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Chapter 319: Are Human Really Born Equal?
Chapter 319: Are Human Really Born Equal?
The news of Derek’s car accident has been suppressed by the Lewis family, so few media or
newspaper agencies know about it. They have also invited close family and friends to the funeral only.
Lily in a black dress goes to the cemetery with Louis and others.
After getting off from the car, Lily sees Leigh and his mother from afar. Evelyn looks withered. Derek’s
death seems to have made her aged overnight.
Derek has a good reputation in public. He’s known for loving Evelyn very much. Louis has told Lily that
after the car accident, Evelyn rushes to the hospital and holds her husband’s dead body crying for a
whole night.
Next to Leigh stands Jessie, in a black dress. A small black gauze hat covers her delicate face.
Occasionally her lips apart, comforting Evelyn from time to time. However, there’s no sadness or
happiness shown on her face.
Withdrawing her gaze, Lily heaves a sigh inwardly.
Even if Derek has done something embarrassing, he’s still a loving husband to Evelyn for decades.
Also, he is Leigh’s father. If Evelyn knew the true, how could she get along with Jessie?
Seeing Daniel and others coming over, Leigh comes up to greet them.
“Hi, Daniel, Louis.” Except that his eyes are dimmed, Leigh looks energetic. His voice is a bit hoarse.
“Thanks for coming.”
Daniel pats on his shoulder. “Sorry for your loss.”
“I don’t feel that sad.” Leigh shrugs, looking away. Then he says ironically, “Upon the things that he has
done secretly, such a death might be God’s retribution.”
It’s also because what his father has done makes Leigh refuse to inherit the family business.
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Everyone is standing silently. After Derek’s coffin is buried, the guests go up to express their
condolence one after another.
There are not so many guests attending the funeral, so it ends within an hour.
When leaving the cemetery, Lily casts a glance at Jessie. She releases Louis’ hand and says in a low
voice, “You can leave with Daniel. I’ll go over to see how Jessie is doing.”
Louis nods in agreement.
Evelyn still can’t control her emotion. She’s standing in front of Derek’s tombstone, crying in silence.
Jessie comforts her, “Auntie Evelyn, please restrain your grief.” She continues, “Although the news is
blocked to public, employees in the company should know it. It still needs you and Leigh.”
Evelyn nodded. Holding Jessie’s hand tightly, she says, “Jessie, we’re so lucky to have you... If you
weren’t here with me, I don’t know how I could get through.”
“Not only me. Leigh also cares a lot about you.”
When Lily is approaching, she hears Jessie comforting Evelyn in a low voice. She stands in a distance
to prevent interrupting them. It’s not until Jessie has asked someone to send Evelyn away does Lily
walk to her.
With a sigh, Lily asks, “You still need to comfort Aunt Evelyn... You must be feeling very bitter.”
“Have you known everything?”
“Yep, Louis told me about it.” The two women start walking towards the entrance side by side. Lily says
in a gentle tone, “You’re really kind-hearted. You didn’t vent your anger to the whole Lewis family.”
Jessie smiles, and it’s somewhat bitter. “Of course I wanted. I wanted revenge the whole Lewis family
so much... But Auntie Evelyn and Leigh don’t know anything about what Derek Lewis has done. My
enemy is only Derek Lewis.”
Since Leigh has protected her from the gunshot earlier, Jessie’s heart becomes softened. She can’t do
ruthless things to him.
When she rushes to the hospital with Leigh and sees Derek’s dead body, she feels delighted. She feels
that she finally has avenged her older sister and parents.
However, when she sees the crying Evelyn and Leigh’s sad and disappointed face, the delight in her
heart is replaced by a sense of guilt quickly, which really annoys her.
She has even regretted for having participated in the revenge plan.
She wishes that she has hired a smart girl instead of herself to get close to Leigh and complete her
revenge.
Jessie stops, staring at Lily. She apologizes in a low voice, “Lily, I’m sorry. This matter... I had purpose
when approaching you. I made use of you.”
“Nothing. I’m not angry with you.” Lily smiles slightly and hugs her gently. “As for that kind of
experience, you can’t even bear it yourself. How could you tell others? I can understand.”
“Lily....”
“I’ve always regarded you as a friend, the little fair who’s happy and bright like the sun,” Lily says, “I
hope our relationship would never change in future, OK?”
Her understandings and gentle words make Jessie’s eyes sore. She can’t hold any longer and cries.
“I’m really suffered...” Jessie puts her head on Lily’s shoulder, weeping. “As long as one of them could
say something, my sister would be fine. But why...
“When I was in school, the teacher said human are born equal and there’s no difference among each
other. I was taught to be kind. I kept my teacher’s words in mind always. But what have I got from it?
“Just because that girl’s father was the mayor, the school changed my personal profile and deprived my
opportunity to study abroad. Just because my older sister was pretty and our family was neither rich
nor powerful, those people just played a small trick to suppress the news after she had committed
suicide. Then they also forced my parents to die.
“Just because I don’t have any contacts or someone to depend on, they could threaten me
unscrupulously. They said killing me was like killing an ant, forcing my mother’s brother to take the
hush money.”
Jessie’s face is full of tears. She chokes between sobs. “I’ve encountered so much injustices. Why
should I still be kind and believe human are born equal? The weak doesn’t have human rights at all!”
Even if she has taken the revenge, it’s John who has helped her secretly.
She has nothing.
Listening to her complaints, Lily almost bursts into tears. She pats on Jessie’s back to comfort her, “I’m
sorry, Jessie. I couldn’t have met you earlier. I wasn’t there with you when you were suffering so many
grievances.”
Jessie keeps crying out aloud, wetting the cloth on Lily’s shoulder.
“How unfair this world is!”
The powerful and the rich are scrupulous and overbearing. As for those who are poor and powerless,
even if their daughter is dead, they will be humiliated to committed suicide when seeking justice for
their daughter.
Her happy family and bright life have been ruined just because those six powerful and rich men.
Lily stands by her in silence, listening to her cry and complaints.
After Jessie stops crying, her eyes are reddened and swollen and her makeup is messy.
Lily uses a piece of wet tissue to wipe her face. “We all can tell that Leigh really loves you very much.”
Pursing her lips, Jessie says in a hoarse voice, “I know.”
Heaving a sigh, Lily doesn’t want to guess what Jessie means by saying that. Instead, she continues,
“Now Derek Lewis is dead. There are another five men. Will you still continue the revenge?”
“Of course!” Jessie’s eyes are full of hatred. “They deserve to die for tens of thousands of times!”
“Do you need my help?”
Jessie shakes her head. “No, thanks. I’m already too guilty to you. I don’t want to pull you into the
mire.”
“All right.” Lily doesn’t force her.
After chatting for a while, when they are leaving the cemetery together, they encounter Leigh at the
gate.
Leigh has just seen off his friends and comes back to pick up Jessie. Seeing her reddened eyes, he
frowns. Lily mentions that her car is waiting for her outside, and then she leaves.
“What happened?” Leigh walks to Jessie, holding her face and looking at it carefully. “Your eyes are
swollen because of crying too much.”
Jessie makes a lie casually. “I was talking about my families who have passed away with Lily just now. I
just couldn’t help crying.”
Kissing her cheek, Leigh says with concern, “It’s been a hard time for you in these two days. You also
stayed up with my Mom last night. Mom has gone back with the servants. Come on. I’ll send you back
home. Let’s have a good sleep.”