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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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In Breeze City, Harrison waited for two days but still did not receive a call from the Ledgers. He called Lucy instead. “Has your family head returned?”Lucy replied, “Not yet.”“It’s been two days!” Harrison was running out of patience. He had seen Stephen’s condition through video calls. Although Stephen was still alive, it was as if he had lost his soul. His entire pallor had become lifeless and gray.“There’s nothing I can do either,” said Lucy. “She’s still young and willful, and she’s the head of the family. She doesn’t even listen to me anymore. How about this? I’ll send a few highly skilled doctors to you to help first.”Harrison wanted to lash out, but considering the other party’s status, he had no choice but to hold back. After all, they were a prestigious medical family.In this world, it was nearly impossible to go a lifetime without falling ill. Offending the Ledgers would be like offending the entire medical field. It would be difficult to find treatment anywhere.
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In Simon’s plan, Stephen was supposed to bring Riveria’s GDP to 20 trillion within two years, then return to Metropolis in glory and enter the cabinet.However, now Stephen needed three to five years for treatment.“That’s too long,” said Simon. “Isn’t there a faster way?”“It’s not like there’s no faster way,” the doctors answered. “Stephen’s main problem is psychological. If he can resolve the block in his heart, he won’t just recover. He’ll even become stronger.“There’s an old saying: only the one who tied the knot can untie it. As long as he finds his beloved and gains the forgiveness of his brothers and friends, he can recover in less than three days.”Even three days was a conservative estimate. They had once seen a mother who had gone for more than a decade after losing her daughter. However, the moment the daughter was found, she instantly returned to normal.Simon’s expression turned grim. Finding Snow and Lily, and getting forgiveness from Andy and Jeremy was nearly im
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The two doctors were stunned.Who was this man? He was so bold! He actually dared to interrupt the head of the Quinns. It looked like Simon was furious.George sighed. “Ethan, so much time has passed. Isn’t it time to let it go?”Rachel also spoke up, “You weren’t this petty and narrow-minded before. What made you become like this? Is it because you couldn’t have me and your love turned into hate? Is this your new method of trying to get my attention?”The two doctors watching from the side did not understand but were deeply shocked. What relationship did Ethan have with Simon and the other?Simon spoke again. “Ethan, our relationship isn’t that sour yet. If you’re willing to help, I’m willing to grant you the right to leave the mountain once a month.”As soon as he finished speaking...“Don’t you find your words ridiculous?”A cold voice came from behind Ethan.Simon froze, George’s eyes sharpened, and Rachel’s head jerked up. They all turned toward the voice.Avery walked o
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Avery coldly swept her gaze over them.“George Lowe.” She looked at George. “You used to be the governor of Riveria. Ethan spent three years managing Riveria well. He did you a favor.“However, not only did you not help him when he was framed and falsely accused, but you even turned against him. Now, you’re asking him to let it go? Let me ask you instead. Do you deserve to say that?“Ethan is kind and won’t argue with you, but I’m different. George Lowe, you’re nothing more than an ingrate! You share a significant part of the blame for how Riveria ended up today. You should just spend the rest of your life in prison.“You’re not qualified to tell Ethan to let it go. You’re only qualified to apologize to him.”George flinched. He was speechless, and shame and fear filled his heart.Avery was the head of the Ledgers. The only one on their side who could stand on equal footing with her was Simon.Even if Stephen were here today, he would still have to be respectful and polite towar
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Avery continued, “No wonder they say that people get more shameless the older they get. I wouldn’t dare say something like that even in fifty years.”Simon’s expression darkened. He wanted to scold Avery for her manners. After all, she was of a similar age to his son. However, when he thought of her status as the head of the Ledgers, his words got stuck in his throat. He was in the wrong, and their statuses were technically equal.Simon had nothing to say.“I was too impulsive just now,” he conceded. Ethan was already difficult enough to deal with. Now that Avery supported him, he had no choice but to compromise.“I just want to save Stephen. Please let go of the past and help him this one time. I can pay you.”Avery did not speak and turned to Ethan instead. During times like this, she would only listen to him.Ethan said calmly, “I already gave you my answer a long time ago. Now, I just have one word to say.”Simon’s heart leaped. Could it be ‘okay’?“Scram.”Ethan’s voice m
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At that moment, it was clear to Lucy that Avery's heart belonged to Ethan now, and her dedication to medicine was driven by her desire to keep him safe. She worried about him getting hurt in battle or, worse, succumbing to illness like the Grand Marshal.The mansion grew quiet again."Just a few more minutes," Avery told Ethan with a smile. "Dinner's almost ready."Meanwhile, Simon was heading down the mountain with George and Rachel, fuming. Not only had they failed to get Ethan's help, but they had been thoroughly berated as well. Looking at the two useless Lowes only made his mood worse.The contrast between the women infuriated him. Avery had fought five people to defend Ethan, while Rachel could not stand up for Stephen when Stephen was criticized.He had to take several deep breaths before he could speak calmly. "We're going to Breeze City."With New Year's just two weeks away, his priority was Stephen's recovery. The situation in Breeze City could not wait any longer eithe
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Hugo waited until Natalie fell asleep before leaving the hospital ward with the South Regent. He said in a low voice, “Please take me to see Mr. Rivers.”From that moment onward, he also addressed Ethan as Mr. Rivers.Ethan did not only save his life but also Natalie’s. He would repay that debt with his life.“Are you sure?” the South Regent asked. “If you take Natalie and her grandfather back to Metropolis now, you can stay out of all of this.”Natalie’s grandfather’s health had also stabilized after treatment.If Hugo wished, he could take them back to Metropolis, where the medical treatments were better. Furthermore, Hugo had worked as a psychologist for many years and even treated Stephen, so he had saved up over a million dollars.If he managed his finances well, he would not become rich, but it was enough for Natalie to grow up safe and healthy and ensure that her grandfather retired peacefully.Hugo did not hesitate. “I’ve made up my mind.”He played a part in how things
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“Stephen has always lived in Riveria. He is the Grand Marshal’s sole mentee and the one who brought three years of peace to Riveria. Ethan is a corrupt criminal.”Scrolling further down, there was also an apology video from Stephen. He claimed that the statement was true and expressed regret that he caused an outcry and wasted public resources.Hugo fell completely silent after watching it.How could this be? Others might not know whether Stephen truly was the Grand Marshal’s mentee or not, but he did.Victor had told him about Ethan’s achievements. Even assassins feared Ethan. Stephen had also admitted in front of him who Ethan really was.Only Ethan could save Riveria.In the past, Hugo thought that Stephen was just being misled and used, which was why he wanted to help him.However, now, Stephen insisted that he was the Grand Marshal’s mentee and that he was the one who had managed Riveria in the past.As a psychologist, Hugo could tell from Stephen’s expressions in the vide
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The doctors told Hugo what happened.“Back then, you had already lost too much blood. You’re lucky that there was a young man with the same blood type as you when you were brought in, so he gave you a transfusion. Then, our family head sent us to take care of you. If not for our excellent medical skills, you probably wouldn’t have woken up.”Hugo was confused. “Family head? Did Simon send you?”The two doctors suddenly froze, their expressions turning dark.“Watch what you say. Simon didn’t send us. Ugh!”They were so angry that they stopped the examination.Hugo was stunned at the sudden change in their attitude. They were not sent by Simon? Furthermore, why did they react so strongly to the mention of Simon’s name? If not Simon, who else could be the ‘family head’?“Who sent you?” Hugo asked in confusion.“We’re from the Ledger family,” the doctor said coldly. “Who’s Simon? We don’t know him. Don’t lump us in with that filth.”“Huh?” Hugo was still bewildered. “The Ledger fa
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Tyler frowned. “What happened?”“It’s about Riveria.” Nolan handed his phone to Tyler. “Simon and Stephen have completely lost all shame. I can’t believe they said something like this.”After reading the news, Tyler’s expression darkened. “Although I know they’re shameless, I still underestimated them.”In the past, they had slandered Ethan and stole his achievements. Now, after being exposed, they fabricated evidence and worked with headquarters to deceive the public.“Tyler, what should we do?” Nolan asked. “I can’t stand by while they slander Mr. Rivers like this.”Tyler said, “Let me think.”To them, Ethan was their savior. Without Ethan, the Spencers would never have made it out of Riveria alive. It was thanks to Ethan stepping in that they had a chance to start over.However, Simon was shamelessly going further to distort the truth and rewrite history. They could not watch this happen. The truth had to be exposed!A moment later, Tyler said in a low voice, “Let’s go to Ri
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The netizens had mostly been deceived by the internet trolls.When they saw Simon and headquarters both speaking out, they fully believed that Stephen was innocent and that everything was part of Leo and Ethan’s schemes. Even the few who had firmly believed in Ethan began to doubt themselves.Online, the uproar gradually died down. At that moment, Simon took the next step! He had someone publish the recording of the gala and instructed the trolls to guide the audience in revisiting the highlights.With that, both he and Stephen were completely safe.When people reviewed the gala recording, it also boosted Riveria’s popularity. It was killing multiple birds with one stone!Simon did not rest. Instead, he took the official statement and the trending discussions online and headed to the jail to meet Leo.“Has he confessed yet?” Simon asked the staff.After Leo was imprisoned, he had been questioned who the mastermind behind this was.“No. He keeps saying there’s no mastermind.”S
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“Yeah. I’m from Breeze City. If Stephen is driven away by all your insults, what are we supposed to do?”“All this is part of Ethan’s scheme. He’s deliberately trying to frame Stephen!”This was the next phase of their attack. They accused everyone of being too extreme and then created a victim narrative to gain sympathy. Finally, they flipped the story. Stephen was the pure-hearted and selfless one while Ethan was the true villain!While the internet was being flooded with manipulated narratives, Simon was not idle either. He felt that fabricating transaction records and hiring internet trolls alone was not enough. Ne needed more fabricated evidence.Thus, he had several people in Riveria publicly claim that Stephen had been the one managing Riveria all along.Ethan Rivers? Never heard of him!After a day of work, Simon was drenched in sweat. He felt his heart pound as if it might leap out of his throat.After all, he had not rested properly for days because of the gala. Furthe
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Simon stayed up all night thinking.The next morning, a little after 6 a.m., he called someone to forge records that Stephen had lived in Riveria before.At the gala, someone had questioned whether Stephen really was the Grand Marshal’s mentee. His response at that time was that Stephen had always lived in Riveria.Now, he had to fabricate those records as soon as possible and release them publicly. Protecting Stephen’s identity as ‘the Grand Marshal’s sole heir’ was extremely important. As long as that narrative was maintained, it would minimize suspicions from others.“But that’s not enough.”Simon continued to take action and hired internet trolls. Since he could not suppress the public’s interest, he personally intervened and made the trolls comment that Stephen was the one in charge of Riveria while Ethan was a corrupt criminal and that Leo was spewing nonsense!As soon as the money was paid, the trolls began their work.“You guys say that Ethan was the one in charge of Riv
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However, the event was quickly losing steam! Leo had shifted everyone’s attention away, and people were more curious about Ethan and Stephen’s true identities. The whole internet buzzed with discussions, and many were engaged in fierce arguments. Even if Simon tried to suppress the controversy, it was nearly impossible to stop it. Quite a few people were even starting to leave the event. Many planned to stay in Breeze City for a few days and tour the city, but after experiencing the incident, they no longer trusted Simon. Therefore, they changed their plans and decided to leave the next day!By the time the event ended at 1 a.m., the audience present had dropped to less than half of the original count. When Simon and Stephen took the stage and saw the half-empty seats, they felt dispirited. The celebrities and singers who attended the event could also barely manage a smile. They regretted coming. The scandal surrounding Stephen’s real identity could easily engulf them, and the l
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Stephen immediately raised his head and asked, “Where is she?”Simon fell silent. He had no idea where Lily was. Perhaps only Ethan would know her whereabouts, and he did not know how to answer Stephen. Stephen frowned as he waited for a response. “What’s wrong? Didn’t you say she’s alive? Why don’t you tell me where she is?”Simon took a deep breath. “It might not be the best time to tell you now.”He still tried to brush it off. “What do you mean?” Stephen was getting anxious. “Do you want me to get on my knees and beg you? Don’t you know how important she is to me?” Stephen pointed at his gray hair. “I want to see her again so badly.”As Simon lowered his head, looking conflicted, Stephen fell to his knees with a bam. “What are you doing?” Simon exclaimed and quickly pulled him up. At that point, he realized that he could not hide it anymore. He did not want to say that Ethan saved Lily, but only Ethan knew where she was now. Even if he wanted to lie, he could not. W
