Chapter 17

Stephen had asked why, yet the answers he received seemed completely unrelated, However, every response answered his question perfectly.

the widows of the Why did Ethan treat those women so well? It was because they w fallen heroes. Their husbands had sacrificed their lives for Riveria, and Riveria's prosperity was built on the sacrifice of those men.

Did their families not deserve such luxurious homes? They did; they more than deserved it.

"What..." Stephen suddenly felt his throat go dry.

The officials behind were stunned, not to mention George and the other governors watching the livestream.

Zane sighed softly. He knew Ethan would not have any mistresses, but now that the truth was out, he could not help but feel a deep respect for Ethan. The man had taken on the burden of the entire province's well-being all by himself.

"No wonder Riveria is thriving. With someone like him around, Riveria will only get better!"

Liam gulped hard, finally understanding why Ethan was so calm that morning. Since he had nothing to hide, he had nothing to fear, not even false accusations or slander, especially when the women in question were the families of the fallen heroes.

governors returned to their senses, their expressions now serious as they looked at George and

this is the

of cold sweat trickled down George's

grim. He could not think of

of them. But instead of thanking him, you arrested him instead?" Stephen shrank back, mumbling, "That's not it. Why would Ethan give them such luxurious houses if something fishy wasn't going

Are you saying they don't deserve to live in such houses? Then

they believed Stephen and George, thinking Ethan really had a harem. However, not only did it turn out to

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had misjudged such a great man! How could

the revelation. George also lowered

outcome was far beyond what he had anticipated. He never thought Ethan was wholeheartedly caring for the families of heroes instead of having them as mistresses. If word got out, he could forget about ruining Ethan's reputation. Someone might even erect

investigated plenty of people before, and all his punches were usually spot

officials started to

He's not that kind of person."

us all here without evidence to see

the murmurs behind him, Stephen's face flickered between red and pale. He did not

coldly, silencing the officials, and said, "This has to be Ethan's scheme. This is a smokescreen

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