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The South Regent was frozen with fear, and his legs turned to jelly. The mistakes Ethan pointed out were things he did not even consider. His face was drenched in cold sweat. At that moment, he was utterly convinced of his defeat!… The memory of it still sent chills down the South Regent’s back. He quickly grabbed Richard and rushed to the foot of Sky Peak. Half a day later, the South Regent finally met with Stephen. “Release the hostage!” Stephen said. The South Regent’s voice was low. “Let me see the letter first. I will only release the hostage after confirming it’s from him.”“Fine!”Fearless, Stephen handed the letter to the South Regent. After all, it was a letter that Samuel had begged the Grand Marshal’s mentee to write. Why would the mentee betray him?The South Regent took the letter and read the one sentence on the envelope: To the South Regent. He knew that handwriting all too well. It was unmistakably Ethan’s!The South Regent’s ears rang. Could it be tha
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“There’s only one letter, and it’s in your hands.”“Bullshit!” Stephen could not take it anymore. “We’re trying to rescue someone! How could you give me a fake letter at this crucial moment? “Are you trying to get us killed? I know you’re angry with us, but I didn’t think you’d be so despicable and evil. Not only are you trying to kill me and Richard, but you also want to destroy Celestial City and Riveria! “You’ve betrayed the Grand Marshal’s mentee’s trust! It’s ridiculous. How could you even think of doing this?” Stephen’s fury only grew as he demanded answers. Ethan listened quietly, waiting for Stephen to finish before asking, “Do you have anything else to add?”“How can you be so calm now? You’re worse than scum!”Ethan said calmly, “Of course, I’m calm. That’s because I am the mentee you’re talking about.”“Ha! Yeah, right. You? You’re nothing but a fraud! I’ll give you one last chance. Give me the letter!”Stephen was boiling with rage. Richard was kidnapped under hi
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“He’s lawless. Why is he still around?”“He should be executed!”“He must be executed!”The outrage spread like wildfire across the Internet. The news was so shocking that, within a day, the entire nation knew about it. Tens of thousands were criticizing Ethan online, except in Riveria. Some within Riveria knew Ethan was truly the Grand Marshal’s mentee, so they went online to defend him. However, it did not take long before they were reported and attacked, with their accounts even banned. Now, the whole Internet believed Ethan was impersonating the Grand Marshal’s mentee!“He’s intentionally sabotaging Riveria.”“A person like that deserves to die!”The rumors spread quickly, reaching those overseas, including Shawn, Brandon, Dennis, and Howard. They found it strange, though. Was Ethan not the Grand Marshal’s mentee? Even Liam’s account was banned, and at that moment, he felt bad for Ethan. Ethan really was the Grand Marshal’s mentee. The man had always been dedicated to R
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Everyone listened silently. It felt like they had traveled back twelve years ago and witnessed the chaos in Riveria alongside the Grand Marshal. At that time, the South Regent was still young, and their main enemy were ruthless old-generation men, led by the South Regent’s father. The Grand Marshal had four chances to defeat the South Regent’s father, but each time, something unexpected happened. The first time, chaos broke out within Riveria, and he had to return with his troops. The second time, their enemy’s reinforcements came just in time. The third time, the troop’s commander fell gravely ill just before the operation. The fourth time, he had set fire to the enemy’s camp, and they had no way to escape, but then, a sudden rain extinguished the flames. “It was from that day onward that the Grand Marshal’s health began to fail.” Samuel sighed. The enemy always seemed to have divine intervention on their side, escaping from death time and time again.“In the last three yea
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Stephen immediately recognized the golden opportunity. Without wasting a second, he contacted the media to set up a live broadcast to explore the place where the Grand Marshal once lived on the foot of Sky Peak. Soon, they found a cave at the foot of Sky Peak. At the entrance stood a wooden door covered in dust, indicating it had been abandoned for a long time.Stephen pushed the door open, and a musty smell wafted out. He waved his hand around and waited a while before leading everyone inside, where there was electricity, lights, and a fan in the cave, which were all still functional. When the lights turned on, everyone saw the simple structure in the cave. A large table sat in the middle, clearly used for meetings, and a map of Riveria’s surroundings was hung on the wall. What drew everyone’s attention the most was the display beneath the map. A few framed photos sat on a wooden counter, and there, in the center, was a portrait of the late Grand Marshal himself. Seeing the Gra
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Ethan was the Grand Marshal’s mysterious mentee!Simon tried to calm himself down and asked Samuel, “Ethan Rivers… Is he the Grand Marshal’s mentee?”He still held a glimmer of hope, wishing the news was false. After all, how could Ethan be the Grand Marshal’s mentee? If it were true, Ethan’s status would be entirely different.The main issue was that everyone had heard of his achievements just now. He avenged the Grand Marshal, chased away the South Regent, and brought peace to the chaotic Riveria. Any of those feats would make him a hero, celebrated across the nation, with promotions and fame awaiting him. However, for unlawfully detaining Ethan, Simon and Stephen would be certain to face severe punishment and perhaps even retribution. Simon kept praying, hoping everything was false and that Ethan was not the Grand Marshal’s mentee. Under his hopeful gaze, Samuel nodded. “Yes, Ethan is the Grand Marshal’s mentee.”Simon’s legs turned weak, and he had to sit down to stop him
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Stephen’s flashlight was as bright as the sun, stopping right beside Ethan’s face, blurring his features. Hence, people could only make out his figure. “He looks a little familiar, but I can’t recall where I’ve seen him before.”Many people commented, “Yeah, he looks familiar.”“Where exactly have we seen him before?”“Search the internet! Find any young man that looks similar to this person in the photo!”The internet started searching for the identity of the Grand Marshal’s mysterious mentee. When Stephen saw it, his back was drenched in sweat. In a panic, he dialed Simon’s number. “Dad, someone has posted a recording online, and everyone is looking for Ethan now.”Simon also saw the video online. He immediately ordered the video to be deleted and banned it from being posted online. “They might be searching, but they can’t possibly find Ethan that quickly.” Simon comforted Stephen while also assuring himself. “The people will start with the young and promising individual
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Why had Ethan not mentioned it before? If he had said he was the Grand Marshal’s mentee, would things have come to that point?Little did Simon know that Ethan had mentioned it more than once, but Stephen did not believe it. “If Shawn and Howard didn’t post those photos, we would’ve almost gotten away with it.”At the thought of Shawn and Howard, Simon’s eyes lit up as an idea struck him.“It’s fake.” Simon said, “I’ve investigated it. These posts and photos all came from beyond the border. Someone is intentionally stirring up trouble, and I suspect it to be Shawn and Howard.”The others immediately found it possible, but they still had someone check the origin of those posts. Sure enough, they were from beyond the border. “It seems like they’re really intent on causing trouble.”“How despicable. They’ve escaped, yet instead of hiding, how dare they show themselves again?”“We need to arrest them quickly!”“But for now, most importantly, we must clear up the situation.”The
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“You deal the last card.”When Avery handed over the tea, Ethan grabbed her hand and used it to deal the fifth card.Everyone froze.Ethan glanced at the cards on the table and revealed his hand, saying, “Royal straight flush. I win this round.”“Damn!” Victor stood up, his eyes wide in disbelief.To the side, the South Regent and Jason were also dumbfounded, staring in shock. “Is this for real?”Snow snapped back to reality first and said in astonishment, “Avery, you really bring luck to your husband.”Avery was lucky, so her opening the final card increased the chances of drawing a good card, helping Ethan achieve a stunning comeback. Her face instantly turned red at Snow’s words.“Who would’ve thought this would happen?”Victor could not believe that he lost. At that moment, he became even more aware of the gap between Ethan and himself, or rather, the gap between everyone and Ethan.“There are many things you never thought of, but for now, pay up,” Ethan said casually.V
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First, the people who had illegally crossed the border fled overnight, and the local forces quickly disappeared. Breeze City finally regained stability.The change was so rapid that many people online said it felt like a dream as if they had woken up and everything had changed.Afterward, Breeze City began to develop its agriculture. With its favorable climate and fertile land, the grain output was high, and people started to escape poverty and move toward wealth.“What exactly happened back then?“Do you think Stephen could have really accomplished this?”“No way!”At first, many people believed that Stephen was falsely accused. However, after uncovering the changes that had happened in Breeze City over the past seven years, even those who supported him began to have doubts.Breeze City used to be far more chaotic and unstable. If Stephen had been able to manage it well back then, there was no reason he should not be able to manage it now.Besides, was Stephen able to manage a
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It was the Hugheses. They would unblock any accounts the Quinns wanted to block. The two families were just as influential, so using tactics such as blocking accounts, deleting posts, and paid posters to divert the attention would not work anymore!The staff quickly informed Simon, who woke up immediately after hearing the news. Still groggy, he quickly washed up and checked his phone. The entire Internet was discussing the matter, and the topic was trending. With the recent revelations at the event, Stephen had quickly become the center of public scrutiny online. After reading through the statement from Daniel and Caleb, Simon clenched his fists. He regretted inviting Leo. He had meticulously prepared for the event, aiming to boost his success and improve Breeze City’s economy. However, Leo took the opportunity to expose the truth instead.The better Simon prepared, the higher the buzz, and the more explosive the truth Leo exposed became. It was as if all of his efforts were t
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Returning to his senses, Victor murmured, “By now, the mental pressure on them should be enough. We can act tomorrow.”Earlier, the South Regent had contacted Simon and told him their plan to apply enough pressure on Simon and Stephen. That would force the father and son to seek George for help, and that was when Victor would swoop in and win George over. Now, the pressure had done its job. George had decided to betray the Quinns, but Simon still had no idea about it and was probably still relaxing, thinking the worst was over. Thus, tomorrow was the perfect timing to kickstart their plan! They were not even afraid of Simon coming up with a solution despite telling him their plan in advance. Ethan had seen through them. Seeking George was a dead end, running was a dead end, and even destroying Breeze City was a dead end. The next day, Daniel and Caleb were the first to call in the media to make a public statement. “Hi, we are Daniel and Caleb. I trust you are all familiar with
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At that moment, Ethan’s statement rendered everyone speechless. They were all shocked. With the plan, they would be killing two birds with one stone. George and the Quinns would be in a miserable situation while they would remain completely uninvolved. “Perfect! It’s perfect!” Even Victor could not help but marvel. “It’s so perfect that it fills me with despair. I couldn’t think of any way to solve this situation.”Without George, Stephen would fail to answer all the questions about what happened in Riveria over the past few years. However, if they used George, he would betray the Quinns and sabotage them from within, making it impossible for Stephen to answer the questions correctly. It was a deadlock!The South Regent gulped. “It is a ruthless plan. They’ll have no way to get past this. It’s a good thing I ran fast back then.”He thought the plan was devised to drive Stephen to his death. Tyler, Nolan, Daniel, and Caleb all nodded blankly. At that moment, they understood h
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He could not let that happen. George was extremely useful at that moment. If George really were to return to prison, Stephen would be in trouble. “No.” Liam shook his head and glanced at George. “You’ve proved yourself recently, so you’re free to move around for the next month.”George’s eyes widened in shock. Did such luck befall him? He had never heard of such a thing before, but he soon realized he did not get a month of freedom because he had proven himself. It was the man who called him yesterday proving himself! Even with Simon’s status and position, the man could only grant him a month of freedom, and now, Liam had come with orders to grant him another month again. It only meant one thing—the man held as much status as the Quinns!If someone with as much status as the Quinns wanted to help him, he might have the chance to break free from the Quinns. At that thought, George could not contain his excitement. Simon, on the other hand, was still unaware of what had happene
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George was stunned. He could not believe his ears. Freeing him from the Quinn family’s control? Did he really want to leave the Quinn family? If it were two days ago, he would never have entertained the thought, but now, the situation had changed. He was sent to prison because of Stephen, yet Stephen could not even be bothered to pay him a visit as they entered a new year. When Stephen finally came to see him, it was because he needed George’s help to solve his problems. Stephen showed no gratitude or respect whatsoever.As for Simon, that man once criticized Rachel right in front of him, showing no regard for him. Although he wanted to leverage the Quinn family’s influence, helping them by framing Ethan and letting them gain total control of Riveria greatly benefited them. After all he had sacrificed, could he not get a shred of respect from Simon for his daughter? George took a deep breath and suppressed the temptation. “I don’t know who you are. How can I trust you?”He genu
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If he had not falsely accused Ethan, the Lowes would not be in its current state, and his daughter would not have to endure such lectures.George deeply regretted his actions. If he could turn back time and fix them, he would. Meanwhile, Stephen went upstairs to check on Rachel's room while she was washing up. After carefully checking and confirming that no man had been there, he sighed in relief. Although he did not love Rachel, she was still his rightful wife. He could not tolerate the idea that she did not care about him.A few minutes later, Rachel walked out."Come to the meeting," Simon said.He then explained the situation to George and Rachel.Rachel had never been interested in such matters and did not care much about it. Besides, she had no feelings for Stephen either, so she remained indifferent.On the other hand, George frowned. Sometimes, he admired and envied Stephen. Trouble always followed Stephen wherever he went, and each time, it was anything but simple.W
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Stephen frowned. "What's going on?"Meanwhile, Rachel was woken up by the phone call. When she glanced at the screen and saw Stephen's name, she had no intention of answering. She simply put the phone on silent and pretended she had not seen it before going back to sleep.Only George and she had dinner together last night, and she was up late worrying about the future.In the airport, Simon asked, "What's wrong?"Confused, Stephen replied, "She didn't pick up. She's probably still asleep."Simon fell silent. He knew the problems between Stephen and Rachel could not be ignored. He rubbed his temples. He could not understand why relationship issues like that had to happen in the Quinn family, and they were happening to his son, the future head of the family!"Forget it," said Simon. "I'll have my assistant pick us up. We'll go straight to the prison.""Okay," Stephen replied.After landing, Simon and Stephen took a car to the prison and soon met George."What brings you here?"
