Chapter 303
Stephen snapped back to his senses and stared at George in shock, wondering if he had heard wrongly.
George continued, “I’m the one managing Riveria now. You can pin all the blame on me.”
He understood now.
The enemies Riveria had to face were not fools, The South Regent was still untouched and would surely make more moves in the future.
George felt that his own family background would not be enough to protect him.
However, Stephen’s could. He was the young master of the Quinns, one of the largest families in Metropolis. Even if Stephen could no longer stay in Riveria, he could still return home.
Thus, George decided to sacrifice himself to earn Stephen’s favor. If he faced any misfortune in the future, the Quinns would still protect him!
Stephen looked at George gratefully. “Thank you.”
“It’s nothing.” George smiled bitterly. He never thought that he would be in such a situation one day.
His heart was filled with regret. If he had not driven Ethan away back then, would things have turned out differently?
Riveria had been peaceful while Ethan was around.
It was Ethan’s efforts that made them think that Riveria was safe. After Ethan fell, the true faces of the various forces at play were revealed.
They could not withstand it!
Stephen rewrote the report. With George as his shield, he finished writing it quickly.
After he finished writing the report, he showed it to George, who had no objections.
Then, he sent a copy to Simon.
Simon saw that all the blame had shifted onto George and narrowed his eyes. He knew that George was sacrificing himself to protect Stephen.
“The Quinns will remember this favor.”
Simon sent the report to headquarters.
Everyone who read it also knew that George was shielding Stephen. Thus, they had no choice but to change the targeted punishment to George.
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After all the relevant parties had read the report and confirmed that there was no problem, Stephen made it public.
In an instant, the news shook the Internet!
People knew that something had happened in Celestial City, but they did not realize hom serious it was.
The armed criminals had only been caught today.
All the businesses had fled.
Countless people had lost their jobs.
Three lives were lost.
Furthermore, there were pollution issues, the food hall scandal, and the development zone
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The netizens were shocked.
“I thought that Stephen was bad enough, but George Lowe is even worse! He destroyed Celestial City in one move!”
“George can’t do it. He’s too old. It’s time to replace him.”
“Three lives were lost! He should be executed!”
“What was George doing? How would he let Celestial City become such a mess?”
Everyone online was cursing George.
George read the news online and sighed heavily. Even with all his experience, being roasted by the Internet was unbearable.
Stephen saw all the articles and felt deeply guilty because most of these incidents were his fault, especially the three deaths. They were part of the South Regent’s scheme to trap him while taking control of Celestial City.
Those words should have been directed to Stephen. However, they were all falling on George now.
The report was not entirely bad news. It mentioned that a large company had moved into Celestial City and that the boss of the company, Mark Smith, had caught the criminals.
“At least, Stephen managed to bring in a major company. He’s got some skills.”
“Stephen did a good job this time.”
“Well, there’s one large company there now. Celestial City won’t suffer the same fate as the other cities.”
Everyone praised Stephen.
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Stephen saw the comments but could not bring himself to feel happy at all. They did not know the truth, so they were tricked.
However, he knew. He could not lie to himself.
