you accountable and kill you!" Leonardo said coldly.

What had happened to the Allen family on this day was nothing but shameful. However, there was nothing he could do about it.

He could only bear with it and swallow his rage. He mustn't let anyone get wind of this. Otherwise, the Allen family's pride would be in shambles.

Now, he only hoped that the other three families would also get on Chuck's bad side. If they did, the Allen family would be less undignified.

All of the guards merely looked at one another and could only nod. Anyhow, who would dare tell anyone else about this? The rest of the Allen family took this as a wake-up call, finally noticing that the world did not revolve around them. They had been living under a rock before this.

In this world, there was no wall that was impenetrable.

Meanwhile, in the Champ family's household.

Cheryl had heard gossip about the many cars that had shown up at the Allen family's household just the day before. No one knew what exactly had transpired but many had reported that they heard loud crashes.

What did this mean?

Did someone go up to the Allen family to cause trouble? Cheryl was a smart woman and she was gloating at their misfortune. Indeed, the Big Four families had always been fighting amongst themselves both in public and in private. If something bad had happened to the Allen family, it would greatly benefit the Champ family.

She really wanted to figure out the incident, but there was really no way for her to do so. She wondered if it could be the other two households that stirred up the trouble.

She didn't think so. The four families were almost identical in terms of power and capabilities. How could the other two families manage this? It was too quick of a turnabout.

Cheryl thought the whole situation was odd. Not long after, she received a call from her secretary.

"What is it?" she asked upon answering her phone.

"The hotel belonging to the Allen family on National Road has its sign taken down. It's changed into a different name," the secretary informed. They were very aware of every move the other families made. The hotel mentioned had just been renovated less than half a year ago, it was very new to begin with. Cheryl was confused as to how it could be under renovation again, much less a name-change. This was just inconceivable!

"What is the new name?" Cheryl asked in surprise as she thought about the hotel in question was the one Chuck had wanted to purchase.

"Nine Days Hotel," the secretary answered.

What? Cheryl was too astounded to even respond. Did this mean it wasn't the Allen family's hotel anymore? Did that other guy buy the hotel for real? How was it possible?

After that, Cheryl headed out and drove towards the vicinity of the hotel. She was so shocked to see that indeed, the hotel had its name changed. She couldn't figure out why the Allen family would sell it away. Who bought it? Cheryl really didn't think it was Chuck. But if not him, who was the buyer?

She was extremely curious.

She got out of her car and walked up to the hotel. Sure enough, the front desk had undergone some changes. It was manned by a completely different batch of people.

There was a particularly beautiful woman behind the front desk clad in a professional uniform. This was Yolanda, who came over and had started to manage the hotel for a few days now. Cheryl walked up to her and asked, "Who's your boss now?"

Yolanda was caught off guard to see Cheryl. To her, this woman looked really classy and was wearing designer clothes. Yolanda wondered who she was.

"I apologize, our boss keeps a low profile," Yolanda answered with a slight smile.

"If that's the case, that means the ownership is transferred, right?" Cheryl questioned, feeling shocked. How did that person do it?

"Yes, it is," Yolanda replied.

It was really difficult for Cheryl to fathom this. If the hotel had belonged to her, she would never think to sell it. The Allen family wasn't short of funds, so why did they decide to sell it anyway?

This was too bizarre.

Eventually, Cheryl left and got back into her car. She was eager to know whether a new challenger had emerged within the country. Did they intend on killing off the Four Greatest Households? After she had spread the word on WhatsApp, the other two families were taken by surprise having received the news as well. "Did something happen to the Allen family?" they all thought. If that weren't the case, why would they sell their hotel?

In no time, the news spread like wildfire to the public. It was a hot topic for discussion. When Leonardo heard about it, he was enraged and wanted to know who the hell had broken the news.

He thought that whoever they are, they must have a death wish!

Meanwhile...

Patricia thought about Landon's threat for three days but she really couldn't bring herself to cross her own boundaries. She decided to talk to Landon again. It didn't matter if she would end up getting beaten up or tortured. She refused to give her body away like that.

She called Landon's number, riddled with nerves but no one had answered.

Two days after the given deadline, it was still the same. She felt both afraid and uneasy. Had Landon changed his mind and planned to just go for her family straight on?

Patricia was working herself into a state of panic, until her friend who worked at the hospital heard from the orthopedic surgeon that Landon's leg had been broken and that he was getting treated for it. She was shocked.

No wonder he hadn't picked up any of her calls. However, who in their right mind would dare to break Landon's leg?

Patricia contemplated it. A person came to her mind as she did, Chuck. Was he the one who had beaten him up?

But wasn't that impossible? Chuck's status was definitely not up to par with the Allen family's. How would he have the guts to...

All of a sudden, Patricia snapped out of her thoughts when she saw a familiar figure driving towards a hotel. The driver looked a lot like Chuck...

But hadn't he offended Landon? How did he come out of it unscathed?

Patricia couldn't believe it. After all, Landon was infamous for being ruthless. How could he let Chuck get away with it?

A thought skirted Patricia's mind. Could it be that Landon had really gotten beaten up by Chuck?

Patricia started to tail him, following him into the car park. However, she was shocked to replace that the hotel had changed its sign.

What was going on?

She watched as Chuck got out of his car, heading towards the entrance. The doorman had been particularly respectful towards him which had taken Patricia by surprise. Did Chuck really buy this hotel? How was this possible?

On a whim, she decided to get out of her car and speak to him. "Mr. Cannon..."

Chuck, who had just entered the hotel, looked back and saw Patricia. She looked very beautiful with her tall stature and perfect curves. He wondered why she had come here.

"Yes?" he asked.

"I'd like to ask you something. Is this hotel..." Patricia's heart throbbed painfully in anticipation. If Chuck really had bought it, it meant that he was more powerful than the Allen family.

"Yes, it's mine now. I've bought it," Chuck replied bluntly. There was nothing to hide from her as she was present when he had directly transferred the money to Landon.

Patricia was bewildered and she asked, "How did the Allen family agree to it?"

There was no doubt that the hotel was under new management, even the signboard had been changed.

"I just went up to their house and the guy named Leonardo agreed," Chuck explained with a shrug.

Oh, Gosh. Patricia couldn't process this information. Suddenly, she had an epiphany. She could ask Chuck for help!

Landon's leg had been broken but after he recovered, he would certainly replace her to threaten her again. If Chuck was as powerful as the Allen family and she had his protection, wouldn't that mean Landon would not dare touch her?

"May I chat with you?" Patricia asked, her stomach filled with nervous butterflies. This was a great opportunity.

"Chat? I don't seem to have anything to talk to you about. Aaron hasn't done anything to me."

"Actually, this isn't about my brother, it's about me. I really need your help with something," Patricia bit her lip as she pleaded.

"You? You're asking me for help?" Chuck questioned as he felt slightly surprised. What was happening? Wasn't Patricia seeing Landon? Why would she approach him for help?

"Yeah, do you have the time?" Patricia asked.

"Just tell me what you need. I'll think about it," Chuck answered. He was unfamiliar with this woman. Although she looked gorgeous, he wasn't very well-acquainted with her. What did she have to say?

"It's between me and Landon..." Patricia mustered up the courage and told Chuck about her encounter with Landon and the threats he had made. Chuck had not expected to hear something like that. What was the meaning of this? How could Landon force her into such a thing?