novelraw Chapter 440: He wanted to turn the grievances he had suffered over the years into a big foot stepping on their faces!
Chapter 440: He wanted to turn the grievances he had suffered over the years into a big foot stepping on their faces!
Inside the hospital room, Desmond Wood looked at the suddenly appearing young man, his face turning pale before calming down. He spoke steadily, "Since someone from the Wood Family has arrived, I won’t hide. If there’s any issue, come directly to me. Delphine doesn’t know anything."
The young man scrutinized him up and down before letting out a cold snort: "Desmond Wood, on paper, I’m your junior and should call you Second Uncle Desmond. But back then, you eloped with my Aunt Rose—fine, I could have let that go—but you let her take her child and die abroad. This time, I’ve come out of the mountain to settle the matter once and for all."
Desmond’s face turned ashen, with a hint of despair showing through. In a low, pleading voice, he said, "I know your family follows exceptionally strict traditions, but I’ve just reunited with my daughter. Please give me a little more time, will you? Once I’ve settled things with Delphine, I’ll go with you to face justice without any opposition."
"Then I’ll give you time. Once things are finished here, you’ll return to the family with me."
The baby-faced man smiled slightly upon hearing this; it seemed he could enjoy playing in the South Seas a while longer.
"How much did Aunt Rose tell you about the family’s affairs back then?"
"She only mentioned that the family lives reclusively and follows extremely strict rules, and that each generation has a Law Enforcer who can roam the outside world." Facing his lover’s relatives, particularly the family’s Law Enforcer, Desmond behaved as obediently as a student, quickly adding, "She didn’t say anything else. Back then, Rose yearned for life outside, which is why she ran away from home."
Of course, he already knew this. The young man rolled his eyes. Ever since Aunt Rose ran away, the younger generation of the family had been restless, yearning for life outside and fleeing one after another.
Over the past twenty years, the family had split into two factions: the conservative faction that clung stubbornly to ancestral rules and traditions, and the radical faction that advocated embracing new advancements and innovation from the outside world. The two factions had been at each other’s throats for years. Although the young man identified with the conservatives, deep down, he also secretly longed for the outside world. This was how he reluctantly took on the role of Law Enforcer and began roaming the outside world.
"If you could manage to find me here, why couldn’t you find Rose back then?"
Desmond thought back to the brief yet soul-stirring love he’d had in his life, his eyes reddening. If they had found Rose earlier, she wouldn’t have passed away so young, and Delphine wouldn’t have endured such hardship for so many years.
The young man coughed lightly in embarrassment. Back then, internal division had rocked the family. By the time they found Aunt Rose, she had already died of illness, and her child’s whereabouts were unknown. They only managed to bring back Rose’s ashes and diligently searched for her child’s traces. If not for the outrageously sensational case in the South Seas this time, they would still be sending people out blindly searching.
But the matter of internal division wasn’t something the family liked to admit, and he didn’t feel like talking about it now.
"I came to the South Seas this time for you and your daughter. Rest assured, we Wood Family members will never let outsiders bully our own." The baby-faced young man suddenly looked slightly serious as he continued, "Not only will we settle Delphine’s lawsuit, but we’ll also seek justice for what happened to Aunt Rose back then."
Desmond’s expression changed drastically, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Was Rose’s tragedy back then truly connected to the Cloud Family?"
The young man’s face turned cold. He nodded slightly and said, "Does Aunt Rose’s Yellow Jade Seal still exist?"
"It’s with Delphine."
The baby-faced young man broke into a satisfied smile. This mission was finally complete—if the Yellow Jade Seal was still intact, those radical faction members in the family wouldn’t dare act recklessly anymore. He was ready to turn the grievances of all these years into a metaphorical stomping to put them in their place!