The Guardian's Return (Ethan Rivers) novel Chapter 59

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hust a moment as Stephen was telling his father confidently that he could double the city’s GDP in a year and then return home with glory. Now, the city was doomed, 

ma matter of seconds, sweat covered his forehead and drenched his back. 

“Get a damage report and Issue a warrant for Shawn Hill, Eric Morningstar, and Brandon North! Do whatever you can to control the situation in North Hill City!” 

That was all Stephen could come up with for the time being. 

After the call, his legs grew weak. He stumbled backward and collapsed onto the floor, looking utterly defeated. 

“What happened?” 

George and Rachel rushed out after hearing the commotion. 

When they saw Stephen on the floor, they froze. Then, they noticed Zane in front of him, the man’s face ice cold. 

George bellowed, “Zane Sutton, why did you push him? Can you pay for it if anything happens to him?” 

Zane stared at George coldly as he replied, “Instead of worrying about him, you should be worrying about yourselves.” 

George looked confused. “What are you talking about?” 

“Thanks to you guys, North Hill City is done for,” Zane said. 

“What?” George looked even more baffled. “North Hill City has Shawn and Brandon. How can the city be done for? Have you lost your mind, coming here and spouting nonsense?” “Ask your dear soon–to–be son–in–law,” Zane said, refusing to elaborate. 

George noticed Zane’s furious and icy expression, and judging by the man’s tone, it did not sound like a joke. 

Suddenly, George started to feel nervous. Had something serious happened to North Hill City? 

He quickly turned to Stephen, asking, “Stephen, what happened to North Hill City?” 

Stephen was trembling uncontrollably, his voice broken. “North Hill City is finished…” 

Hearing Stephen confirm it, George was stunned. He rushed forward in a panic and held Stephen by the shoulder. 

“What happened to North Hill City?” 

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It was at that moment, Stephen’s man called back. 

The ringtone sounded like the shrieks from hell, causing Stephen to shudder in fear. His eyes were filled with dread, and his hands shook uncontrollably as he stared at the phone, afraid to answer it.. 

George, who had no idea what was going on in North Hill City, was growing anxious. He snatched the phone from Stephen and put it on speaker. 

“Sir, we’ve calculated the damage. Because of Shawn Hill, Eric Morningstar, and Brandon North’s embezzlement, North Hill City has lost around 200 billion dollars. 

“Right now, every remaining business is leaving the city, and investors are pulling out. Unemployment iş skyrocketing, and people are migrating to other cities. The population is also plummeting. An unknown virus and plague is also spreading through the water source. 

“The losses might reach up to 300 billion soon. In addition to what we’ve lost, the city will approximately lose 500 billion in GDP.” 

The number almost knocked Stephen out cold. 

North Hill City’s total GDP was around one trillion, and losing 500 billion would mean losing fifty percent of the economy. It was over! North Hill City was done for! 

Even if he wanted to save the city, he could not do it in a short period of time. It would take at least five years to restore North Hill City to what it had been..