The Guardian's Return (Ethan Rivers) novel Chapter 527

Not long after Nolan left, Stephen came with his men to interrogate Charles.

“How long have you been embezzling and taking bribes?” Stephen asked bluntly as soon as he entered. “I had such high hopes for you.”

Charles looked at him and said, “Half a month.”

“Half a month?”

Stephen did some quick mental calculations. Hill City plunged into chaos again half a month ago, which matched Charles’ timeline of corruption.

“You’re such a fool!” Stephen said coldly, “Who bribed you? You’d better speak.”

Charles knew that even if he did not get a death sentence, he would spend the rest of his life behind bars. He had come to terms with his fate, so he named everyone who bribed him with money.

After ordering his men to record it, Stephen asked, “Why did you do it? You’ve let me down so much.”

Upon hearing that, Charles laughed. “Let you down? If I let you down, then you’ve completely devastated me! You must know my parents died, right? Do you know how they died?”

Stephen frowned. Did they not try to stir up rumors and demand Ethan’s release?

“How did they die?”

“You killed them.” Charles glared at him. “You took Ethan away, cut off my family’s subsidy, and stopped our medical insurance. They committed suicide because they were afraid of being a burden to me.”

Stephen wavered. Was that the truth behind Xavier and Jessica’s death? Was he really responsible for their deaths?

However, he soon calmed down, reminding himself that he had been trained in difficult situations.