"I'm your wife! Why can't I have a look?!"

Astrid, forgetting all pretense of decorum befitting a councilman's wife, grabbed his collar and shook him violently. She shouted hysterically. "I've been so good to you, and this is how you repay me? You heartless jerk!"

As she raised her hand to slap Theodore, he quickly grabbed her wrist and shoved her back forcefully.

"Argh!"

Astrid lost her balance and crashed into the door. The pain made her gasp, and her eyes widened in shock.

"How dare you hit me? I'm the heiress of the Iverson Group! How dare you lay your hands on me? Aren't you scared of me going home and telling my Dad and big brother that you've been hitting me?!" "Go ahead. Tell anyone as you please! I've had enough of you!"

Pushed to his limits, Theodore pointed accusingly at Astrid's stunned face. "The election is just around the corner. If you want to cause trouble and destroy everything we've built for years in one moment, just go ahead! Let me make this clear. Right now, our fates are intertwined. If I go down, so do all your aspirations!"

face turned ghostly pale.

turn her dedicated efforts

that! From now on, mind your own business. Just do what a councilman's wife is supposed

under Astrid's care

straightened the collar she grabbed. Without sparing his wife another

on the floor,

her tears off fiercely, and forced a

few mistresses? I'm going to be the future mayor's wife! I need to be magnanimous and see the bigger picture in this situation. Once everything settles down, I'll deal with them one by one. Just

exactly 5:00 p.m., the reception for the inspection team took place at the

business elites from Savrow made a grand entrance into the hall, surrounded by media and

of the Iverson group, Lance and James also

Charles, who was still recovering from his injuries, and the always-enigmatic Christopher, all members of the Iverson family were present

unnoticed by all, a black luxury minivan silently parked

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