Jack looked at her and emphasized every word. "The truth must be hard to accept. But it's true! If you don't believe it, you can investigate it. Even though it's been a long time, there must be some clues left."
"I want to see who is right and who is wrong!" James spoke in an extraordinary manner, his eyes filled with clear anger.
Jack nodded at him, frowned and rolled up his Adam's apple, then said in a dull voice, "The Ricardo family was struggling with the downturn at that time. And as the Mistress of the family, you should know this by heart! I have heard of your condition now, the Ricardo family has become the richest family in Yogyakarta. And of course Uncle Darrell's services were essential to it! If he hadn't stolen so many of the Widjaya family's commercial secrets, the Ricardo family would have had a hard time standing where they're today!"
"My father always considered Uncle Darrell as a member of his own family. He let him know all of the Widjaya family's business secrets. I can't think of how many contracts he secretly traded during the years he served as my father's assistant. He secretly used the Ricardo family's name to make a low price."
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"And that flight happened when Uncle Darrel had been caught stealing the Widjaya family secret. H/e came to me and asked me to arrange an opportunity to explain and apologize to my father directly.
"Alfred, you're really curious why I'm texting your dad aren't you? Because after Uncle Darrell was caught stealing, my father never saw him again. And the biggest mistake I ever made was being nice and agreeing to help Uncle Darrell."
"When my parents were about to go overseas for inspections, I arranged flights for Uncle Darrell as well. Only in this way can I set up a meeting for them and give them the opportunity to make peace in person. Since the flight changed several times, I sent him a short message about the flight details."
"At that time, when the country's economy was recovering, Uncle Darrel ruined the business map that the Widjaya family had formulated. At the same time, he also used this method to provide countless benefits to the Ricardo family."
"But What happened in the end? After my father found out everything, he kicked him out of our Widjaya family company, and since then our relationship has completely broken up. Even so, we did not ask him for a penny of compensation. The benefits taken by him are considered by my father as pension money for his own best friend!"
"Madame Florence, without knowing the truth of what happened 15 years ago, you boldly asked the Widjaya family to take responsibility, that is shameless and greedy!" Jack finished the long truth and Florence immediately screamed in anger.
His fingertips trembled and his eyes were disappointed. "Your imaginary story is really good! Your Widjaya family is really great at making up stories to trample our family. Darrell is my son, he couldn't have done such a thing. Everything you're telling me makes no sense!"
"Unreasonable?" Jack stood up slowly. He held his breath in his chest and staggered towards him step by step. "Old madam, these things... Darrel told you clearly all that happened back then but now you are pretending to know nothing? Do you think this isn't a despicable act on your part?"
"When Alfred was a child, if you didn't instill in him the idea that the Widjaya Family killed his father, would he attack the Widjaya Family step by step? I originally respected your personality, but uncle Darrel admitted that he wanted to explain to my father directly that all his actions had been fueled by your direction!"
"Being the Iron Lady of Yogyakarta, the Patriarch of the Ricardo family, you were very famous back then, anyone would give you a face. But how do you behave? Despite having a reputation, you teach your children and grandchildren to do wrong?"
"Darrell is your only son. At that time, he wanted to report what you did and how you urged him to do all the theft! But if those words came out, the famous name of the Iron Lady would be tarnished and the Ricardo family would slowly turn to dust. But Uncle Darrell couldn't bear to betray his best friend since school! He'd rather be flogged alive than betray him again!"
Jack's last words came at almost the same time as a low growl.
He didn't expect that Florence of the Ricardo family, such a famous person, would be the culprit in the end.
She knew everything, but she wanted to put the Ricardo family as victims.
Florence was shocked to see Jack's scary face for a moment.
Her brows were cold, and she was breathless without speaking.
Jack faltered, his body swayed slightly. "Mrs. Florence, did you ever think that I was still alive? Do you think that blaming Uncle Darrell's death on the Widjaya family allows you to attack my family at will? If I really died, maybe the Widjaya family would have been forced to bear this blame. Unfortunately... I came back alive! But you're still pretending not to know what really happened!"
"Fifteen years ago, I should have died! Because my heart was too soft, my parents had to die. I caused the Widjaya family to be in chaos, my younger brother Jean was almost killed. So many mistakes and all because of me, but why don't you let me wait for death with peace of mind? You actually made your grandson put all the blame on the Widjaya family."
"I'm already a sinner, so why don't you let me die in exile? Where is your apology then? You'd seen mom and dad, and they really admired you. Why do you still have the heart to snatch my parents' hard work and take all the blame on them?"
In the end, Jack couldn't hold back his tears.
No one can understand his pain, and no one can share his suffering.
As he himself said, he was a cursed man, but God let him survive the accident.
So, if he didn't die, then at least he suffered alive.
He refused treatment, he wanted to torture himself with the most severe pain in the world.
All the blame was caused by him, and he would live the rest of his life in torment of body and mind.
There was nothing wrong, because he was the beginning of all this chaos!
Jack's cry stung everyone's eardrums.
He waited for fifteen years, and at last he exposed the truth this year alone, and faced the Ricardo family with tears of blood.
No one said anything, as they were all shocked.
In anguish, Jack shook himself in front of the coffee table beside him.
He covered his only remaining eye, and said in a hoarse voice. "I obviously planned to die alone but you forced me out. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have been able to tell all this. Why did you target the Widjaya family even though Uncle Darrel's death was purely an accident? Was the Ricardo family not at fault? Uncle Darrell insisted on going with my parents abroad."
"I also lost my parents. But my two brothers have lost everything. I have been a dead man for many years. But have I been demanding justice from the Ricardo family? You hate the Widjaya family for thinking we are pressuring Uncle Darrell, but I … I hate you even more!"
"Iron Lady, you live in glamor and enjoy people's praise, but what have you done to our family? You kidnapped Jean and sent him to a remote mountainous area, do you remember that?! You inspired your grandson Alfred to harm Jean when he survived the kidnapping, was it proper for someone of a noble line to do so?"
Of all what Jack said, what shocked the Widjaya family was his few last sentences!
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