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Chapter 480 There Was No Other Way
"Forge my responsibilities, you say?” Suddenly, Idris's face darkened, and he looked at Madam Young. “Grandma, so you do know about forgoingresponsibilities, hun?”
Idris' words left Madam Young at a loss, and she stared at him in confusion for a while, unable to respond.
Idris seemed to be in a bad mood. He stared intently at Madam Young and continued, "Grandma, let me ask you something. Why did my father leavethe Youngs all those years ago?"
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Madam Young also froze, and she did not rush to respond. Instead, she turned her gaze toward me. I knew she suspected that I had told Idris aboutwhat happened ten years ago.
I was puzzled because I had not told Idris about anything.
Seeing my confused look, Madam Young furrowed her brows and turned back to him. She began to speak hesitantly, "Iddy, didn't I already tell youbefore? Your father, he...”
"He wanted to go out on his own and explore the world, so he went on to disappear for many years, right?” Idris interrupted her. He looked at herpained expression and continued, "Grandma, it's been ten years. Are you really not planning to tell us about what happened back then? Are yougoing to let the Young Corporation. which our ancestors founded honestly, continue to thrive while hiding the truth?”
From Idris's reaction, I could almost be certain that he now knew about what happened ten years ago.
Had Lucas approached him?
I could not think of any other explanation
Madam Young looked at him. Her face was now pale, and her lips were trembling slightly. Her voice was hoarse as she said, "Iddy, you..."
“Over a hundred lives, Grandma. Do you really think that by kneeling in your prayer hall every day, being a vegetarian, and reciting prayers, you canabsolve those lost souls?" Idris looked at her, his expression trembling
I could probably understand his feelings. From a young age, he was taught that the Youngs’ business was built on honesty and integrity. He hadwitnessed his grandfather's rise to success through legitimate means. Although there might have been some questionable practices in the businessworld, they never involved the loss of human life. The incident from ten years ago took the lives of over a hundred innocent villagers and laborers whohad toiled tirelessly in the mountains. They might have believed, even in their dying moments, that their deaths were just unfortunate accidentssimply a twist of fate.
Only the true culprits knew that their greed had caused so many deaths. All of it could have been prevented, but for the sake of wealth, they callouslydisregarded the lives of hundreds.
When Mr. Zachary told me about it,could not helpyout feel horrified. Thiscalamity wasburied and concealedfor ten years, allowing the Youngs {6continueMhriving as Lake City's, < andeven the nation’s, top enterprise: ‘Thedescendants of the You NgSv wereenvied by many. They continued ite)enjoy the best resources-becomingthe most stable and prominentfigures at the top of the pyramid.Content belongs to NovelDrama.Org
It was all done stepping on a pile of bones. It was undoubtedly the most ironic and yet the most realistic outcome.
With the conversation having reached this point, it was clear that Idris was now aware of everything.
Seeing this, Madam Young sighedeeply, tightly gripping the rosary inher hand. Sheteoked at him andsaid, "Iddy, what happened backthen waseaused by your >grandfather alone, and it has nathingto do with you. If there’s any ©tonémen to be made, it's the oldereneration's responsibi ity. We'vecommitted so many sinszand bothyour grandfather and I will have toface the consequences in theafterlife. But you don't have to worryabout it. You were just children backthen and didn't know anything."Content belongs to NovelDrama.Org
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Idris slumped onto the sofa and gazed wearily at Madam Young. He said, "Grandma, it’s too late for ‘out of sight, out of mind.’ What happened backthen might become commen knowledge soon.”
Madam Young froze, her entire body tensing up. She looked at Idris, and her voice trembled as she asked, "What...do you mean?"
Idris closed his eyes in despair and said, "Someone has all the information about what happened at Snakehead Mountain that year. It's the legacy leftbehind by Noah Lanier."
"This..." Madam Young panicked, her face filled with anxiety. She stammered, "But your grandfather handled everything back then. How could therestill be...”
Hearing this unexpected news, Madam Young became overwhelmed and fainted on the spot.Immediately, everyone started to panic.
Idris reacted swiftly, carrying Madam Young while rushing outside. He instructed Mr. Zachary to contact a doctor.
I could not help but sigh softly and ask, "Why put yourself through this?”
He looked at me with deep, dark eyes and silently walked over. Then, he pulled me into his arms and hugged me tightly, looking utterly drained. "Ican't think of any other way.”