He had heard from others that Stephen was useless, and today, he confirmed it. Stephen truly was useless. The evidence was right there, but he still could not find it.Fabian sighed helplessly. “In that case, we have no choice but to find it ourselves. I’ll contact you tonight.”Jeremy narrowed his eyes, suspecting that this might all be a setup. There was no order sheet at Nolan’s house at all. Fabian fabricated the story and would plant a fake order form later to frame Nolan.At the same time, Nolan stood at the door and watched Stephen’s car leave.‘They didn’t find the order this time, but the South Regent won’t give up. I should set up a trap.’At that thought, Nolan took out his phone and made a call in the living room. He said loudly, “I’ll be going out in the evening and will only be back tomorrow.”Fabian soon received news that Nolan would be away tonight. It was the perfect opportunity! At night, he contacted Jeremy. “Let’s head over to Nolan’s house and find the order
Jeremy silently watched from the side, wondering what trick Fabian was going to pull.Under the accomplice’s instructions, Fabian successfully found the switch to the hidden room. He rotated the desk lamp, and with a click, a bookshelf shifted.“It’s open!” Fabian walked over and pushed open the bookshelf, revealing a new room.The room was not large—barely ten square meters—but it contained several cabinets. However, most of them were empty since Nolan had only arrived in Hill City recently and did not have much information that needed to be hidden.On the desk in front of the room was a folder. Fabian quickly walked up to it and picked it up. Opening it, he found Nolan’s order.“Found it.” Fabian walked up to Jeremy and passed him the folder.Jeremy looked at it and saw that it contained details of transactions with foreign forces. For example, who the recipient was and how many explosives were sold. He narrowed his eyes, trying to figure out if this order was real or fake. Aft
“I’ve always been at odds with foreign forces. Why would I ever collaborate with them? As for the evidence you mentioned, where is it?”The order he left in the secret room was fake. It was something he had specially fabricated to frame the South Regent. He already knew that there would be a search tonight, so why would he leave the real order there?He had already sent the real order back to the Spencers’ residence after Stephen left. No one would find it!Jeremy picked up the folder. “It’s right here. We have the order sheet of your dealings with the foreign forces.”Nolan smiled. “That’s not my company’s order form. It’s the South Regent’s company’s order.”Fabian froze and looked at Nolan in shock, realizing that Nolan had switched the order! He had fallen into his trap!He brought Jeremy here to find the real order. Then, Jeremy would give the order to Stephen, and they would expose the Spencers’ schemes. However, Nolan had anticipated their arrival and prepared an order to
“It’s getting late now. We should go.” Stephen got ready to leave with Jeremy.At that moment, Jeremy looked at Fabian, who was staring at him.“Save me! Take me with you!” Fabian pleaded. He knew that falling into Nolan’s hands would mean certain death.Jeremy was silent. He had been tricked the entire time and wanted nothing more than to slap Fabian. Save him? No way!Stephen heard Fabian’s words and looked at Jeremy. “Do you want to take him with you?”Jeremy shook his head. “I don’t know him.”Stephen nodded in satisfaction and left with Jeremy.Fabian froze on the spot, watching as Jeremy walked away. He had not expected this outcome.Nolan saw the two off and slowly walked back to Fabian. He looked at Fabian’s pale face and asked, “Are you scared?”Fabian was not scared of death. He was scared of the consequences of his death.Jeremy and Stephen had been tricked by Nolan. Stephen would surely use the order against the South Regent. Furthermore, with his death, the South
Jeremy was stunned. When did he kill anyone?The girl claimed that he had killed her brother, but he did not recognize her at all. It was his first time seeing her.“Do you have the wrong person?” Jeremy asked. “How could I have killed someone?”The girl’s eyes remained cold. “Come with me.”Jeremy got up and hesitated for a moment before deciding to follow her. He had to clear this matter up. He had always followed the law. Although he was not a saint, he had never done anything that went against his conscience. How could he have killed someone?Jeremy walked out the door and saw her enter a car. The back door was open as if waiting for him to enter.He took a deep breath and got in, still tipsy. “I’m telling you, accusing someone of murder is illegal! You’d better stop this joke.”The car was silent as no one responded. Jeremy felt that the atmosphere was a little off.“Say something. Why isn’t anyone talking? I told you, I didn’t kill anyone. I’m a good person! I wouldn’t ev
“No?” Several men walked up to the bus. “Last night, he asked you to take him away, but you refused. Nolan Spencer killed him.”Jeremy’s eyes widened at the words.“That can’t be!” He shook his head. How could Nolan have killed someone? He was the mayor. He was a good person!“Why didn’t you save my brother?” The girl stood by the side. “If you had just nodded back then, he could’ve left safely. Was everything he did for Hill City not even worth a nod from you?”In order to take down the Spencer Group, Fabian had infiltrated the company by himself and thought of ways to find information every day. He even saved Jeremy once at the archive. Later, he risked his life to lead Jeremy to Nolan’s house to steal the document.Someone else said, “He told us about you before, saying that he felt that you two were similar. You both wanted Hill City to become better.”Jeremy opened his mouth, but no words came out.Memories of his actions with Fabian flashed in his mind. Finally, the image
More people boarded the bus. They had come to take Fabian back and originally wanted to confront Jeremy, but when they saw Jeremy’s pained expression, they decided to let it go.Their real enemy was Nolan! Both Jeremy and Fabian were simply victims.Everyone got onto the bus, and only Jeremy remained standing by the road. The door closed with a bang.“Fabian, we’re going home!” the girl’s voice shouted from inside.The next second, the others shouted as well. “Fabian, let’s go home!”The bus started and slowly drove away.Jeremy watched it leave, then snapped back to his senses and frantically chased after it, but there was no way he could catch up to a bus. He could only watch as it disappeared.He sat on the roadside in a daze. He had believed Nolan, which caused Fabian’s death. He had betrayed Fabian’s trust!Jeremy took out his phone and called Stephen to tell him about Fabian’s death.Stephen was instantly furious. “You still believe the South Regent?”Jeremy hung up, kn
Ethan sat on the sofa and looked at Jeremy calmly. “What is it?”Jeremy lowered his head and told Ethan everything that happened lately, from Stephen giving him money for his mother’s treatment, the failed surgery, and his working for Stephen to repay him, to being tricked by Nolan and Fabian’s subsequent death.He kept his head bowed, pleading, “I want to expose Nolan’s true colors.”Ethan said, “Then, you should go to Nolan, not me.”“He knows who I am now. I can’t get close to him anymore.” Jeremy knelt before Ethan again. “Please help me. I want to atone and bring Fabian justice.”Ethan asked, “What has that got to do with me? Besides, Fabian’s sister and friends don’t blame you. Why make yourself suffer?”Jeremy did not dare to lift his head. “They don’t blame me, but I can’t forgive myself.”“That’s your problem. It still has nothing to do with me.” Ethan said, “You can leave now. I’m going to take a bath and go to sleep.” He had no interest in their problems. Besides, t
After everything was settled, the people from HQ went to Ethan again. They apologized to him and begged for his forgiveness.“We’ve dealt with everyone involved in this matter. Are you satisfied with the outcome, Mr. Rivers?”With that, they lowered their heads to the ground nervously. Their only hope now hinged on Ethan’s response.They did not dare to ask for much. All they hoped for was that Ethan would not leave the country.Ethan glanced at them calmly and said, “Send someone to help move my stuff down the mountain.”Hearing that, everyone was first stunned, and then ecstatic.“Of course!” they replied in unison.They understood what Ethan meant. He was staying! Although it was not his complete forgiveness, he was willing to give them another chance.They were all overjoyed. As long as Ethan did not leave, there was plenty of time to slowly make amends.They took out their phones and made arrangements to help Ethan move.After the call ended, they said, “We respectfully
The day of Rachel and George’s trial came.The livestream began at 10 a.m., and hundreds of thousands of viewers joined instantly.Rachel and George slowly walked into the courtroom in handcuffs.Bang! The judge’s gavel fell, and the room went silent.It was not a lawsuit. It was a trial to expose the sins of Rachel and George.The judge read out their crimes one by one, until Rachel and George’s faces paled to the point that they looked like corpses.The viewers in the livestream finally saw the full picture.“So that’s it! The Quinns and the Lowes conspired!”“They deserve to die! How could they frame Ethan like that? Are they even human?”“The death penalty! They deserve the death penalty!”They were all furious.Many people had lost their families as a result of supporting Stephen and scolding Ethan. After watching the livestream, they realized just how deeply they had been wrong.They were accomplices to the Quinns and the Lowes' crimes in framing Ethan!Their current
They suppressed their disgust and returned home, only to see their parents and wives’ panicked expressions.“What did you do out there?”“So many people came today, asking for you by name.”How were they supposed to answer those questions? They could not just say that they had insulted Ethan online.If they did, their parents would beat them to death before anyone else could.“It’s nothing,” they replied stiffly. They had no choice but to hide the truth. After all, they could not say that they had insulted Ethan, or that they had lost their jobs.However, the next second, their parents received text messages. After their parents glanced at their phones, their expressions instantly changed.It was a message from the bank, stating that their child had been listed as a defaulter and urging them to repay the loan immediately.“What have you done?” Their parents’ voices trembled.Seeing that there was no way to hide it anymore, they had no choice but to confess the truth.They los
Seeing that message, they immediately felt as if their world had ended.Because they had insulted Ethan, they lost their jobs, were blacklisted, and could not find work again.“How could this be?”No one expected this outcome. They thought, ‘So what if I insulted him? Are they going to punish me for it? Besides, so many people are insulting him. They can’t possibly punish every single person who did it. At most, I’ll post a public apology and promise that I’ll never do it again.’However, now they were all fired. Everyone who had insulted Ethan had been dismissed from their jobs.It seemed like there were several tens of thousands of people involved! It was hard to imagine just how many people had lost their jobs in real life.“Why are they going this far? Aren’t they afraid of causing unrest?”Of course, HQ had considered that. However, they knew what was more serious.If Ethan went abroad and cooperated with foreign countries, the consequences would not be limited to a few pe
George thought that Rachel had already escaped abroad, so he was not afraid when he arrived.Now, when he saw Rachel there as well, he completely panicked.This was not what he had expected!“Where else would she be?” someone from HQ asked.George looked nervous and stammered, unable to say a word.With Rachel caught and him being brought here, it was clear that HQ already knew the truth. Coupled with his fear of Ethan and his helplessness in the face of reality, he no longer had the strength to make up any excuses.He had resigned himself to fate.“You really have some nerve." The people from HQ sneered. “You fooled us all completely.”“You’ve been hiding Ethan’s contributions all this time, haven’t you?”“You two are nothing but disasters to this country! You deserve to die a thousand times over.”George kept his head down while Rachel sobbed. “I was wrongfully accused!”“Shut up! Are you still trying to fool us at a time like this? You were wrongfully accused? By who? Sim
They brought this on themselves, forcing themselves into a corner with no way out. “Ah!”Simon could not take it anymore. He suddenly ran towards the window, trying to end his life. Fortunately, the officials quickly stopped him. “Don’t be reckless! Think about Stephen. You’re all he has now!”That sentence made Simon stop. Now, Stephen and Simon were each other’s support and burden. Simon slumped on the ground weakly. Right now, they both wanted to die, but neither of them had the courage to follow through. All they could do was live on in pain. After a long silence, Simon said, “I’d like to file a report on someone.”To obtain some kind of reward and survive a little longer, Simon decided to turn in George and Rachel. When the officials heard him, they were stunned. They did not expect Rachel to be involved in framing Ethan. “Shit!” Someone exclaimed. “I heard Rachel bought a flight ticket overseas. Could she have fled?”The room was filled with dread. If Rachel ra
Seeing that Stephen was awake, the others rushed to get the doctor. The doctor was astonished as well. Stephen’s sudden awakening was nothing short of a miracle. However, after examining him, the doctor’s expression darkened. Stephen had regained consciousness, but the prognosis was far from hopeful.“He can’t move,” the doctor said. “As of now, he’s paralyzed.”Stephen could open his eyes, but the rest of his body was unresponsive. He could not move his limbs or his neck and mouth. The only part he could move freely was his eye. Even his breathing was dependent entirely on medical equipment. “He might never be able to leave the bed again.”Upon hearing that, Stephen closed his eyes in despair, tears continuously rolling down his cheeks. He had fought so hard to wake up, only to realize he had missed his final chance to meet Snow and Lily. Worse yet, he also lost the ability to move. From now on, he would be confined to the bed and hooked up to machines just to stay alive.
His father died a miserable death, his son was in a coma, and the Quinn family was shattered, leaving only Simon behind to finally realize all his mistakes. However, it was too late. Harrison could not come back to life, the Quinn family could not be whole again, and Stephen could not recover. Simon would forever be haunted by pain, despair, and regret for the rest of his life. At that moment, in complete darkness, Stephen heard Simon’s voice. He was conscious but failed to open his eyes or speak; he could not move a muscle. He wanted so badly to sit up and tell Simon that it was not solely his fault. They were all wrong, and this was their retribution!Just then, two women walked into the ward. When the officials saw them, their eyes widened in shock. For a second, no one even breathed. They were Snow and Lily!The officials thought they were seeing ghosts. Those women were supposed to be dead. Why were they there? Snow and Lily noticed their shocked gazes and offered them
Due to Harrison’s previous incident, the officials reacted quickly by sending Stephen straight to the hospital.After an emergency rescue, Stephen’s life was saved. However, he paid a heavy price. When the doctor walked out of the emergency room, the officials asked, “How is he?”“The situation isn’t looking good,” the doctor said grimly. “His body is in a bad state, and due to long-term emotional distress, he suffered a brain hemorrhage from the emotional shock.“He’s still in a coma, and we can’t say for sure when he’ll wake up again. It depends on his will to live.”The officials drew a sharp breath. “Do you mean he might end up in a coma forever?”The doctor nodded. No one saw coming that Stephen would fall into a coma, with little chance of ever waking up again. However, it also meant he did not have to die anymore. He would be alive but confined to a bed. Suddenly, they thought of Harrison’s desperate pleas to Ethan back in his villa. “I’m willing to trade my life fo