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.

tone grew even colder. Being the governor's long-time secretary,

help. Nash simply continued sipping his

tried to contain his panic as he replied, "I'm

two hours!" the woman

looked at James bitterly. He said,

gentle sip of his tea. Zeke immediately felt a surge of relief. "Great. With you there, I'll feel much more

moment, Nash was

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family's old residence

the second ring of Capiton housed a group of

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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

entrance of the old

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