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 to

up, he

Ethan from a commoner's perspective, did Ethan mean that, in his eyes,

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

Stephen was utterly dumbfounded.

him personally? He was not the one who built

chuckled beside him. "Actually, Mr. Rivers wasn't complimenting you at all. He was just saying that

He wanted to say something, but when he looked up, Ethan had walked into

boiling, his frustration bubbling up, but there

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only snarl at Howard, "We're returning

made

which only infuriated Stephen

He had brought Howard here specifically to upset Ethan. Yet somehow, he was the

the mountain and dropped Howard back at the prison before

if he could not outwit Ethan in conversation, he had still won. After all, Rachel, the woman Ethan loved most, was with

who sticks by him is doomed,"