The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 97

"You know I was wrongfully accused, but instead of immediately revealing the

truth, you want me to solve the problem first and then reduce the charges against me?"

Howard laughed. "What a great plan. You're just going to lock me up again after I solve the problem, aren't you?"

Stephen fell silent. He had thought about giving up on seeking Howard, but Howard was the only one who could go against Crestwood now.

As such, he asked, "What will it take for you to come back?"

"I'm not going back." Howard's response was firm.

"You've loved Seaside City for years. Can you bear to sit by and watch it fall apart?" Stephen began to appeal to Howard's emotions.

"Think of your family and friends living in Seaside City. They're suffering right now!"

"Heh." Howard chuckled disdainfully. "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I sent them out of Seaside City long ago."

Stephen was stunned. He had not expected Howard to act so swiftly and decisively. Howard probably knew that Seaside City would be in trouble after his

arrest.

Despite that, Stephen tried again. "No matter what, Seaside City is still your home."

"For people like me, home is wherever I can fill my stomach," Howard replied.

realized that tugging on Howard's heartstrings was

persuade him... If not something, then maybe

it hit him-Ethan! Yes, Ethan could

willing to return to Seaside City, we

finally stopped refusing. The mention

brief silence, he said,

arrange

someone to bring Howard over, hung

like a tough nut, but as soon as Ethan

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can control Howard too. I don't have to worry about

step out of line. In fact, he would have no

Ridge, Howard immediately knelt on the ground when he

I'll take you away from

there just to see Ethan but to take the man away with

that place, he

looked at him. "I

"Why?"

was restricted here, and danger could come at any

smiled. "No one can stop me from leaving if I want

City manage to stop him? Did the tens of thousands of people from

the South Regent's hundreds of thousands of subordinates from outside the borders

"Go."

given

Howard nodded.

hope we'll