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.

information," Brandon said. "Could Ethan

one could blame Brandon for being paranoid after all that Ethan had

ten thousand people to an annual income of over a hundred million,

true," Sky said. "Many people downtown

of the picture, he could return to his old trade. Those days of bringing home money in briefcases could return!

more about it. We'll

to be someone with unshakable confidence. However, ever since

the odds, but if he fought

Sky ran

as he muttered, "If he

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coming back! This is truly a

usually mature and steady Brandon could

George had returned to

the fallen heroes' widows. If they did not handle that well, and it reached

any more

With that, the staff brought in various documents

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