The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 123

Chapter 123

"Just go. It's getting late," Ethan said.

Stephen had no memory of how he left the place. He only regained his senses when he felt the cool mountain breeze on his sweaty face.

He turned around for a glance at the mansion. An uncontrollable fear flickered in his eyes before he rushed down the hill.

On the way back, he could not help but give his father a call.

"I offered him money, women, and freedom, but he rejected all of them. He

doesn't want to help."

Simon gasped when he heard the news of Ethan rejecting the offer.

"What? Why did he reject you?"

"He said he doesn't need any of those."

"He doesn't need any of those?”

thought he had heard wrong. A man locked up in a mansion

thought Ethan was bluffing. However, Ethan's rejection made things more difficult for Simon, and

and

the call ended, Simon was still feeling

and freedom were likely

should I do?" He continued to ponder for a better

and Rachel went up to

"How did it go?"

"Did Ethan say yes?"

walked past them and

never seen Stephen so defeated before, but it was probably because Ethan rejected

them sighed

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his phone in his room.

are you? Stand up like a man

a

hide! The longer you hide, the

silence. Each comment felt like a dagger to his heart, too

come to this?

He had not done anything wrong, but the people saw him as the worst criminal who had ever

blaming me!" It was not his intention to bring down North Hill City and Seaside City. It was Shawn's, Dennis's, and the others'! They were the ones with the