Chapter 181
The reply caught George off guard. Stephen did not care what happened to Aqua City?
“Are you out of your mind? Do you know what that means?” George raised his voice.
However, judging Stephen’s reaction, he realized it was not a joke.
“This is bad.”
George then shoved Stephen into the car and dialed Simon’s number while standing
outside.
“Something is wrong. Stephen, he’s not like himself. He’s lifeless, dispirited, like a… hesitated to say, like a corpse, but he could not bring himself to say it.
Simon asked, “Put him on. I want to talk to him.”
George put the phone next to Stephen’s ear.
“Stephen, what are you doing? Aqua City needs you the most now. You can’t leave it!”
Still, Stephen remained indifferent.
“It’s just a woman! With your status and power, you can get whoever you want!”
“I just want Snow,” Stephen said weakly.
Simon was rendered speechless.
George, standing nearby, tried to jump in. “There are a lot of women in this world, and you’re still so young. Why sacrifice the forest for a tree?”
Stephen did not even glance at George as he said, “You have no one you love. What do you know about cherishing someone?”
George was also rendered speechless.
Stephen’s heart was crushed. No matter how hard Simon and George tried, they could not talk some sense into him. They had been at it for hours, from early afternoon to past 3 a.m. Even George’s phone battery was almost drained.
Finally, George sighed in defeat. “Let’s just get you back home. Maybe you’ll feel better after some sleep”
With that, he brought Stephen back to his house and left the man in Rachel’s care.
Rachel was frustrated and resentful. She had been yelled at several times and given the cold shoulder, and now she was stuck caring for him. Over the past few days, Stephen did not even look at her, let alone apologize.
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Chapter 181
Seeing how much Stephen had changed because of Snow, her heart was burning with jealousy.
“I just don’t get it. What’s so special about Snow? She’s not that beautiful, and she doesn’t have the body. Why is he so into her?”
The more she thought about it, the more she missed Ethan.
When Ethan was around, she never had to worry about anything. Unlike now, where it was
3 a.m.,
and she still could not sleep, forced to stay up all night taking care of Stephen. The worst part was Stephen was still hung up on another woman, a dead woman.
After a troubled night, Aqua City’s most anticipated sports game was about to begin. By the crack of dawn, the number of tourists visiting the city hit a historic high. The morning alone saw 300 thousand local and international tourists.
Many were attracted by the city’s beautiful scenery and the most recent buzz surrounding the sports game, which would be held on the waters.
International tourists also flew in, some there to support their country’s athletes, while others just came to enjoy the sight. However, the tourists soon realized something was
wrong.
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