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?

sacrifices? How will their souls rest in peace? Also, if you do this, how

Liam was genuinely furious.

shoes. If you died for your country and your wives and children were later

and the number of soldiers stationed there far exceeded other regions. If he mishandled the

danger, yet their families were bullied back

the gravity of the situation, the other governors turned to

about this? Stephen, write a guarantee. If no evidence is found, you must apologize

publicly? That must be

was from the Quinns in the capital. No one had ever dared to speak to him that way. However, upon recalling his

but now it felt like he had dug his own grave.

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and hope there really

Stephen said. "I'll write

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

to George, "A