The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 24

If Ethan were to vie for George's position as governor, that would be

unacceptable

Luckily, George had discovered Ethan's intentions quickly and acted even faster. He had nipped Ethan's aspirations in the bud!

"I've really underestimatell him. Who would have thought he had such a strong ability to win people over?"

George sat on the sofa and took a sip of his coffee, which calmed him down a little.

"What does Ethan Rivers have to do with Riveria's success? It's all thanks to my wise leadership. Without me, Riveria would have fallen into chaos."

Not long after, Stephen returned, bringing some important news he had uncovered.

"I've made some big discoveries," he told George. "I found out that Ethan owns more than ten properties in Horizon Heights, among which are eight villas."

George perked up

small number. Although Horizon Heights was not the most luxurious community in Riveria, it was

thousand dollars, and

properties there would easily amount

hardly ever stayed there. He's always had others manage them." Stephen snickered and continued, "I suspect there's something hidden there that cannot

live in them, what else would someone do with over ten properties? The obvious answer was to

money stashed in there, whether embezzled or obtained through legitimate channels, they could claim it was Ethan's ill-gotten gains. That way, they could solidify the charges of embezzlement and bribery

you sure about this? We can't have a repeat of that

in assurance. "Don't worry. I've confirmed

few people who occasionally go to maintain

Chapter 24

often pull up with people carrying

must be filled with

involved and no one was living there, it could only mean one thing: money! They could not possibly contain just clothes and

the essence. Gather the

morning had been a huge embarrassment for

up for Ethan earlier. It was a perfect opportunity to let these people know exactly what