The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 461.

Chapter 461

Stephen stared at Ethan in shock. Despite increasing surveillance on him, Ethan managed to leave the mountain.

"How did you manage to come down here?"

Ethan gave a faint smile. "Did you really think you could keep me confined? Even

if I couldn't leave on my own, I have many ways to communicate with you through others."

Stephen gulped hard. Every time he saw Ethan, he felt unsettled, as if he were sitting in a small, rocking boat stranded on an endless ocean.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. He was the son of the Quinns from Metropolis, a man of noble birth and one of the most promising among his generation. How could he show fear and nervousness in front of someone his own age?

"Why did you leave?" Stephen asked. "Did you know Jeremy Davis?"

replied. "He came to see me

"What?" Stephen was surprised.

and raised in Metropolis and had rarely left the capital, let alone visited Riveria. He likely was not even aware

see you? What

you want to know? Some things are

at those words. It reminded him of when he had asked about Snow's past, Ethan had said something similar. The truth was

of him. Jeremy had been willing to die

clenched his fists and said firmly, "I want to

first time he came to me, he wanted my help managing Riveria for your

pierced Stephen's heart, and his face paled as he staggered back

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out Ethan to help him? However, what had Stephen done

his mother when, in fact, his mother

second time," Ethan continued, "was because of your distrust. He came asking for a way to expose the mastermind behind everything.

and his

to deal with the mastermind. Worse still, Stephen had

killed Jeremy and destroyed the