Spoiled by Eight Uncles (Lily) novel Chapter 1492

As Alban lay lifeless, a chilling sensation enveloped his body, as though he had descended into a frozen cellar.

The words echoed in his ears: Are you worthy... Are you worthy...

He wanted to respond, but the words eluded him.

The vast population consisted of billions of individuals.

If he were in their position, he wouldn't trade the entire Strings of Fate for the sake of one insignificant person.

Realizing this, he discovered that his defiance of fate and belief in his uniqueness among all the people on Earth were nothing but delusions!

He was no different from anyone else!

He was just one insignificant individual among billions of lives!

In that moment, Albany's faith crumbled to nothingness.

His face drained of color as he staggered backward. "How could this be..."

He had considered himself the protagonist of the story, but in reality, he was nothing more than a minor character.

Lilly flipped through the golden light booklet. Her voice was cold and detached as she spoke, "Now that you understand your situation, let's discuss your so-called law-abiding behavior. Alban Knox, when you were merely seven or eight years old, you possessed endless wealth. It is stated that you and your siblings had to rely on each other as you lived in a small two-bedroom apartment. However, you were an orphan without any special background or support. You definitely weren't engaged in business or work... So, where did you acquire hundreds of thousands, even millions, to your name?"

When Alban attempted to purchase ice pond water from Lilly, his starting price was a million.

How did a child with no support or source of income come into possession of such a large sum of money?

Alban's lips twitched as he said, "I..."

Lilly interrupted bluntly, "You stole other people's money, didn't you?"

Alban furrowed his brow as he refuted, "You make it sound so terrible. I merely took money from corrupt officials. It was ill-gotten wealth. It can be said that I was redistributing wealth from the rich to the poor."

How could it be considered stealing if he took money that they shouldn't have had in the first place?

Didn't they deserve to lose it?

Lilly sneered, "Is that so? You truly believe you've done nothing wrong?"

Alban spoke with conviction, "I am not wrong! I also help others by exorcising evil spirits and solving their problems in my spare time. I do earn my keep!"

Lilly laughed mirthlessly as she said, "Let me give you an example, then. There was a corrupt official in Xignas City named Mr. Leroy who accepted substantial bribes and hid the money in his walls and under his mattress. The special task force had ample evidence and planned to catch him red-handed by raiding his home late at night."

She could barely contain the vexation in her tone as she continued, "However, the task force came up empty-handed due to your theft. It was unbelievable because they had more than enough evidence that suggested otherwise. Unfortunately, they had no choice but to let the corrupt official go due to lack of evidence. Why did that happen?"

Alban interrupted, "That's not my problem... Besides, the corrupt official would be more cautious after that. Doesn't this count as me doing a good deed?"

Lilly retorted, "Really? This corrupt official continued to hold his position without facing the punishment he deserved. It's easy to transition from frugality to extravagance. However, it is very challenging to reverse the process. I'm sorry to say that losing a large sum of money didn't make him restrain himself. If anything, it made him more aggressive and secretive. Your unintended assistance to the tyrant caused numerous hardworking individuals to lose everything. They suffered injustice under his hands. Some unlucky souls even lost their lives because he didn't face any prosecution from the law. Yet, you still believe you're like Robin Hood? Is this what you mean by robbing the rich to aid the poor?!"