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The next morning, George rushed over as soon as he heard Stephen was in the hospital. When he saw Stephen on the bed in a daze, he knew something was wrong.
He had seen Stephen like that before–back when Stephen learned that he would never see Snow again. However, this time, it was worse.
His face was ghostly pale, and his eyes were dim and vacant. If not for his breathing, George would have thought he was dead.
“What happened? He was fine last night. How did he end up like this in just one night?”
George’s head was pounding. There was a boatload of matters to handle today.
According to the plan, they were supposed to hold a funeral service for Julius and Tommy. However, judging by Stephen’s condition, George knew there was no choice but to postpone it.
After making the call to postpone the service, he tried using Simon’s way to snap Stephen
out of it.
“Wake up. As long as you rebuild Hill City, the people won’t blame you anymore.”
However, Stephen remained motionless.
Even if no one blamed him, it would not change the fact that he had caused Julius and Tommy’s deaths. Ethan’s repeated question last night had carved the sight of their deaths in his mind. He could not forget them, no matter how hard he tried.
George had no choice but to call Simon, hoping Simon could save Stephen.
Upon hearing the situation, Simon immediately booked a flight over. That evening, he stood by the hospital bed, staring at Stephen’s pale and defeated face.
“How long are you planning to sit there like this?” he rebuked.
Stephen looked at him but said nothing. All he did was sigh.
Simon’s frustration boiled over at that response, and he grabbed Stephen’s collar and slapped him hard across the face.
Stephen, who had not slept the entire night and was mentally exhausted, passed out instantly from the impact.
Simon and George were stunned. That was not the reaction they had expected.
They immediately called the doctor to check on Stephen and sighed in relief when they learned that he had fainted from fatigue.
Simon, now.cautious, held back from hitting Stephen again, worried he would cause more
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harm than good.
“He’s exhausted. Let him rest,” George said.
Simon nodded and said, “I heard Nico is also in his hospital. Where is he?”
“Follow me.”
George led Simon to see Nico. However, when they saw the state Nico was in, they were met with the same shock. Nico looked just as defeated as Stephen.
In just one night, Stephen and Nico seemed to have lost their souls.
“What happened here?” Simon asked, “Were they poisoned? Is it some kind of weird illness?”
George shook his head. “I don’t know either.”
Simon had intended to ask a few questions, but he knew that Nico would not be able to answer in his current state. As such, the two left Nico’s ward.
At that moment, Simon’s phone rang. It was from the government headquarters, telling him to hurry back.
Simon said, “Let Stephen rest for a few days. He must be exhausted. You can deal with Hill City for the time being.”
After giving those instructions, Simon flew back to Metropolis. With Julius dead and Stephen shut down, George was the only one left to manage Hill City.
George silently prayed for Hill City to be peaceful, but that night, he received news that Nico had committed suicide by jumping off the building.
“What?” George was shocked to hear the news.
Nico was an important criminal. How was he supposed to explain to the public that Nico had jumped off the building?
Nico should have been tried by the court!
George rushed to the hospital as fast as he could, but Nico was pronounced dead at the scene and had already been brought to the morgue.
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