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."

mouth, he realized that he had only made things worse. However, he did not know what else

took a deep breath, suppressing the anger bubbling up in him. "Why

before he could even

not

getting 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 to lie down

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everyone's attention. They wore suits, hats, and sunglasses, looking quite distinguished. They did not look like they

of the group, a man held a small box

for Stephen had come in such a small box. What could fit in there? A diamond ring? A watch? Gems?

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

was what the crowd thought until the men spoke, "We bring a wedding gift from

Everyone froze.

ruler beyond the

Security guards also moved closer, ready to prevent any potential armed attack.

planning to arrest us?" the man in front said with a slight smile.

said firmly, "Don't arrest

people present. If the men were

cause trouble in Riveria,

would put them in the

"What

simply here to deliver the