Chapter 4

Quinn frowned impatiently and waved her hand.

"What nonsense. A bunch of old men having a meeting—what's the big deal?"

"Principal, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and process the expulsion!"

The principal was completely dazed, standing in place, at a loss.

The atmosphere in the entire office instantly became strange.

Just then, my phone vibrated.

It was a text from Hudson.

"I'm downstairs. The new school director wants to meet you. I'm sending him up."

I raised my head, looking at Quinn's face twisted with impatience, and slowly held up my phone.

The call connected. I put it on speaker, my voice not loud but clearly filling the entire office.

"Honey, are they here yet?"

"Yes, they're here." Hudson's voice was as steady as always.

I looked at the ashen-faced principal and the stunned Quinn, and said word by word:

"Good. Send him up."

"It's time to replace the principal."

As my words fell, the entire office became deathly silent.

The principal stared at me with wide eyes.

Quinn froze at first, then burst into even more piercing laughter.

"Replace the principal? You? Who do you think you are? God almighty?"

She laughed so hard she was bending over, the disdain in her eyes almost tangible.

"Let me tell you, this school's principal got his position because my uncle put in a word for him! No one can replace him!"

The office door was suddenly pushed open forcefully.

Hudson walked in.

He wore a well-tailored dark gray suit, his posture upright, his aura powerful.

As soon as he appeared, the air in the entire space seemed to be sucked out.

Behind him followed a white-haired but vigorous-looking elderly man, and several middle-aged men with equally impressive presence.

The moment the principal saw that elderly man, his legs went weak and he nearly collapsed to his knees.

"Dir... Director Clark! Why... why are you here?"

The man called Director Clark didn't even glance at him, walking straight toward me.

He bowed slightly, his attitude respectful to an unbelievable degree.

"Mrs. Hudson, I'm sorry you and your child have been wronged."

Hudson walked to my side, took off his suit jacket and draped it over my shoulders, asking gently, "Are you okay?"

I shook my head.

Quinn's laughter was still frozen on her face. She looked at me, then at Hudson, then at Director Clark who was being so respectful to us, her brain completely crashed.

"You... who are you?" she stammered.

Only then did Hudson turn his gaze to her.

"Weren't you just showing off your uncle?"

He said lightly.

"He's right outside the door. You can ask him right now who I am."

As soon as he finished speaking, two black-suited bodyguards dragged in a sweating fat man.

It was none other than Commissioner Williams from the photo.

The moment Williams saw Hudson, his face turned deathly pale, sweat pouring down like rain.

He broke free from the bodyguards and crawled on his hands and knees to Hudson's feet.

"Mr... Mr. Hudson! It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

"I didn't know... I really didn't know it was your son!"

This dramatic scene left everyone in the office petrified.

Quinn was even more thunderstruck, staring blankly at her uncle kneeling on the ground in such an undignified state.

"Uncle Williams... you... what are you doing?"

Williams heard her voice and turned to slap her across the face.

"You idiot! Are you trying to get me killed!"

He pointed at Hudson, his voice trembling.

"Do you know who he is? He's Hudson! He's the chairman of Apex Capital! He's the Governor's honored guest!"

"And you dared to offend his family?!"

Chairman of Apex Capital, Hudson.

The principal's eyes rolled back and he collapsed limply in his chair.

Quinn's face instantly drained of all color.

Quinn stood there stupidly, covering her face, completely stunned.

Williams kept kowtowing to Hudson, begging for mercy.

"Mr. Hudson, I was wrong, I was really wrong! My niece was blind. Please, in your magnanimity, spare me this once!"

Hudson didn't even glance at him, only saying to Director Clark, "Director Clark, it seems both the State Education Committee and this school need a thorough cleaning."

Director Clark immediately understood, nodding seriously.

"Mr. Hudson, rest assured. I will give you and Mrs. Hudson a satisfactory resolution to this matter."

He turned, his gaze sharp as a knife as it fell on the principal slumped in his chair.

"You, as principal, have distorted the truth and aided evil. Effective immediately, you are fired."

Then he looked at the trembling Williams.

"As for you, Commissioner Williams, I believe the State Attorney General's office will be very interested in your activities over these years."