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Hugo stood there, stunned, his eyes wide. It took him a long time to gather himself. He gulped and asked, “Who are they?”In fact, he already knew the answer to the question because he knew Stephen and had met Ethan. Apart from Stephen, who else from the capital came to Riveria to run it?“The man who once ran Riveria was Ethan, and the man who took over was Stephen.”Hugo fell silent. Beyond the shock, he realized he had underestimated Ethan and Stephen. He thought all Stephen had done was destroy Breeze City’s peace and plunge it into chaos, but those crimes were nothing compared to Stephen stealing Ethan’s identity, status, and achievements, only to destroy them later. Neither deranged nor a demon could describe what Stephen had become. He was no human, and calling him an animal would be an insult to the real animals. Hugo was shocked by Ethan’s past contributions. When they first met, he thought Ethan was unreasonable and ignorant, so much so that he almost wanted to hit h
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Hugo took the gun nervously. It was his first time holding such a dangerous thing, but at the same time, he was filled with confidence. He may have failed his assassination attempt with a knife, but he would not fail again with a gun!“I’ll go through the plan now. Due to Hugo’s failed assassination attempt, the security in the hospital has tightened significantly, especially around Stephen’s ward. But it’s alright. With Hugo here, we can lure Stephen out. It will be much easier to get rid of him once he’s outside.”The few men looked at Hugo. “We’ll stop the security while you finish him off.”They had decided on the excuse and location to lure Stephen to. As long as Hugo acted according to the plan, everything would go smoothly. “Once we kill Stephen, someone will come and get us.”Victor would also be involved in the process. His existence would ensure Stephen’s security would be further weakened. Hugo memorized every detail of the plan.By noon, they departed after lunch.
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While Stephen was getting closer to his destination, Hugo and the others waited in a car a few hundred meters away. It would not be long before Stephen arrived, and Hugo grew increasingly nervous. “I need to relieve myself,” said Hugo as he left the car, heading to the forest nearby. However, when he reached the woods, he vaguely heard voices coming from the tree in front of him. “Can he do it?”Hugo did not think much of it at first and continued walking, but then he heard, “If he can’t do it, we’ll help him. Either way, he has to die.”Hugo froze in his tracks and frowned. Although he did not know what they were talking about, his instincts told him it might have something to do with him. Quietly, he moved closer. “You’re right. Stephen must die, and Hugo has to die, too. He knows too much.”Hugo frowned. He must die, too? Were they not going to let him go free after he killed StephenThe conversation continued. A voice sounded, “I have to say that Mr. Victor’s plan i
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The three men hurriedly ran toward the car Hugo was resting in.Swoosh! The car door swung open.Only two of their own men were inside.“What’s going on?” The two looked at the three rushing in, puzzled.“Where’s Hugo?”The two men did not seem concerned. “He just took his phone and left. We have no idea where he went.”“Damn it! Hugo knows about Mr. Hughes’ plan. He must be going to tip someone off and ruin everything. Hurry up and catch him!”At those words, the two men in the car realized the seriousness of the situation. They quickly joined the other three and chased after Hugo in the direction he had left.Meanwhile, Hugo was running for his life toward his destination. As he ran, he quickly dialed Stephen’s number.The call connected.“Run!” Hugo shouted. “Stephen, don’t come! Go back now! It’s a trap! They lured you out to kill you!”Stephen frowned. All he could hear was static. The signal there was terrible. The only words he could barely make out were ‘go back’, ‘i
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The call connected quickly.“Run.” Hugo struggled to speak, “Stephen, you’ve always been smart. Run. Keep running and don’t stop. Then, find Ethan. You can’t solve this problem. Go to Ethan. Only he can do it! The mastermind behind this is Victor Hughes...”Bam!Another muffled sound rang out, and Hugo suddenly stopped talking.“How dare you leak information? If this mission fails, we’ll tear you apart!”One of the assassins noticed Hugo making a call and immediately kicked Hugo’s head viciously, causing him to lose consciousness. The phone also fell to the ground.Then, the assassin kicked the phone away and pointed his handgun at Hugo’s head.Stephen’s eyes reddened as he shouted, “Hugo! Say something!”The only words he heard were ‘run’, ‘you’re very smart’, ‘find Ethan’, and ‘the mastermind’. The rest were unclear.Bang! A gunshot echoed from the phone.Stephen’s body froze. He realized that Hugo was dead. Hugo sacrificed his life for him and was killed by two gunshots.
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Those who knew what happened in Riveria over the past few years, and how various factions and families had disappeared, understood one thing very clearly—every second of hesitation meant playing roulette with their own lives.The assassin watched them take Hugo away and asked nervously, “What about Stephen Quinn? Did Lord Rivers give any orders regarding him?”The team leader shook his head. “He didn’t mention him.”The assassin sighed in relief. If there was no mention, that meant Ethan did not care. Since he did not care, they could kill him!The assassin immediately went after Stephen to kill him. However, by then, Stephen had already escaped by car.Stephen was sent to the hospital. He had been in recovery when he heard Hugo’s dying words, which led him to leave in search of Natalie. However, he did not find Natalie and ended up broken-hearted again.Stephen’s face was ashen, his sobs gut-wrenching. No one could console him. He had watched Hugo die to save him. Furthermore, H
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The psychologist wanted that too, but whether he could handle it was another issue. What was Stephen’s current condition?Putting aside everything that happened in the past half year, such as being unable to find Snow, causing the death of Julius, personally killing Jeremy, and missing Lily’s final moments...Even now, he failed to stop the bomb explosion, had Hugo turn against him, and in the end, watched helplessly as the latter died in front of him to save him.As a psychologist, he knew some classic cases.There was a man who, as a child, watched his younger sister drown. Fifty years later, he still had not recovered from the trauma and often woke up in tears from nightmares.Everything Stephen experienced over the past half year was a serious concern. Even the psychologist felt that it was a miracle Stephen was still alive.“I really can’t do anything,” the psychologist sighed. “Even Dr. Steel would be helpless here. At this point, we’ll need every top psychologist working t
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Harrison stood up. The Ledgers always kept a low profile, so it would not be easy to get their help. Furthermore, after being rejected so many times, he decided to go there himself. He did not believe that they would refuse if he came in person!Half an hour later, Harrison arrived at a massive courtyard. It was the Ledger family’s estate.After learning of Harrison’s arrival, an old woman welcomed him to the living room, making tea while she said, “Harrison Quinn, I’ve heard so much about you. It’s truly an honor to meet you in person today.”She was the grandmother of the Ledger family’s head, Lucy Ledger.Harrison placed the teacup aside and said, “Madam, I’ll be honest. I came today because I need help.”Lucy smiled. “What happened? We’ll definitely help if we can.”“My grandson has some psychological issues and is in poor health. I hope your family can send someone to treat him.”Lucy nodded. “That sounds simple.”She turned to a servant and said, “Bring me Alex Page.”Ha
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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
