Chapter 412: Sister-in-law

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Have you thought about how you’re going to deal with Linda James? Are you going to kill her or kidnap her? She’s your sister-in-law. Can you really bear to do that?”

“Why are you saying such things to me? We’re all criminals anyway. Even when we die and go to hell, nobody will pity us. You make it seem as though you’re so righteous and that I’m the only bad person here to be going against my sister-in-law. Aren’t you the same? The Taylor family has been so good to you, but aren’t you turning against them too?”

“Stop spouting nonsense and telling me about how Finn Taylor is the abandoned child of the Taylor family. The battle is already over, and the victory has already been determined. Finn Taylor has won—he’s the head of the Taylor family and Master Peregrine. You should be loyal to him, but you’re going against him. You’re no saint either.”

Hilary Stone looked down on Gremlin. ‘He’s just like me, so why does he think he can act so high and mighty in front of me? Nobody is born evil or good, but once a person goes down the wrong path, it’s hard to turn back. Don’t they say that a person is labeled a bad person as long as they commit one error no matter how many acts of kindness they’ve done? But there’s nothing a sinner can do to redeem themself. It’s just like how a blank piece of paper can never return to its original form after it’s been stained. No matter how much you draw over it, the fact remains that the stain is there.’

Hilary Stone knew full well that there was no way of turning back now. ‘I already expected this. How could I ever turn back after getting married to the youngest son and ruining the families of my husband’s brothers? I can’t possibly bring a dead man back to life. Although I didn’t kill him with my own hands, I was the cause of at least two deaths. That’s an undeniable fact, and that’s only if you count the people who died in my hands. I probably changed the fates of so many more—perhaps the entire Larson family’s too! However, I have no regrets. I’m only taking revenge for my own family. The Larson family has to pay for what they did.’

“Alright, I won’t talk about it anymore. I’m no saint either, but why don’t you tell me why you bear such a deep-seated grudge against the Larson family? You said that they killed your family. Tell me more.”

“Do you take pleasure in someone else’s pain? I don’t want to think about those memories, so why do you keep bringing them up?”

“Didn’t you say that I’m a bad man? That’s what a bad man does—dig up your most hurtful past. I’m really doubtful of you and whether you’re on my side. Do you know how dangerous this is? How can I tell you my deepest secrets if you’re not on my side?”

“You’re really vicious.”

“Since you know that, why don’t you tell me what’s going on?”

“Fine. It’s been more than 40 years. At that time, the Larson family was still a vassal to the Sanders family. They were still a small and insignificant family, and they escaped from the Sanders family. They were so poor that they couldn’t afford to feed themselves. My ancestors had also fled at that time, and the Larson family stole from my family.”

“Famine was common in those days, and even a little bit of food could’ve saved one’s life. Do you know how many people they killed just because they stole those rations from us? 16 people—they all starved to death! Although they couldn’t have saved all 16 lives, they killed my ancestors by stealing from us!”

“16 people? That’s quite a lot of people. I would want to take revenge if I were in your shoes too, so I can understand why you hate them so much. However, I wouldn’t be so vicious. Of course, I wouldn’t let them lead comfortable lives, but I wouldn’t sacrifice my own either. You’re acting as though you personally went through that experience.”

“You could say that, but I guess that’s not exactly true either since I was only four. Hence, I don’t remember much from that time. We didn’t have much rations to begin with, and it was impossible for the entire family to survive. Eventually, they came to a decision to let two to three people live so as to carry on the family line. As the youngest, I was chosen. Although I was kept fed, I watched my other family members starve to death in front of me. Besides, did you know that we didn’t even have enough to feed three people? The other two eventually gave up what they were assigned for my sake.”

“Although I was only four, I remember clearly swearing to myself that I would definitely take revenge for my family by breaking the Larson family up. Well, I’m sure we all knew that it was impossible for our whole family to survive on those rations alone. However, they still counted for something.. Why did they have to steal from us?”