Semua Bab The Guardian's Return: Bab 761 - Bab 770

Since the South Regent had given Hugo 300 dollars, he felt he could no longer neglect Natalie's education. Hence, he took her into the city to buy some books.During the trip, Natalie wanted to visit a nearby supermarket. After her persistent pleading, Hugo agreed. However, just after he had picked out the books and stepped out, he heard news of a bomb in the supermarket. He tried to rush in to look for Natalie but could not push through the crowd. Already injured, he was knocked to the ground and nearly trampled by the evacuating stampede.The moment he got up, he heard the violent explosion. The reverberations left Hugo's mind blank. The bomb had gone off.Rescue teams arrived quickly. Many people were caught in the blast, with over twenty buried in the rubble.Hugo frantically called out for Natalie among the crowd but got no response. Ten minutes later, rescue workers pulled Natalie from the ruins—unconscious, covered in blood, and barely alive. Seeing her like that, Hugo's l

He thought he had misheard, so he quickly took out his phone to search the news. However, he did not have to do much as the topic was already trending. Even with Simon paying to reduce its visibility, many were discussing it. With just one glance at his phone, Hugo caught several news headlines.[Why did Stephen Quinn detonate the explosives? He's the real terrorist in Breeze City!][Was his two-week captivity just a ploy to clear his name?][Stephen Quinn has terrorized our community! We demand answers!]Hugo's mind went blank."It really was him…”There was no need to read the articles to understand what happened.Not too long ago, he had been left disabled because of Stephen. Now, Natalie was unconscious and in critical condition also because of Stephen, and Natalie's grandfather had been hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage from the shock. The family was ruined.Hugo recalled everything Breeze City had gone through. Since Stephen's arrival, the people's lives had been shatt

“Natalie is innocent. Why did you have to hurt her?”Stephen knew Natalie was that girl. In the face of death, he quickly said out of fear, “I can pay for her medical bill! I can also find the best doctor for you. Please, just calm down.”Hugo replied, “Even if you can heal their physical wounds, what about the ones inside? I used to pity you. I thought you were a victim. But now, I realized how ridiculously wrong I was. I was deceived by you this whole time. Your past self was just an act, right?“You destroyed Breeze City and hurt Natalie. Do you think apologizing can fix everything?”Stephen quickly said, “No, I didn’t mean to.” He genuinely never thought of hurting the people of Breeze City, let alone Natalie. He had tried his best to stop the bomb from exploding. It was not his intention for things to turn out this way.“Save your excuses for the people waiting for you in hell!”At death’s door, Stephen was still trying to solve the problem with money and empty apologies

Hugo stood there, stunned, his eyes wide. It took him a long time to gather himself. He gulped and asked, “Who are they?”In fact, he already knew the answer to the question because he knew Stephen and had met Ethan. Apart from Stephen, who else from the capital came to Riveria to run it?“The man who once ran Riveria was Ethan, and the man who took over was Stephen.”Hugo fell silent. Beyond the shock, he realized he had underestimated Ethan and Stephen. He thought all Stephen had done was destroy Breeze City’s peace and plunge it into chaos, but those crimes were nothing compared to Stephen stealing Ethan’s identity, status, and achievements, only to destroy them later. Neither deranged nor a demon could describe what Stephen had become. He was no human, and calling him an animal would be an insult to the real animals. Hugo was shocked by Ethan’s past contributions. When they first met, he thought Ethan was unreasonable and ignorant, so much so that he almost wanted to hit h

While Stephen was getting closer to his destination, Hugo and the others waited in a car a few hundred meters away. It would not be long before Stephen arrived, and Hugo grew increasingly nervous. “I need to relieve myself,” said Hugo as he left the car, heading to the forest nearby. However, when he reached the woods, he vaguely heard voices coming from the tree in front of him. “Can he do it?”Hugo did not think much of it at first and continued walking, but then he heard, “If he can’t do it, we’ll help him. Either way, he has to die.”Hugo froze in his tracks and frowned. Although he did not know what they were talking about, his instincts told him it might have something to do with him. Quietly, he moved closer. “You’re right. Stephen must die, and Hugo has to die, too. He knows too much.”Hugo frowned. He must die, too? Were they not going to let him go free after he killed StephenThe conversation continued. A voice sounded, “I have to say that Mr. Victor’s plan i