Chapter 716


    "My grandpa shouldered the blood feud of our family, and he wanted to avenge them by fighting Tanya


    to the death. However, Hayley gave birth to you and entrusted you to my grandpa. He was the only one


    she trusted in the entire hidden n. Back then, this entire ce was in absolute chaos, and it was not


    as peaceful as everything looks now. Everywhere you looked, chaos took shape, and there were even


    people dedicated to killing your mother. To protect you two, my grandpa took you guys away and even


    left me here. When I learned of this when I grew up, I honestly hated him for it. But with time, I came to


    realize he did it for the greater good. He was selfless and great. As such, my hatred for him gradually


    faded and I came to admire him..."


    "His sacrifice sounds touching, indeed," Veronica interjected. "However, they controlled my life without


    ever stopping to ask how I felt. Also, it was his choice to put his vengeance aside and help Hayley and


    me flee the hidden n. It had nothing to do with me. Lastly..."


    She pointed down the mountain as she continued, "Look at the hidden n. You said it was chaos


    everywhere you looked, but now, peace has been restored. Do you know what bes a nation with


    internal turmoil and usurp? Do you know who the biggest victims are?"


    "The people."


    "Huh, you''re not as stupid as you look." Veronica shook her head. "In that case, you should persuade


    your grandfather to give up reiming the throne of the hidden n. It''spletely pointless.


    If he really wants to avenge his family, why don''t he just kill Tanya and let the next Young Lord take


    over?"


    Mind the era we''re living in. To think Crayson and Hayley and their followers would have such pedantic


    and old-fashioned thinking.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    "In that case, let me show you a ce." At that, Mateo dragged Veronica down the mountain without


    waiting for her answer to where a convertible off-roader was parked.


    "Get in," urged Mateo as he got into the driver''s seat.


    Veronica, on the other hand, wanted to ask where they were going, but judging from his rare straight


    face, she knew it was serious business.


    With that, she entered the vehicle, slowly heading toward east downtown.


    "Where are we going?" Veronica couldn''t help satisfying her curiosity, but Mateo kept it mysterious.


    "You''ll know when we get there."


    It had been over five hours since they left downtown, and the surroundings grew more secluded by the


    minute. Finally, another short distanceter, Veronica caught sight of several residences not far away.


    However, they weren''t doubled or tripled-story penthouses but shabby make-shift camps.


    Every now and then, there would be people passing by. They had tannerplexions and were literally


    skin and bones.


    Veronica''s heart skipped a beat. "Is this... a slum?"


    Just as she thought they were going up to the densely popted slum, Mateo pulled over all of a


    sudden and pointed ahead as he leaned against his heat. "Look there, up east. The slum continues


    miles ahead. Tens of millions of impoverished people gather here."


    Veronica looked at all the disheveled, starving people and thought their lives were a living hell as she


    sat in the front passenger seat.


    Their homes were so shabby that a storm would be enough to bring them down. They stood no chance


    against the forces of nature at all.


    Their clothes either had holes in them despite having mended them, or they were tied securely to their


    bodies. None fit them perfectly at all. Who knew where they found them?!