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.

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

Nash simply continued sipping his tea, showing no intention

as he replied, "I'm out of town. I can't make it back

make it two hours!" the woman

anything. Zeke plopped down on the couch and looked at James bitterly. He said, "Accompany me

and then took a gentle sip of his tea. Zeke immediately felt a surge of relief. "Great. With you there,

moment, Nash was his pillar

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commercial and political arenas.

this time, four elderly men were seated around a rosewood table, savoring tea that

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