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The Guardian's Return Chapter 630
Stephen then thought of the village chief who was falsely accused and the victims of the real estate crash who jumped to their deaths. Then, he thought of Snow, Julius, Tommy, and Theo.So many people had died because of his ignorance and arrogance, yet he was worrying about something as trivial as the Quinns’ reputation! Stephen found it ridiculous.He looked at Simon and slowly said, “I don’t care about the Quinn family’s image. I just want to see Breeze City restored to the peaceful state it was before.”“Smack!” The sound of a slap rang out.Rachel covered her mouth with a gasp, her face paling. She had seen the exact moment when Simon suddenly stood up and slapped Stephen across the face.Stephen’s cheek immediately swelled.“You’ve gone mad!” Simon shouted, “What is Breeze City? Even if this city falls, we can withdraw unscathed. How dare you think of trading the family’s reputation for the future of a mere small city? Do you even care about the family anymore?”Stephen
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Later, during a mission, Scott’s team was ambushed by the South Regent’s team, leaving Scott injured and unconscious. At the critical moment, Cora arrived with reinforcements and saved Scott.She stayed by his side, nursing him back to health, and they fell in love with each other during their time together. However, Scott was from Riveria, while Cora was from a foreign faction.When the faction learned of that matter, they forcibly took Cora away and beat Scott up, dumping him near the border. He would have died if he had not been discovered in time.To sever Cora’s feelings for Scott, the faction forced her to marry another heir, but Cora refused vehemently.She asked, “Why are you forcing me to marry someone?”Her father said coldly, “I raised you for this very purpose. We’re facing pressure from Riveria, and we need to guard against the South Regent as well. We need stronger allies!”Cora could not understand. “We can stay out of Riveria’s affairs. They’ve never been our enem
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Stephen felt a tug at his heart as he read through the messages. The situation hit close to home.His marriage to Rachel was for similar reasons. He married Rachel not just to compensate the Lowe family and protect her but for him to better and more legitimately take control of Riveria. Some of his classmates also married people they did not love in order to curry favor with powerful families.In fact, he was aware that back in the capital, among the elite families, people his age were already getting engaged or married off to partners they did not care for. Family alliances always came first.“I’m getting married in a few days, but I’ve only met my partner a few times.” Someone commented in the group chat.Stephen saw the name and recalled his childhood memories of playing with her.She was the daughter of the Ford family and quite pretty looks wise. She used to follow him everywhere and call him ‘Steph’. People used to tease them, saying they were destined to be childhood sweeth
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“Heh.” Cora’s father, Wesley, sneered in disdain. “So what if he’s working for Ethan? The guy’s small time. There’s no way our issue will catch Ethan’s attention.“Besides, I doubt he’d risk trouble with us over one person. We’re about to join forces with an even stronger faction. Ethan will only be hurting himself if he tries to get revenge on us.”He no longer saw Ethan as a threat.“There’s no way Ethan would expect me to secure a political marriage for my daughter, using it to cozy up to someone even more influential!”After Cora was captured, she cried all day and night, completely lost and defeated. Belle could not bear watching her daughter suffer anymore, so she secretly went to Riveria, hoping that Scott would help one last time.In the hospital, she walked into a ward and suddenly froze. It was because she saw someone who should not be there—Ethan!Ethan sat on the bed, looking at Belle calmly. His eyes seemed completely devoid of emotion. Belle, who could usually read
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However, when Scott picked up the pen and sat in front of the desk, he could not write a single word. The images of his time with Cora flashed in his mind, and his heart ached terribly. Coupled with his injuries, Scott suddenly passed out.The medical staff rushed over to treat him. Belle paled and was chased out of the ward by the commander.Scott soon regained consciousness, but his breathing was even weaker.He looked at Ethan beside him, full of guilt. “General, I don’t think I’ll make it.”“Is there anything else you’d want to accomplish?” Ethan knew that Scott’s spirit was already broken.When Scott was just a child, his parents were starved to death. He survived on the kindness of the village, growing up on their scraps of food. At eighteen, he enlisted with a few close friends, giving every penny he earned back to the village that had raised him.Two years ago, his friends died in battles, leaving him as the only survivor. The sister who had once cared for him in the vill
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Wesley was furious. “Damn it. Who is it?”A bodyguard stepped forward and seemed ready to get violent, but just then, the car window slowly rolled down, revealing Ethan.The bodyguard froze, not daring to move. Wesley, too, was stunned because it was Ethan Rivers blocking their way on the road where Scott was buried.“Argh! Damn you!” Wesley was furious yet powerless.Cora took advantage of the chance to run out of the car, stumbling as she ran up the hillside toward the wooden cabin. As she ran, she cast off her wedding gown and jewelry, as if becoming the girl she had been when she was with Scott.Wesley snapped back to his senses and shouted, “Catch her!”However, because fifty wedding cars were blocking the road, the people behind them grew impatient and started to argue. Some even started fighting. Some tried to chase after Cora, but when they saw the commotion behind them, they had no choice but to go back and help.Cora dashed into the wooden cabin. In her haste, she knoc
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What could he do? He was merely someone who had to act under the orders of the family. Ask Ethan for help? Ethan had no obligation to help, and Stephen himself could not think of a reason or excuse for him to help.The matter had nothing to do with him, and he did not know them. Ethan did not need to involve himself in the messy disputes between those families. Well, should he try on his own? However, he was just the Quinn family’s heir, not the head of the family. The other families might not respect him, and even if he were the head of the family, the others could choose to ignore him. At that moment, he thought of Ethan’s words again. “Perhaps even until now, you still think you can solve every problem just by relying on yourself and the Quinn family’s power.”Stephen hung his once prideful head lowly. “If only… I could be like him.”After hearing Ethan’s story, he gained a deeper understanding of Ethan’s power. Even when it came to a conflict between two great families
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Not knowing where he should go, Stephen wandered aimlessly on the streets until he spotted a bar. “How long has it been since I let go of myself and drink?”Stephen walked into the bar. The noisy, chaotic music and flashing lights made him forget his troubles temporarily. After downing two drinks, an average-looking woman approached and started chatting with him. He looked at her as the alcohol took over. He had been working hard for so long, yet he had achieved nothing. Perhaps he was unsuitable to manage Riveria. Besides, with Simon around now, there was nothing much left for him to do. He might as well indulge himself and become that carefree heir of the Quinns again!Stephen decided to head to a nearby hotel with the woman. When he sobered up, it was already 9 p.m. Seeing Simon standing by the bed with a stern expression, he subconsciously wanted to get up. However, a sharp headache struck him. Before he could recover, the pressure, troubles, fear, and uneasiness that w
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After everything was settled, the people from HQ went to Ethan again. They apologized to him and begged for his forgiveness.“We’ve dealt with everyone involved in this matter. Are you satisfied with the outcome, Mr. Rivers?”With that, they lowered their heads to the ground nervously. Their only hope now hinged on Ethan’s response.They did not dare to ask for much. All they hoped for was that Ethan would not leave the country.Ethan glanced at them calmly and said, “Send someone to help move my stuff down the mountain.”Hearing that, everyone was first stunned, and then ecstatic.“Of course!” they replied in unison.They understood what Ethan meant. He was staying! Although it was not his complete forgiveness, he was willing to give them another chance.They were all overjoyed. As long as Ethan did not leave, there was plenty of time to slowly make amends.They took out their phones and made arrangements to help Ethan move.After the call ended, they said, “We respectfully
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The day of Rachel and George’s trial came.The livestream began at 10 a.m., and hundreds of thousands of viewers joined instantly.Rachel and George slowly walked into the courtroom in handcuffs.Bang! The judge’s gavel fell, and the room went silent.It was not a lawsuit. It was a trial to expose the sins of Rachel and George.The judge read out their crimes one by one, until Rachel and George’s faces paled to the point that they looked like corpses.The viewers in the livestream finally saw the full picture.“So that’s it! The Quinns and the Lowes conspired!”“They deserve to die! How could they frame Ethan like that? Are they even human?”“The death penalty! They deserve the death penalty!”They were all furious.Many people had lost their families as a result of supporting Stephen and scolding Ethan. After watching the livestream, they realized just how deeply they had been wrong.They were accomplices to the Quinns and the Lowes' crimes in framing Ethan!Their current
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They suppressed their disgust and returned home, only to see their parents and wives’ panicked expressions.“What did you do out there?”“So many people came today, asking for you by name.”How were they supposed to answer those questions? They could not just say that they had insulted Ethan online.If they did, their parents would beat them to death before anyone else could.“It’s nothing,” they replied stiffly. They had no choice but to hide the truth. After all, they could not say that they had insulted Ethan, or that they had lost their jobs.However, the next second, their parents received text messages. After their parents glanced at their phones, their expressions instantly changed.It was a message from the bank, stating that their child had been listed as a defaulter and urging them to repay the loan immediately.“What have you done?” Their parents’ voices trembled.Seeing that there was no way to hide it anymore, they had no choice but to confess the truth.They los
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Seeing that message, they immediately felt as if their world had ended.Because they had insulted Ethan, they lost their jobs, were blacklisted, and could not find work again.“How could this be?”No one expected this outcome. They thought, ‘So what if I insulted him? Are they going to punish me for it? Besides, so many people are insulting him. They can’t possibly punish every single person who did it. At most, I’ll post a public apology and promise that I’ll never do it again.’However, now they were all fired. Everyone who had insulted Ethan had been dismissed from their jobs.It seemed like there were several tens of thousands of people involved! It was hard to imagine just how many people had lost their jobs in real life.“Why are they going this far? Aren’t they afraid of causing unrest?”Of course, HQ had considered that. However, they knew what was more serious.If Ethan went abroad and cooperated with foreign countries, the consequences would not be limited to a few pe
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George thought that Rachel had already escaped abroad, so he was not afraid when he arrived.Now, when he saw Rachel there as well, he completely panicked.This was not what he had expected!“Where else would she be?” someone from HQ asked.George looked nervous and stammered, unable to say a word.With Rachel caught and him being brought here, it was clear that HQ already knew the truth. Coupled with his fear of Ethan and his helplessness in the face of reality, he no longer had the strength to make up any excuses.He had resigned himself to fate.“You really have some nerve." The people from HQ sneered. “You fooled us all completely.”“You’ve been hiding Ethan’s contributions all this time, haven’t you?”“You two are nothing but disasters to this country! You deserve to die a thousand times over.”George kept his head down while Rachel sobbed. “I was wrongfully accused!”“Shut up! Are you still trying to fool us at a time like this? You were wrongfully accused? By who? Sim
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They brought this on themselves, forcing themselves into a corner with no way out. “Ah!”Simon could not take it anymore. He suddenly ran towards the window, trying to end his life. Fortunately, the officials quickly stopped him. “Don’t be reckless! Think about Stephen. You’re all he has now!”That sentence made Simon stop. Now, Stephen and Simon were each other’s support and burden. Simon slumped on the ground weakly. Right now, they both wanted to die, but neither of them had the courage to follow through. All they could do was live on in pain. After a long silence, Simon said, “I’d like to file a report on someone.”To obtain some kind of reward and survive a little longer, Simon decided to turn in George and Rachel. When the officials heard him, they were stunned. They did not expect Rachel to be involved in framing Ethan. “Shit!” Someone exclaimed. “I heard Rachel bought a flight ticket overseas. Could she have fled?”The room was filled with dread. If Rachel ra
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Seeing that Stephen was awake, the others rushed to get the doctor. The doctor was astonished as well. Stephen’s sudden awakening was nothing short of a miracle. However, after examining him, the doctor’s expression darkened. Stephen had regained consciousness, but the prognosis was far from hopeful.“He can’t move,” the doctor said. “As of now, he’s paralyzed.”Stephen could open his eyes, but the rest of his body was unresponsive. He could not move his limbs or his neck and mouth. The only part he could move freely was his eye. Even his breathing was dependent entirely on medical equipment. “He might never be able to leave the bed again.”Upon hearing that, Stephen closed his eyes in despair, tears continuously rolling down his cheeks. He had fought so hard to wake up, only to realize he had missed his final chance to meet Snow and Lily. Worse yet, he also lost the ability to move. From now on, he would be confined to the bed and hooked up to machines just to stay alive.
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His father died a miserable death, his son was in a coma, and the Quinn family was shattered, leaving only Simon behind to finally realize all his mistakes. However, it was too late. Harrison could not come back to life, the Quinn family could not be whole again, and Stephen could not recover. Simon would forever be haunted by pain, despair, and regret for the rest of his life. At that moment, in complete darkness, Stephen heard Simon’s voice. He was conscious but failed to open his eyes or speak; he could not move a muscle. He wanted so badly to sit up and tell Simon that it was not solely his fault. They were all wrong, and this was their retribution!Just then, two women walked into the ward. When the officials saw them, their eyes widened in shock. For a second, no one even breathed. They were Snow and Lily!The officials thought they were seeing ghosts. Those women were supposed to be dead. Why were they there? Snow and Lily noticed their shocked gazes and offered them
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Due to Harrison’s previous incident, the officials reacted quickly by sending Stephen straight to the hospital.After an emergency rescue, Stephen’s life was saved. However, he paid a heavy price. When the doctor walked out of the emergency room, the officials asked, “How is he?”“The situation isn’t looking good,” the doctor said grimly. “His body is in a bad state, and due to long-term emotional distress, he suffered a brain hemorrhage from the emotional shock.“He’s still in a coma, and we can’t say for sure when he’ll wake up again. It depends on his will to live.”The officials drew a sharp breath. “Do you mean he might end up in a coma forever?”The doctor nodded. No one saw coming that Stephen would fall into a coma, with little chance of ever waking up again. However, it also meant he did not have to die anymore. He would be alive but confined to a bed. Suddenly, they thought of Harrison’s desperate pleas to Ethan back in his villa. “I’m willing to trade my life fo
