My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calcraft)

Chapter 1816

Zeke composed himself and swiped the screen to answer the call.

"Hello, is this Zeke Mare?" A cool female voice came from the other end of the line.

"Yes, it's me," Zeke managed to reply clearly thanks to Nash's support.

"Our governor would like you to come to City Hall. You're required to make your way to Room 25 on the 19th floor within an hour," the woman said in a commanding tone.

"Sorry, I don't have time today," Zeke responded assertively.

The woman sneered, "No time? It seems the governor means nothing to you. Do you need the governor to come see you personally?"

"I... I didn't mean that..."

Zeke felt a bit apprehensive in the face of the woman's aggressive tone. He knew very well the consequences of offending the governor, especially since the governor was from the Petro family. No matter how he played his cards, he could not outmaneuver the Petro family.

mean, then?" The woman's tone grew even colder. Being the governor's long-time secretary, she

Nash for help. Nash simply continued sipping

hard, Zeke tried to contain his panic as he replied, "I'm out of town. I can't make it back in an

two hours!" the woman

Zeke replied. The woman ended the call without saying anything. Zeke plopped down on the couch and looked at James bitterly. He said, "Accompany me to City Hall later." James nodded. "Alright, I'll go with you. Vikor Petro

want to see what this governor is up to," Nash said and then took a gentle sip of his tea. Zeke immediately felt a surge of relief. "Great. With you

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commercial and political arenas.

four elderly men were seated around a rosewood table, savoring tea that could only be attained by

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