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Everyone looked eager. When Stephen saw that no one blamed him, he could not help but sigh in relief. He thought to himself, ‘I made the right decision.’After sending them all off, he returned home, feeling satisfied. ‘Maybe I’ll finally get a good night’s sleep tonight,’ he thought.Meanwhile, Simon found out that Stephen sold his villa for 3 billion dollars.“He’s gone insane.” Simon was furious. “That is a villa at Heavens Estate. Only the elite can afford to buy it. How could he actually sell it to compensate commoners? What an ingrate! I can’t let this news spread.”If people found out that the Quinn family spent 8 billion on a villa for Stephen’s birthday gift, it would surely become a point of discussion. Furthermore, the family’s reputation would be ruined upon the news about the heir of the Quinns being forced to sell his property because he did not have enough money.At that thought, Simon hurriedly found the person who bought the villa.“I’m Simon Quinn,” he said. “Yo
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The door opened with a click.Stephen had returned. Currently, he was in a good mood and could not help but hum to himself.Simon grew furious when he saw Stephen behaving like this. He sold his villa, apologized to ordinary people, and even compensated them. Was that something to be happy about?He marched over and slapped Stephen across the face.Smack!Stephen was stunned by the sudden blow.“Dad, what was that for?” He stared at Simon with wide eyes.“What was that for?” Simon almost laughed from rage. “Why did you sell the villa and compensate those people? If you really wanted to compensate them, you could’ve used the funds from Breeze City!”Stephen realized that it was about pride and dignity. His father always believed that a Quinn should never apologize or admit fault, let alone compensate others. To him, that was equivalent to betraying the family.“Breeze City has no more money,” said Stephen. “Taking billions from the city would ruin it. Using my own money is the
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Since it was Victor who came, Simon could not play any tricks and had no choice but to complete the transaction and watch Victor leave.Simon felt extremely frustrated. Although 8 billion was nothing to the Quinns, he had been threatened and brought shame to the family.He had prepared thoroughly and planned to capture the buyer during the transaction, but the other party had clearly anticipated it. Now, he had failed to regain his dignity and lost even more due to his miscalculation.While he felt vexed, there was a smile on Victor’s face.“Simon isn’t that great.” Victor had come of his own accord because he knew that Simon could not swallow the insult of being threatened. Thus, he decisively took the risk and showed up, foiling Simon’s plan.“He must be furious now, but there’s nothing he can do about it. No wonder Stephen is so useless. It’s hereditary. Looks like Stephen really is his biological son.”He got into the car, feeling slightly emotional. He had been hiding abroad
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Simon stormed up and was about to slap Stephen again, but Stephen hurriedly stood up and ran backward. He looked at Simon from a distance, feeling like he was looking at a stranger.In his mind, Simon was an invincible, towering, and great figure. However, now, he felt that Simon was just petty and overbearing.Simon snapped, “You still dare to run? Go get the money back right now! Otherwise, it won’t just be my slap waiting for you.”Stephen wanted to say something, but Simon did not give him a chance and shouted, “What are you waiting for? Get out!”Stephen hesitated, but when he saw Simon’s terrifying face, he swallowed his words. Now, it was useless no matter what he said.He hung his head and walked out of the villa, but he had no intention to recover the money. He thought about it for a day and made a decision—he could not make any mistakes again. He would rather face the Quinn family’s punishment than harm anyone again.However, even if he did not want to make mistakes any
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Victor took 500 million and instructed his subordinate to return the remaining 2.5 billion to Simon, saying, “Some of the money has already been spent, so only 2.5 billion could be recovered.”Simon nodded. “Good job.”He was not particularly concerned about the money. After all, to the Quinns, 3 billion dollars was not much different from 30 dollars. His only goal was to retrieve the money from the hands of the commoners. Recovering 2.5 billion was enough to achieve that goal.After the staff left, he took out his phone and called Stephen.“My son.” Simon was in a jovial mood. To him, Stephen had followed his instructions and acted decisively, managing to retrieve the money in just one week. That was his obedient son who did not disappoint him!Simon laughed and said, “You did well. You did exceptionally well!”Stephen had just finished drinking and was still feeling groggy. He asked in confusion, “What? What did I do?” He glanced at the beer bottle. What was good about drinking
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Thanks to Victor’s financial intervention, news of Stephen’s deed spread at an astonishing speed. Better yet, the money he used was what he had just earned from Simon, so Victor completed the whole operation without any losses.Stephen went viral online again. People who did not know the truth were shocked by the news about him."Is Stephen Quinn human? How could he steal money that was meant to compensate the people?""Is he deliberately trying to destroy Riveria?""As long as he stays in Riveria, there won't be peace. Riveria is doomed with him around.""The development zone collapsed because of his decisions. Not compensating was bad enough, but now he's stealing other people's compensation? What kind of person does this?""I understand all these words individually, but together, they don't make sense. Stephen Quinn is truly a monster!"Online, everyone who saw the news about Stephen cursed him. Trying to steal people's compensation money was seen as vile."Why didn't the So
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"I’m aware of it, but using the word 'steal' is a bit extreme, isn’t it?" Simon said. After all, it was their money, to begin with. All they were doing was taking it back. How was that considered stealing?"What?" The government staff was shocked. "Extreme? This situation is way more serious than you think! People are constantly reporting Stephen. Some even suspect he's a foreign agent deliberately causing destruction. Get to the bottom of this immediately!"The call ended abruptly, leaving Simon wide-eyed."Is the situation that serious? Are they really questioning whether Stephen is on our side?"Simon immediately opened up the browser on his phone. Before he could even do a search, the numerous ads that appeared gave him his answer."Absolutely inhumane! Stephen Quinn steals the people's money!""Stephen Quinn has committed murder! So far, three families have committed suicide from the stress, and nine people are in critical condition!""No crime goes unpunished! Stephen Qu
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As a result of the interloper’s actions, people were now blaming him for stealing the money!Stephen took a deep breath. "I understand. Let me get ready."He had just woken up and had no idea what was happening, but based on past experience and the fact that the federal government was involved, he could tell the severity of the situation.Stephen checked his phone and saw the whole internet cursing him, with some people even taking their own lives. Seeing the suicide reports, his expression turned grim. Although he had known from the start that taking back the compensation money was wrong, the situation was even worse than he had imagined.Immediately, Stephen prepared an apology and called the reporters in for a live broadcast.After so many failures, he knew better. He knew some decisions were wrong, like the current situation with the compensation money. However, the order had come from Simon—his father, and Stephen could not oppose him.Now that things had gone wrong, he had
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“Everything we’ve worked hard on would go to waste, and the Quinn family would be plunged into endless doom. The federal government would cull us. Nobody would let us off.”The issue now was not as simple as stealing Ethan’s achievements and locking him up. They were unafraid to do it in the past because they thought Ethan was an incapable orphan without any backing. They figured he just got lucky. However, they were wrong. Ethan turned out to be the Grand Marshal’s only mentee and the head of the Ledger family’s chosen one. He was also the one who intimidated the South Regent into retreating and achieving peace for Riveria. Everyone in the province owed him their lives.Just the revelation of his identity and achievements would be more than they could handle, and there was a new problem. Under their management, Riveria had nothing but problems. The province was once the nation’s largest, boasting a 15 trillion GDP, but how much of it was left now? It had long since fallen to
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It happened all too suddenly. He had done everything he could to prevent this. He had made countless preparations, ensuring no criminals or illegal weapons could get in, and even arranged his own men to be the “lucky audience” chosen for the interactive session. Yet, he had not expected a celebrity of that level to speak out for Ethan. Simon racked his brains, trying to figure out how it all happened. However, how would he know that the celebrity had become famous thanks to Ethan? His mind buzzed, completely blank. He could only say, “We will investigate this matter. Everyone, please wait for our notice. For now, please continue to enjoy tonight’s show!”He handed the mic to the host and rushed off stage. The show had to go on. He had put too much effort into inviting celebrities and pouring money into security to have it go to waste like that.Unfortunately, people’s attention was not on the show anymore. Stephen, Simon, Riveria, and Ethan immediately started trending. The e
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However, the truth was that everything she went through had nothing to do with Ethan, while the hardships he had encountered were even more unbearable than hers. However, he always remained calm and was even willing to lend a hand. “I’m sorry.” Snow trembled, tears streaking across her face. There was so much she wanted to say, but she did not know where to start. She could only apologize repeatedly and wipe her tears away. Her heart was filled with resentment toward Stephen, who was no human at all! Lily also spoke, her voice shaking, “I can’t believe you were the author. And you’ve done so much!”She thought back to the first time they met and when she called Ethan petty. Now, she finally understood how generous Ethan was. He had sacrificed himself to protect everyone in Riveria, saved her life when she should have been dead, and helped her find a new meaning in life. Yet what about him? He was imprisoned in that desolate mountain alone. Lily thought about herself. As the
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Leo continued, "The song I just performed, my breakthrough hit, was written by him, and not just this song, but many other well-known songs and TV shows… He was behind them all."He listed several works that were famous nationwide and even worldwide, like "The Cosmic Conundrum," "Nick's Maritime Tales," "An Aquatic Adventure," "Billy and the Magical Realm," and "The Divine Ring.”The audience was stunned. The list Leo provided included many of their beloved works. They never imagined that the creator of these treasured pieces had done so much good for society.Even more shocking was the author's fate. He was falsely accused and had his achievements stolen. Worst of all, he was wrongfully imprisoned!The audience's anger ignited as they shouted from below the stage."Who was treated so unjustly?""Tell us who it is! We can't allow a hero to be treated this way!""Those who sacrifice for others shouldn't be left to freeze in the storm!""Was it Ethan Rivers who did this? He's cor
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"I regret not being there in person. Hearing this live would've made my life complete.""Tell me about it. I had tickets but gave them away. Now I'm kicking myself.""Who wrote this song? It reminds me of graduation day."Three years after its release, the TV show was trending again because of the song."Even after three years, I wish the writer would change the ending.""Forget changing it completely, just give us a glimmer of hope!""Please just kill me. Why write such a heartbreaking ending?"Back at the mansion, a group of people discussed the drama over dinner.Cora sighed. "The female lead died of cancer, and the male lead ended up going to their dream university alone. That ending destroyed me.""I know." Lily wiped away tears. "Everyone in my class talked about it. We all thought it was too tragic."Avery nodded. "It was seeing separations like this that drove me to study medicine."After witnessing the Grand Marshal's death and the drama's ending, she threw herself
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A celebrity slowly walked onto the stage.The crowd erupted in excitement when they saw him, shouting his name. It was Leo Cross, the hottest singer of recent years.Though in his forties, he was good-looking. Combined with his naturally husky voice, his song "One Person Remembering Another" went viral three years ago."Hello, everyone." Leo smiled as he walked to center stage. "I'm Leo Cross. Today, I'll be performing my breakthrough hit, 'One Person Remembering Another.'"The audience burst into thunderous applause.The song was universally known not just for its beautiful lyrics but also for being the theme song of a wildly popular TV drama. The show, which centered around school life, young romance, and heartbreak, moved millions to tears with its finale where the leads parted ways.Viewers, devastated by the ending, took to social media demanding the writer change it. Even those who had not watched a single episode felt the weight of that ending. The show was hailed as that
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That step was called "forging the heart." The logic was simple: if they could kill someone they loved, what else would they hesitate to do?Yet, even with such brutal training, those assassins failed, and their organizations were eventually destroyed root and branch."If it were me," the South Regent said, "I would ask him: 'Everyone around you, in every city you've been to, has met with misfortune. You had solutions to all these problems, so why did you just stand by and watch it happen?'"He turned to Ethan with a grin. "What do you think of my question, Lord Rivers?""Don't ask such foolish questions during dinner," Ethan replied coolly. "If you want to break him, just have Hugo ask him when he plans to die."The South Regent froze, stunned by the vast difference between his approach and Ethan's. Ethan's question was not just more concise; it was lethal.Hugo was Stephen's greatest weakness. If Hugo were to ask Stephen about his death, the results would be devastating. A blow
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Perhaps he would end up coughing up blood and being hospitalized again. Then, all their previous efforts to comfort him would be instantly ruined. On top of it all, those questions would reveal many truths they had desperately tried to conceal.Simon quickly had someone escort the lucky audience member away while ordering others to forge Stephen's spending records. After that, he hurried up on stage himself."I’m sorry. There was a small interruption just now. I know all of you have many questions, so let me explain everything. Stephen is indeed the Grand Marshal's only successor. As for what that person said about the spending records, those were baseless lies. I've gotten someone to retrieve the spending records, which will be published online later.”Simon spoke with conviction. "That person earlier was deliberately trying to sabotage the event."Due to our excellent security measures, they found no way to disrupt the event. And so, they got desperate and started making up lies
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The number of viewers in the livestream skyrocketed.Everyone wanted to know if Stephen’s skills really came from the Grand Marshal. Would the Grand Marshal really have trained a student like him?All eyes were on Stephen.Now, it was Stephen’s turn to be silent. He had not expected this question, and he instinctively wanted to lie.However, just as he was about to speak, Ethan’s words from today flashed through his mind.“You don’t even dare to tell the truth. What right do you have to apologize?”Maintaining a lie often meant weaving an even bigger one, over and over, until the truth was inevitably exposed.Should he admit the truth?Stephen hesitated. If he revealed the truth here, everything would end. He would not have to be so exhausted anymore.“What are you waiting for?” Suddenly, Simon’s voice rang in his earpiece, “Hurry up and answer. You are the Grand Marshal’s student. The gala is our only hope. Nothing can go wrong!”Stephen’s heart instantly sank. He wanted to
