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Ganter and Austin witnessed the chaos that unfolded in Hill City over the past two weeks. The hospitals were overloaded, and more patients were being admitted. Even they, a psychologist, were asked to help. Ganter shook his head helplessly. He was a doctor in psychology, so there was nothing he could do for those people. All he could do was watch them leave, disheartened and desperate. When he went out on the street, he noticed the people walking around were fewer than before. Every day, he could hear robberies happening and gunshots in the air. The street where his clinic was located used to be a bustling area with merchants selling their goods, but they were all gone. His clinic was the only establishment left in the street. Austin looked worried. “Ganter, we should also think about leaving. Hill City is not safe anymore.” News of robberies, shootings, and outbreaks of sickness were so frequent that the growing fear among the people was palpable. Even Austin was scared too.
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A while later, Charles, who was enjoying his spa and massage with several other business owners, got a call from the hospital that his parents had discharged themselves. The delight on his face disappeared. Why would his parents leave the hospital? He quickly called his father but could not get through. The same happened with his mother. Anxious, Charles called the hospital, demanding an explanation. How could the hospital release his parents without informing him first? The nurse explained, “They said there were not enough beds in the hospital because of the current situation and believed other people needed the treatment more than them, so they insisted on leaving. We tried to convince them to stay, but they were adamant.” Charles was stunned. Not enough beds in the hospital? What kind of excuse was that? He had the money to pay for their medical bills! He had more than a million at hand, and if he kept working hard, the money he was making would be enough to last him a l
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Was Ethan more important than their own son? Stephen said, “I understand. Please get up. Ethan Rivers has been accused of bribery, and it puts me in a tough spot.” Xavier argued, “He’s not capable of that! He has been fixing roads, as well as repairing hospitals and schools. He even used his own money to send other people’s children to school! Why would he take bribes?” Riveria used to be in chaos, and education was scarce. The adults in the family would rather keep their children at home to work than send them to school for education. Ethan then used his personal money to send every child to school, paying the families a stipend of 500 dollars a month. The children could also enjoy free lunches at schools, which drastically improved both attendance rates and nutrition levels in the region.Stephen said with gritted teeth, “It’s bribery! I don’t need you to tell me what he did!” He dared not look them in the eyes, so he quickly called security to send them off. After they
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“No!” Charles’ face paled. He pulled his phone out to call for help, but then his mother, Jessica, said, “You don’t need to call for help.” She had been fighting her illness for years and should have died a long time ago. It was Ethan’s subsidy and health insurance that helped her to stay alive, and after what happened, she believed she was the reason her son became twisted. She felt guilty, not just toward Ethan, but also toward her husband and their son. Years of pain and the burden she placed on her family had worn her down. She could not go on any longer. Maybe, just maybe, her death could help Charles find his way back.“I know what’s going on with my body,” she said, her voice strained and labored. “Son, I’ve hurt you enough. I’m so sorry. I will no longer be your burden. If you can, turn yourself in. You’re on your own now. We will always love you.” Charles teared up, his body shaking. He did not understand. He had worked so hard and taken so many risks, all to make s
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Charles ran into his car and suddenly, he spotted a gun in the passenger’s seat. He was consumed by vengeance and did not care how the gun got into his car. He wound down the window and pointed the gun at Nolan. “Please take care of my parents’ funeral for me. Thanks.” He then stepped on the pedal and drove off. Nolan watched calmly as the car drove off. Everything was progressing as he planned. He walked into the house and saw Xavier and Jessica, both dead in each other’s embrace. He sighed helplessly. He may have dragged the two of them into this mess, but he never thought of hurting them or making them take their own lives. He made a call to his men and ordered them to give the elderly couple a proper burial. Meanwhile, Stephen was going through the reports on the recent updates. Even though riot police were deployed to maintain order in the city, things did not improve. Quite the opposite, the dangerous men armed with guns were further stimulated, causing them to be m
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Stephen slumped into his chair, boneless. He was really scared out of his wits when he had a gun pointed at him at such close range. He almost died. Only then did he have time to pick up his phone and check who had tried to call him earlier. However, before he could look, Nolan’s call came in. “Stephen, Charles’ parents committed suicide. He has a gun. He injured me and then escaped.”Stephen fell silent for a while before saying, “Got it. I’ve caught Charles. You should head to the hospital and get yourself checked out. You’ve done well.”He was more assured of Nolan, someone willing to risk his life to capture Charles. It looked like he was right in his choice of mayor this time. In fact, he had made an excellent choice!After hanging up, Stephen finally saw that it was Ganter who had tried to call him just now. However, nobody picked up when he returned the call. Seeing that he could not reach Stephen, Ganter had taken to the streets, trying to find someone to send Austin t
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Not long after Nolan left, Stephen came with his men to interrogate Charles. “How long have you been embezzling and taking bribes?” Stephen asked bluntly as soon as he entered. “I had such high hopes for you.”Charles looked at him and said, “Half a month.”“Half a month?” Stephen did some quick mental calculations. Hill City plunged into chaos again half a month ago, which matched Charles’ timeline of corruption. “You’re such a fool!” Stephen said coldly, “Who bribed you? You’d better speak.”Charles knew that even if he did not get a death sentence, he would spend the rest of his life behind bars. He had come to terms with his fate, so he named everyone who bribed him with money. After ordering his men to record it, Stephen asked, “Why did you do it? You’ve let me down so much.”Upon hearing that, Charles laughed. “Let you down? If I let you down, then you’ve completely devastated me! You must know my parents died, right? Do you know how they died?”Stephen frowned. Did
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Even Ganter himself doubted that he could have endured it. Besides, Austin should not have suffered that fate. It was all his fault. If he had not insisted on saving Stephen back then, he would not have come to Hill City and encountered the armed robbers. Everything was his fault!Ganter fell to the ground helplessly, wallowing in regret. He should not have saved Stephen back then. A few minutes later, he slowly walked out of the hospital ward and booked a flight to Riveria. He wanted to meet Ethan and beg for his forgiveness. Half a day later, Ganter arrived at Ethan’s mansion. Memories of his first visit flashed across his mind. At that time, he was confident, as if victory was already in the bag. Yet now, standing before the mansion again, his face was pale, and he looked significantly older. Ganter slowly walked into the mansion and saw Ethan sitting on the couch, reading a book, just like their first meeting. “Ethan…” Ganter approached him but hesitated. He was a master
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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?"
