Chapter 232
Ethan was the Grand Marshal’s mysterious mentee!
Simon tried to calm himself down and asked Sarnuel, “Ethan Rivers… Is he the Grand Marshal’s mentee?”
He still held a glimmer of hope, wishing the news was false. After all, how could Ethan be the Grand Marshal’s mentee? If it were true, Ethan’s status would be entirely different.
The main issue was that everyone had heard of his achievements just now. He avenged the Grand Marshal, chased away the South Regent, and brought peace to the chaotic Riveria. Any of those feats would make him a hero, celebrated across the nation, with promotions and fame awaiting him.
However, for unlawfully detaining Ethan, Simon and Stephen would be certain to face severe punishment and perhaps even retribution.
Simon kept praying, hoping everything was false and that Ethan was not the Grand Marshal’s mentee.
Under his hopeful gaze, Samuel nodded. “Yes, Ethan is the Grand Marshal’s mentee.”
Simon’s legs turned weak, and he had to sit down to stop himself from collapsing.
The worst–case scenario had come true. Samuel had confirmed that Ethan was indeed the
Grand Marshal’s mentee.
“What should we do?” Cold sweat beaded on Simon’s forehead.
They had gone too far in their treatment of Ethan. They had slandered him multiple times and even stole his credits. They were also the reason Ethan was cursed and bullied on the
internet.
What would happen if they revealed that Ethan was the Grand Marshal’s mentee now?
It would not just be a problem for Stephen. Even the Quinns might not survive this crisis.
“No one can find out.” Simon made up his mind. “Nobody can know the truth.”
Noticing something was off with Simon, Samuel asked curiously, “What’s wrong?”
Simon came to his senses and quickly shook his head, “Nothing. I’m just suddenly a little dizzy. It’s probably almost time for you to rest too. Why don’t we end the interview here?”
Samuel had no objections. Anyway, that interview was not his idea in the first place.
Simon heaved a sigh of relief and quickly had the media team leave, warning them not to disturb Samuel in the future.
Meanwhile, Stephen hurriedly dismissed the reporters and closed the entrance to the cave
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again. His face was pale, and he still had not fully recovered from the shock.
As he stepped out of the cave, feeling the sunlight, he felt lightheaded and dizzy.
“How could it be him? Why must it be him of all people?”
They had stolen Ethan’s achievements and slandered him several times, ruining his reputation and making him a target of hatred. If the truth came to light, they would not only be guilty of defaming Ethan but of dishonoring the Grand Marshal as well!
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Then, the federal government would also act against them, and they would make enemies with everyone!
“What should we do now? What can we do?”
Stephen could not think of a solution. Should they release Ethan? That would not do. It would be over for them if they released him and he told the truth. Besides, Ethan had no reason not to spill everything as it would only benefit him.
At the same time, people online thought it was strange that the livestream was suddenly cut off.
“Why did the livestream suddenly get cut off?”
“Did something happen?”
“Did you catch the live stream going on on Stephen’s side? They had a photo of the Grand Marshal and his mentee, but unfortunately, I couldn’t get a clear look.”
The light from Stephen’s phone and the reflection from the glass in the frames had obscured the viewers‘ view of the Grand Marshal’s mentee’s face.
“Oh? Did anyone record it?”
“A screenshot would do too.”
“There’s a recording!”
Someone had recorded the entire livestream, so they shared a video of the moment the photo was lit up on the internet.
Many people rushed to click on it, but they could not make out the face of the standing beside the Grand Marshal.
