The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 18

"This is all part of Ethan's scheme. You don't understand him, but we do. I swear to God that he's not a good person."

Seeing how confident he was, the other governors began to feel uncertain. Could there really be an issue with Ethan Rivers? Were they all being deceived?

Amidst everyone's silence, George said, "Search the place!"

Stephen smirked as he ordered, "Follow me inside and search!'

"No!" Liam shouted, stepping in front and blocking their path.

Stephen raised his brows and asked, "What is the meaning of this? Are you trying to defend Ethan?"

"Of course not!" Ethan said, "This isn't about defending Ethan. These women's husbands sacrificed their lives for the country, yet not only have you ignored their welfare, but you've also accused them of being someone else's women. And now you're planning to barge into their homes with a group of men to ransack the place?

How will their souls rest in peace? Also, if

Liam was genuinely furious.

and children were later slandered and bullied

Riveria was located at the border, and the number of soldiers stationed there far exceeded

their families were bullied back home.

the gravity of the situation, the other governors turned to George and said, "This is a

before saying, "How about this? Stephen, write a guarantee. If no evidence is found, you must apologize to

expression darkened. Apologize publicly? That

in the capital. No one had ever dared to speak to him that way. However, upon recalling his purpose in coming here today, he knew

proposed the search, but now it felt like he had dug his

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way out except to jump in and hope

said. "I'll

This isn't something that can be resolved by a guarantee. Searching their homes severely damages the spirit and lives of these heroes' families.

in agreement, saying to George, "A simple guarantee is