The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Austin was glad he told Stephen that Jeremy was still alive because he could use it to save Stephen.

"Ethan certainly did not expect his own cleverness to backfire on him."

Stephen's hopeless eyes gleamed and slowly regained focus. "Are you sure?"

Austin glanced cautiously at Ethan and said, “I am.”

On the way here, Austin could not stop thinking. Stephen had everything-wealth, power, and influence. With just a single word, Stephen could achieve a level of success that most people could not even dream of, so why had he been completely devastated?

When he saw Stephen collapse on the floor, losing his mind, while Ethan sipped on his tea calmly, he knew the answer. It was all because of the man before his eyes.

He helped Stephen up. After taking a deep breath, he looked at Stephen.

are you pushing him this far? This is

Austin was furious.

who governed Riveria. Stephen's well-being would affect the lives of millions in the state. Whether for the sake

smiled at

him, not once. The ones who pushed him

to twist the

calmly said, "You're young and smart, Austin, but that intelligence is exactly what's driving him over the

he could recover. You even went so far as to forge letters by Snow and Jeremy to

head and make him doubt everything, but it won't drive him

to stare at

is alive, why would you come and question me pushing him over the edge? Have you ever thought about why Jeremy is avoiding him if he's really alive? Why hasn't

really think he'd just spiral for a few days

in shock. Ethan's words struck him, allowing him to realize the truth. He had been carried away by his anger earlier and

faked those letters to give Stephen hope. However, like Ethan