HBWnovel Chapter 551: Pointless Debate
Chapter 551: Pointless Debate
This was the best Jose Badem could get from the Queen, but then again, he felt that Her Majesty had only agreed to his request for fun.
"I've got you a debate next month. If you can convince all the old fogies here, the bill can be passed."
But of course, after saying this, Jose Baden himself felt it was impossible to make those old guys give in? He would rather believe that the sun would rise from the west the next morning.
"I'm willing to do it no matter how small the odds are. Thank you, Jose Badem, I'm going to get ready."
With that, Lydia headed to her room.
That's right, Lidia is living with Jose Badem now. Since they have been pretending to be an engaged couple for almost three months, there doesn't seem to be anything strange about living together.
Let's just say that now everyone has started calling her Ms. Baden.
The first person to change his words must be the servant of Jose Baden's family. However, Jose Baden made a prompt decision and apologized to Lydia.
"I'm very sorry."
"No need to apologize........."
After all, Lydia felt that she should be the one to apologize.
Jose Badem could have just stood aside and watched like everyone else. He could choose to help Li Mortgage or not. It was his right. Lydia didn't want to force Jose Badem to help her. She didn't want to be the kind of person who would use her connections to kidnap others.
But Jose Baden chose to help, and he helped at all costs. Lydia knew very well that if this thing failed, it would have a great impact on Jose Baden. He might be laughed at for the rest of his life, or even forever.
After Lydia expressed her concerns, Jose Baden smiled and said to her,
“It won’t be forever… With the passage of time, even the ridicule will turn into praise… Because I know what I’m doing is right.”
When Jose Badem was standing in the study and said this to Lydia, Lydia suddenly felt that Jose Badem and Kreacher were the same kind of people.
"Come on, Lydia, don't compare us. I'm just a sailor who likes sailing. Conquering the raging waves is the madness that runs in my blood. I........."
"Thank you." (interrupting the spell)
How could Lydia not know that Jose Badem's exaggerated words, as if he were an actor in a Taiwanese drama, were meant to amuse her and make her feel at ease?
They all know each other's thoughts, so there is no need to do this for ourselves, we can just talk it out.
Jose Baden originally wanted to express his thoughts in a long speech, but the moment he saw Lydia, he suddenly swallowed all those words back and finally said only one sentence:
"We are each other's family, and we are the only people in the world who can understand each other, so don't say thank you to me, Lydia. I can understand you and empathize with you, so I choose to always stand by your side. This is my choice and has nothing to do with you."
Lydia listened quietly to what Jose Badem said, and felt moved.
She stared at the other person, her eyes shining with gratitude and admiration.
However, she did not let this emotion show, but smiled mischievously and said to José Badem: "If I were an ordinary woman, I would definitely marry you."
Although this sentence was meant as a joke, it also contained Lydia's recognition and appreciation for Jose Badem.
After all, a man like José Badem was rare—tall, handsome, rich, powerful, and someone who would always respect her, stand by her side at all times, and give her unconditional support.
Which woman can refuse a man like this?
"Come, Lydia, spare me, if I marry you, all the men and women in England will come and beat me to death."
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" x2
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"Md, these antiques should just be buried in the ground. Don't take them out to get in the way. These disgusting guys."
Jose Badem whispered in his heart.
From the moment they entered the door, the group of guys started to nag and criticize Lydia countless times based on her gender and background, but unfortunately, Lydia just smiled and looked at them until they could no longer say anything.
"Have you finally finished your opening remarks? So can we start the discussion now?"
Lydia still had her usual polite smile on her face.
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"You are committing murder by doing this." The seemingly sanctimonious guy stood on the high platform and said the most ridiculous words in the world.
"Why do you think this has anything to do with you?" Lydia asked back calmly.
“All life is sacred.”
"Oh, that's disgusting coming out of your mouth. Stop lying with your eyes open. If you really believe that all life is sacred, then you wouldn't be wearing leather shoes right now."
Lydia's words successfully made everyone present look down at their shoes.
"If you want to say that human life is different from animal life, then you should adopt orphans like Kreacher standing next to me. Spend your own money and use all the methods you can think of to raise money to adopt homeless children, so that they won't end up on the streets, starving, and eventually dying tragically on the street as an unclaimed corpse."
That's right, in addition to Jose Badem and Lydia, Kreacher is also standing here. He is standing here as the first supporter.
He was invited here and came here voluntarily. Although he knew that his role here was just to be a figurehead at best, he still wanted to support Lydia.
"I..........."
"There are countless refugees drowning while crossing rivers, countless families being slaughtered, and many babies without water, food, or medicines to use when they are sick. If you really care about life, then go and help them instead of standing here and talking to me about how all life is sacred, because it's a joke when you say that."
"You are talking nonsense!" What a weak rebuttal.
"Every word I said, don't you think anyone here with a brain knows it? You all know this, you just pretend you don't see it! If you really care about life that much, then stop what you are doing and don't stand here and talk to me about how all life is sacred. Go help them instead of standing here and yelling at a strange woman. Those are real lives, and we took away embryos."
"Unless you want to pick them up and stuff them in your ass and then spend nine months carrying them around until they rip your ass apart, which, believe me, they will."
"Unless you have really experienced this, you are not qualified to discuss this topic with me here."
"You just don't want to be responsible." Funniest joke ever.
"Who doesn't want to take responsibility?! Can a woman alone do something like pregnancy? You men just lie on top of a woman and enjoy it for one night, but we women have to bear unlimited pain for the next nine months. And you can sit on a chair and direct the woman who is pregnant with your child to do heavy housework. Then when the woman is giving birth, you stand outside the house smoking cigarettes, waiting for the baby to come, and you can't do anything, and you won't do anything, because you know it's not you who are in pain! Who is more irresponsible?!"
"Obviously, none of you here have ever performed an abortion on a woman. Let me tell you what it's like. You need to insert an iron hook into the woman's stomach and stir it. Do you think that thing is really safe? Not at all! And many doctors don't know how to sterilize. Why? Because they don't have enough time and money. They do this because it's illegal."
"How do you know?" One of the guys seemed to have discovered the key point in Lydia's words. Abortion is illegal, so how could Lydia know what the situation is like during an abortion?
This is a trap. If Lydia admits it, then she is an illegal abortion doctor. If she does not admit it, then everything she said above is self-defeating.
"Lydia, don't..." Jose Badem gently tugged at Lydia's sleeve under the table. He wanted to stop Lydia from saying those words.
But unfortunately, the moment she stepped in here, Lydia decided to say these words out loud. These words had been kept in her heart for so many years. She knew that if she wanted to defeat this group of pedantic guys, she must first take off the mask on herself.
"Because I used to be an abortionist. Believe me, I have aborted at least 20 babies. I know exactly what that scene is like. But I never thought there was anything wrong with what I did."
Lydia raised her trembling hands, as if the blood of the crushed children and mothers was still on her hands.
"A ball of minced meat slipped out of a woman's belly. But if there is a choice, do you think a mother would really make such a cruel decision? You don't know, right? Because you have never thought about it! Because the knife has not cut you, you will never know what pain is. So everyone present, I want to ask you, if your sister or daughter is raped in the future and gets pregnant with the rapist's child, will you let the child be born? Don't think I'm exaggerating. Almost all women who come to me for abortion have such reasons!"
"You are the most ridiculous and irresponsible people in the world, because all of us here came out of women's bellies, but you are also the most irresponsible, because you have never considered the circumstances under which women gave birth to you!!!"
"All you care about is yourselves! If you men could get pregnant, then abortion would be a sacrament to you. All you want is to keep your feet firmly on women's necks."
"If you really think childbirth is sacred, then you should treat women as gods. Obviously you don't have that. You don't even treat us as human beings!"
"We voted to agree on this matter." This was the last pale excuse, trying to tell Lydia that this was a fair decision, but unfortunately it was unfair in itself.
"Believe me, if you put this matter to a public vote, all women would vote in favor! But why didn't they? Because you only considered men, but the question is, do you men have that organ? Do you have a uterus? So why do you think you can make decisions for us?!"
“Enough!!!!” Finally, the decision maker standing at the highest point made a decision.
"We will hold a public vote on this matter, and it will only happen once. But if the number of votes against exceeds the number of votes in favor, Ms. Lydia Baden, we will revoke your Royal Medal of Medicine."
"It doesn't matter. The medals awarded by you, who are self-righteous and have no respect for human rights, are like scrap metal to me! And my name is Lydia Jones, which is my real name. My last name is not Baden."
Lydia took off the Royal Medal of Medicine on her chest and threw it hard at the man's face.
She doesn't want this kind of rubbish!
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After finishing this one-sided discussion, Lydia, Jose Badem and Kreacher walked out the door together. Outside the door were reporters who had been waiting for a long time.
The three of them looked at each other and said nothing. Lydia, who was walking in the middle, raised her hand towards the two people beside her.
Kreacher and Jose Badem held Lydia's arms on each side, and Lydia held her head proudly, like a queen. With the support of the two of them, she walked slowly towards the stairs, like a winner.