The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 361

They had always wanted to expand their companies into Aqua City but were consistently stopped by Ethan. However, when Stephen took over, he welcomed them all without hesitation. Now, Aqua City's economy had become entirely dependent on them, and for that, Oliver and his associates were genuinely grateful to Stephen.

Unfortunately, one of Stephen's friends quickly snatched the gift box and threw it violently to the ground. An exquisite blue and white porcelain piece fell out and shattered instantly.

Stephen's friend froze when he saw it was not a phone or a recording device. It was a genuine gift!

They immediately realized their mistake. They had smashed the wrong thing!

An elderly man rushed over and picked up the porcelain fragments to examine them. As he looked, he became even more aghast.

"This porcelain is over 500 years old! It's a true one-of-a-kind antique! How could this happen?"

He was devastated. The blue and white porcelain was not just valuable-its collectible and historical worth was beyond measure!

The person who broke the gift turned pale and staggered backward. He had no idea the gift would be so precious. He had destroyed an antique!

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He was at a loss for words. Although his family was wealthy, that was not his property-it was a gift meant for the Quinns, and he had just humiliated the Quinns!

"I'm sorry," he quickly apologized. "It wasn't intentional. I didn't know. I thought it contained something meant to mock Stephen."

that he had only made things worse. However, he did not know what else to say

took a deep breath, suppressing the anger bubbling up in him. "Why don't you

could even

he not worthy of

married would be easy, but now he realized how wrong he had been. Only half a day had passed, and so much had happened. He was exhausted and wanted nothing more but

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hats, and sunglasses, looking quite distinguished. They did not look

held a small box that appeared to be a gift. Everyone was

fit in there? A diamond ring? A watch? Gems? The Quinns had plenty of those

why would it take so many men to deliver such ordinary items? It was all show

crowd thought until the men spoke, "We

Everyone froze.

was the most powerful ruler beyond the

those men warily. Security guards also moved closer, ready to prevent any

Are you planning to arrest us?" the man in front said with

said firmly, "Don't

many people present. If the men were truly

trouble in

first move would put them in

asked, "What

deliver