The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 528
Even Ganter himself doubted that he could have endured it. Besides, Austin should not have suffered that fate. It was all his
fault. If he had not insisted on saving Stephen back then, he would not have come to Hill City and encountered the armed
robbers. Everything was his fault!
Ganter fell to the ground helplessly, wallowing in regret. He should not have saved Stephen back then.
A few minutes later, he slowly walked out of the hospital ward and booked a flight to Riveria. He wanted to meet Ethan and beg
for his forgiveness.
Half a day later, Ganter arrived at Ethan's mansion. Memories of his first visit flashed across his mind. At that time, he was
confident, as if victory was already in the bag. Yet now, standing before the mansion again, his face was pale, and he looked
significantly older.
Ganter slowly walked into the mansion and saw Ethan sitting on the couch, reading a book, just like their first meeting.
"Ethan..." Ganter approached him but hesitated.
He was a master psychologist, but in front of Ethan, he lacked the courage to speak.

Ethan looked at him. "What are you doing here instead of staying with your mentee in the hospital? I don't have any magical
cures for his leg."
Ganter lowered his head. He was not surprised that Ethan knew about it. After all, Ethan was an existence who could drive
Stephen to the verge of breaking down!
Ganter was now aware of Stephen's destruction after witnessing him plunge Hill City into chaos in half a month, causing
economic collapse and the people to suffer.
"I'm sorry." Ganter apologized, "I've realized my mistake. I shouldn't have saved Stephen."
Ethan smiled faintly. "Saying this now won't fix Hill City."
Ganter's head hung low. "I want to go back. I want to bring Austin away from here and return to Metropolis."

He wanted to escape this place. Austin had lost a leg today, but what next? Ganter did not dare to imagine it, nor did he want to
gamble.
Ethan smiled. “You turned Hill City into the way it is now, and you want to leave just like that?"
Ganter's face was a little pale. "I don't mean it like that. It was never my intention. I'm just scared."
Ethan said, "Leave if you want to."
He made Ganter stay because he wanted to let him see the true nature he had saved. Now,

of the man h
Ganter had been enlightened bumet
had also paid a steep price. There was no longer any need to keep Ganter and Austin there.
Ganter immediately dropped his knees. "Thank you. Thank you!"
At that moment, Ganter felt like he had been granted another chance at life. He thanked Ethan repeatedly and quickly left the
mansion,
hurrying down the mountain, el
wanted to leave Riveria with Austin as soon as possible.
Before he left, he called Simon to inform him that he was leaving Hill City to return
to the Metropolis.
Simon was quite surprised. "Why are you leaving so suddenly?"
"We can't stay here any longer." Ganter said, "We were robbed today, and Austin's leg was shot. He will be disabled for the rest
of his life. I just went to beg Ethan, and he agreed to let us return to Metropolis.
"What?" Simon was stunned.

There was too much information in Ganter's statement. They were robbed, Austin's leg was crippled, and most importantly, they
had to obtain Ethan's approval just to leave. Why?
Simon frowned. Who was the one in charge of Riveria? Was it not supposed to be Stephen?
Why did they need Ethan's permission to leave? Moreover, how dare someone rob them and even cripple Austin's leg? Worst of
all, it happened in Hill City, which was under Stephen's jurisdiction!
Simon quickly apologized, "I'm sorry about Austin. We will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for this."