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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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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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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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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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“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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Now, Daniel was calling him to provide the wrong answer. The person asking the questions and the person giving the answers were the same!George was fearful. He realized one thing—many people unanimously opposed Simon.“Hello,” said George. “I’m George Lowe.”“I know,” said Daniel. “Simon Is probably still waiting for your answer. Follow what I tell you to do next.”“Okay,” George immediately agreed since it was his only chance to break free from the Quinn family.Daniel deliberately gave George the incorrect answers—ridiculously incorrect ones at that.After hanging up the phone, George immediately found Simon and told him the incorrect answer.“Are you sure that’s correct?” Simon asked.“Yes.” George nodded. “There’s no problem.”Since these answers were critical, Simon did not easily believe him. He handed them over to the staff who were still checking documents to verify the answers.George watched by the side. When he saw Simon’s actions, a cold sweat broke out on his fo
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It would be advantageous for them to manage Breeze City.“They probably won’t sleep well tonight, but we’ll sleep soundly.”George, who was listening nearby, felt amused. Simon was obviously unaware of the seriousness of the situation. Daniel and Caleb were not the entire force behind this attack.This was just the beginning! The following questions would be even more difficult.The next day, it was the South Regent’s turn to ask questions.“Yesterday, I saw someone ask Stephen some intriguing questions. I’m interested now too. I’m quite familiar with Riveria, and I’ve been tormented for several years by the person managing Riveria. If you really did manage Riveria for three years, you should be able to answer these questions.“First, when the Grand Marshal passed away, did I come to see you? Second, you once used 500 men to defeat 30,000 of my men. How did you do that? Third, we’ve worked together several times. One time, you took half my forces. How many people did you take and
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Simon hurriedly ran to find George, hoping that the latter could remember something.When George saw these questions, he fell silent.By the time Ethan came to the Lowe family, Riveria had already achieved peace. If the questions were about the economy, he might have remembered something.However, these questions were related to the South Regent, whom he had only met a handful of times. He did not know at all how Ethan dealt with the South Regent, and he had not looked into Ethan’s past.George bit the bullet and said, “I think I remember something. Let me think.”“Think quickly,” Simon urged him and quickly left. He had to tell the staff to search for information. Even then, he was not at ease. He went to Stephen and told the latter to think of a way as well.“There are many talented people in Riveria. Do you know any of them?”Stephen thought about it and did think of someone—Andy’s mentor, who had been a military expert in Riveria. However... Andy had cut ties with him long a
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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
