NovelUpdateChapter 1262
"The slums overseas remain slums because the poor stay poor," Debra said slowly. "The wealthy won't hire
them. Their only inccomes from begging. Maybe a few with strong physiques can do labor work for a
meager wage, but the number of people who change their fate is very few. Even if they beg bitterly, they can't
afford those expensive medical bills. Just earning enough to live is already tough. If they turn to robbery, it's only
because they've hit a dead end."
Liza softened her tone. "But as you like, that's just an "if."
"Yes, it is," Debra agreed. "Maybe the person who robbed you was indeed a vicious criminal, but that doesn't
mean there aren't unfortunate souls in the slums. You don't know Drake's character or his past, yet you
constantly insult him. Is it just because of his bad reputation? Or because he was once a servant in the Bernard
family and then rose above his station?"
"Who cares about his past? | have no interest," Liza mumbled.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Drake was once a child from the slums," Debra emphasized. "A child. | believe that his aggressive and ruthless
exterior is a defense mechanism, meant to hide his fear and vulnerability. If | put it that way, do you understand
why he acts so fiercely?"
Liza turned her head away, and Debra added, "I'm not saying Drake is a saint. He's done plenty of wrong. Life's
complexities, the shades of right and wrong, are hard to untangle. What matters is how he atones for his past
and strives to be a useful member of society. His current status is a result of his hard work. You can dislike,
criticize, and scold him, but you must not insult him."
Liza's face was flushed, and she blurted, "I can't win against you. | don't care about him."
Then she ran off to her room.
Debra shook her head, placing dinner in Drake's room and leaving.
As the door clicked shut, Drake, who had been lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes. He glanced at the
closed door, memories of his tin the slums flooding his mind.
He had lied, stolen, and had been beaten, nearly dying there. He had done all sorts of dirty and evil things along
the way.
When others called him cruel and heartless, disgusting and vile, he didn't get angry because he knew that
without those actions, he wouldn't have survived.
When they insulted him as a lowly bastard, he remained calm because he understood that their insults were
rooted in their inadequacies. They needed to vent their frustrations on someone better than them.
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