The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 403

Chapter 403

The body was soon brought back.

Stephen and his classmates could only watch as Penny collapsed over the body, crying uncontrollably.

Several classmates wiped their tears, and Stephen's eyes turned red as well.

Not long before this, he was still thinking about how he could start to make amends and make Penny's life a little better. However, the child was dead. There was nothing he could do now.

Penny was devastated and cried until she passed out.

Stephen instructed people to handle Penny's affairs, then said goodbye to his classmates and returned to the Quinns' estate.

When he got home, the butler was still awake, seemingly waiting for him. "You're back. Do you want to rest now, or would you like to have supper?"

Stephen was not in the mood and said, "I'm going to sleep. You should rest early too."

room, Stephen lay on his bed but could not

been having some trouble recently, but everyone else was also struggling.

around me. How did Ethan manage to bring peace

the same age, so why was Ethan always ahead of him? His identity, status, and family background should have put him far ahead of Ethan!

he realized that it was already 4 a.m. Stephen sighed and ultimately did

at noon and still felt a bit dazed. Everything that happened

had called him several times,

back. "How's

unstable. Her family doesn't have much money, so they can't even

said, "I'll cover

"How did the child

1/2

he probably wanted to catch some fish. Penny has to support both her and her late husband's parents, a child

issues, as well

incurred during her husband and son's treatments. Her family doesn't have much money and has barely enough to eat. Yesterday, the boy saw someone eating fish, so he wanted to catch

been able to afford food. If they could afford

his fault! He had taken a life

weak, and he slumped down on the

never thought such