The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 176

"What are you doing here? There's a whole group of people guarding you at Drakthorn Ridge!"

Ethan said calmly, "You've gone to Lytton and seen Crestwood. None of their people could stop me. Why do you think a few of your men could keep an eye on me?"

Furthermore, he had once moved freely through the South Regent's army.

For a moment, Stephen was speechless. He recalled his experience entering Crestwood with a group of people, only to end up tossed into a pile of trash, humiliated.

Ethan slowly walked over to the grassy patch and sat down next to Stephen.

He asked, "Have you ever thought about this while lying here? Years ago, Snow was just a carefree girl. She used to lie here and watch the stars too."

Stephen fell silent.

He turned his head slightly, and in a daze, he seemed to see Snow lying beside him, smiling gently at him.

She said, "The stars are so beautiful."

reached out to touch her but

afraid that if he touched her, the Snow before him would

he had seen in the

just like

softly, "She's

Stephen like a bolt of lightning, exploding

his feet, his eyes wide and filled with

dead. He had watched as Snow's eyes closed, and multiple autopsies had confirmed that she had starved to death, so how

it clicked. It was Ethan they were talking about,

caused some kind of fake death, and while tricking everyone, he arranged to have her

realized that, he found himself even

was as good as dead, but Mr. Rivers managed

even decided to die. Despite their wealth and power, there

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fake death and successfully save Snow. What was more astonishing was that Snow chose to live in the

she really still alive?" Stephen asked,

If Snow was still alive, he still had a chance to apologize and make it up to her. Most importantly, they could still