His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 343

Elsewhere in Arcton, a

Before becoming prime minister, Seyson Alridge had long been deeply entangled with James in a mutually exploitative relationship. His rise to power had depended entirely on James' financial and logistical support.

Seyson's term was now coming to an end.

According to the laws of Arcton, the next prime minister had to be a member of the House of Representatives. The speaker of the house would nominate the candidate, who must then be confirmed by both houses of parliament before being formally appointed by the king.

Stephen, due to his background and identity, could not directly interfere with the election. But he could lend support from behind the scenes, using others as intermediaries.

Back when Seyson ran for office, he had a formidable opponent. Her name was Ensa Mahana.

In both family background and personal capability, Ensa far outshone Seyson. In fact, she had nearly won the last election.

No one could have predicted that midway through the campaign, Seyson's popularity would skyrocket as if out of nowhere. Public support and votes surged, leaving Ensa far behind in the voter tally.

Shortly after his victory, Seyson pushed through legislation legalizing marijuana.

The biggest beneficiary of that law was none other than James, leader of Arcton's most powerful criminal syndicate.

It was then that Ensa finally realized the truth. Seyson had been working with James all along.

repaid the favor by giving him free rein to expand his

in Orkford directly and had even sent men across the border multiple times in

Arcton with a single purpose. He was there to help

by greed and obsessed with power, Ensa was upright and idealistic. She carried a sense of duty and a strong vision for her country. She was the kind of leader who served

Arcton to act on Stephen's behalf and

was election day. Stephen had brought a team

point,

fly could escape. As soon as the election election results were confirmed and Ensa took office, Stephen's team would take action

that evening, Tessa headed back to the Yates residence for

in the living room was

housekeeper, carried dish after dish out

the stairs, holding Seline

back." Tessa nodded. She placed her bag on

her hands in

Stepped back out just in time to hear the news report

Mahana secured the majority

Arcton and has been

the new