Chapter 227 I Shouldn’t Have to Bear This Responsibility
Listening to her words, I reached out and took the notebook from her hand, opened it and looked inside, hundreds of names.
Seeing the familiar name, I couldn’t help but pause, looking at her and saying, “Alexander…”
The old lady nodded slightly, paused, and said, “That child was quite good. When he was sent to the orphanage, I originally wanted Dale to arrange it, but I didn’t expect your father to get ahead. Over the years, under your father’s care, he has grown up very well.”
Looking at her, I hesitated for a few seconds before saying, “When the
Conner Group was in trouble years ago, you stepped in to help. Was part of the reason because my father had taken care of Alexander?”
She nodded, not denying either.
No wonder, back then, due to my father’s poor management, the Conner Group was facing bankruptcy. The Hinton family proposed that as long as I married Walter, the Hinton family would provide funds to help the Hinton family get through this crisis.
Back then, my father could never understand why the Hinton family wanted to marry me. There were plenty of women in River City who were of equal social status to the Hinton family, so why did the old lady specifically choose me? Moreover, even if the Hinton family didn’t. provide financial a*sistance to the Conner Group during their difficult times, if the Hinton family took a liking to me, my father would certainly not object.
Closing the yellowed notebook in my hand, I looked at the old lady and said, “Grandma, you giving this to me is…”
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She nodded, saying, “After all, I’m getting old and can’t do many things for long. The things that happened back then were the sins committed by the old man. Buddha said that karma is a cycle, I’m not afraid of retribution coming to me, but I’m afraid it will come to Walter and William. I’m giving this to you in the hope that you can help me, continue to secretly care for these people. If possible, I hope to compensate them as much as possible.”
Holding the notebook in my hand, I didn’t rush to speak. After a moment of silence, I asked, “Why didn’t you let Walter and my elder brother know about what happened back then?”
Over three hundred lives, over three hundred families, how could future generations compensate or soothe their grief?
The old lady sighed, “I had thought about telling them about what happened back then, but after seeing the attitude of Walter’s father when he found out, my husband and I gave up on that idea. Hundreds of lives, we can bear this guilt, we can’t let them suffer with us, Tabatha, can you understand my selfishness?”
I pursed my l*ps, remaining silent.
If Walter knew that the now prosperous and solid Hinton Group was accumulated by his grandfather stepping on hundreds of lives, could he still enjoy this glory and wealth with peace of mind? Could he still stand on the spire of the Hinton Group building, pointing out the country and displaying his talents with peace of mind?
The answer was beyond my knowledge.
Hadn’t thought about investigating either.
I handed the notebook to the old lady and began to speak, “Grandma, regarding this matter, what I can tell you is that I will use my own strength to help and even take care of those survivors, but I will not
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take on this responsibility that belongs to the Ilinton family that you are giving me. I will help them because I want to be like my father, doing everything I can, doing what I can do, out of my own heart, not because it’s the Ilinton Group’s responsibility to atone. This responsibility that you want to pa*s on should not be given to me. I can’t bear this responsibility for the descendants of the Hinton family.”
I knew that saying this would disappoint the old lady, but I would not take on this responsibility, regardless of whether I was Walter’s wife or whether I would spend the rest of my life with him.
One should not be too selfish. Having enjoyed the wealth and honor brought by this family, why can’t one bear the sins committed by this family step by step? Even if compensation and atonement are required. it should be the descendants of the Hinton family who personally do it. To put it bluntly, I am just an outsider.
If there truly were divine beings, I’m afraid I’ve already done what I had to do. The retribution that should come would still fall upon the descendants of the Hinton family, without the slightest deviation.
After hearing my words, the old grandmother seemed somewhat dazed for a moment. After a long while, she reached out to take the notebook,” sighed deeply, and said helplessly, “Forget it, forget it.”
Watching her put away the notebook. I didn’t know what to say to her.
There was a knock at the door, it was Dale.
He came in and saw that I was also there. After giving me a slight nod, he said to the old lady, “Madam, the doctor is here to examine you.”
The old lady nodded, and I helped her out of the inner courtyard accordingly.
The doctor was examining him, I couldn’t stay any longer. After politely saying goodbye, I left her yard.
At that time, it was already late. I had just thought about leaving the house and figuring out a way to have Odin take me back.
Not long after leaving the old lady’s yard, he was suddenly called out by Walter outside a pavilion, “Where are you going?”
