Facade of Love

Chapter 227 This Is Not My Responsibility to Bear

Hearing Madam Young’s words, I took the notebook from her hands and opened it, finding hundreds of names.

Seeing a familiar name, I could not help but be stunned for a moment. I looked at her, and said, “Maxwell Sanchez

Madam Young nodded slightly and said after a moment, “That boy’s quite capable. When he was sent to the orphanage, I originally planned to arrange something for him through Mr. Zachary, but unexpectedly, your father stepped in first. Under your father’s care, he has grown up very well.”

Looking at her, I hesitated for a few seconds and asked, “Was the reason you helped Scott Corporation during its difficult times partly because my father took care of Maxwell?”

She nodded, not denying it.

It made sense. When my father’s business was struggling and Scott Corporation faced bankruptcy, the Youngs proposed that if I married Idris, they would provide financial assistance to Scott Corporation.

My father had always wondered why Madam Young specifically chose me, given the number of suitable matches in Lake City. Even if the Youngs had not offered financial help, he would not have opposed the marriage to the Youngs,

Closing the yellowed notebook in my hand, I said to Madam Young, “Grandma, you’re giving this to me because…

I can no longer do. The incident back then was a sin committed by Sir Young. There’s karma in this world, and I’m not afraid of retribution coming to me, but I fear it falling upon Idris and Liam. I am giving this to in the hope that you will continue to look after these people in secret

you

I remained silent for a while before asking,

compensate for the grief of over three hundred lives and

about telling them, but seeing the attitude of Idris‘ father. after he found out, your grandfather and I dismissed the idea. The guilt of hundreds of lives is something we

my lips,

and unshakable Young Corporation was built upon the sacrifice of hundreds of lives by his grandfather, could he still enjoy this wealth and honor with a clear conscience? Could he

me, and I had no desire to probe

Madam Young and said, “Grandma, I can tell you that I’ll use my own strength to help and even take care of those survivors, but I will not take on this responsibility that you’re trying to pass onto

is Not My

own volition, not as a duty for Young Corporation to atone. The responsibility you wish to pass on should not be mine to bear. I

would disappoint Madam Young, but I would not take on this responsibility whether or not I was Idris‘ wife, and whether

bear the sins committed by the family too? Even if compensation and atonement

I was

truly were vengeful spirits, I was merely afraid that my actions would not change the

reached out to take