The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 86

Ethan sized Stephen up.

Stephen? A genius? Well, he certainly did not see it. If Stephen were truly a genius, North Hill City would not be in its current state.

Honestly speaking, Ethan could not even think of a way to save it.

Ethan mused, "Your family background is impressive. Perhaps you are indeed a genius in the eyes of ordinary people, but you still need to learn to see things from their perspective."

Ethan was probing Stephen with his words. The deeper meaning was clear- Stephen had spent too long on his pedestal, and it was about time he learned how ordinary people lived and thought.

Stephen scoffed, "Learn the foolish thinking of the commoners?"

Ethan shook his head.

Stephen had completely missed the point. It seemed he was not a genius after all. He was merely an ordinary person born into the right family.

At that point, Ethan had only one thing to say.

as he slowly stood up. "It's about learning

up, he could not help but feel that Ethan's presence was suddenly towering over him

commoner's perspective, did Ethan mean that, in his eyes, Stephen was no different from those ordinary people? How could that

was giving you a pretty generous compliment," Ethan said as he walked past

Stephen was utterly dumbfounded.

to do with him personally? He was not the one who

Mr. Rivers wasn't complimenting you at all. He was just saying

but when he

frustration bubbling up,

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snarl at Howard, "We're returning

that made Howard chuckle even

which only infuriated Stephen

to upset Ethan. Yet somehow, he was the one who ended up humiliated. Worse still, he had let Howard witness his embarrassment

the mountain and dropped Howard

a little. Even if he could not outwit Ethan in conversation, he had still won. After all, Rachel, the woman Ethan loved

sticks by him is