The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 22

Brandon picked up his coffee mug, intending to take a sip to calm his anger. "I'm not deaf. What's the good news?"

The young man, Sky North, caught his breath and said, "Ethan Rivers has been arrested."

The mug fell and shattered on the ground with crash, coffee spilling everywhere. However, Brandon seemed not to notice.

He stared at Sky wide-eyed and enunciated each word, "Ethan Rivers has been arrested?"

Sky nodded, saying excitedly, "Yes, I heard it downtown. The charges are embezzlement and bribery."

"What?"

Brandon thought he must have misheard. Embezzlement and bribery? Who? Ethan Rivers?

That was an absolute joke. Did they not know who Ethan was? The man did not need to resort to such despicable means to make money.

If Ethan really wanted money, all he needed to do was say the word, and they would all willingly hand it over to him, just begging for him to spare their livelihoods.

be false information," Brandon said. "Could Ethan have released this

blame Brandon for being paranoid

though he could lead the entire town of over ten thousand people to an annual income of over a hundred million, he had never managed to beat Ethan. In fact, he had not even come close

be true," Sky said. "Many people downtown

for a moment. He hoped it was true because if Ethan was out of the picture, he could return to his old trade. Those days of bringing home

it. We'll wait a little. Once we're sure Ethan

unshakable confidence. However, ever since meeting Ethan, he had become

He might stand a chance fighting against the odds, but

ran off

he muttered, "If he has really been arrested...

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back! This is truly

steady Brandon could

George had

They now had to deal with the issue of the fallen heroes' widows. If they did not handle that well, and it reached the ears

afford any more mistakes in

properly and make sure the widows were satisfied. With that, the staff brought in various documents about the widows' living expenses, monthly allowances, and

it, remarked, "If Ethan could afford to support them, it should be