John had never expected things to turn out this way. He had met with Wade Bennett just last night and reached an agreement—yet in such a short time, Wade Bennett had already turned against him. Who was helping her? Xavier Grayson had made no move at all. Over the past two days, only Liam Martin had visited the Bishop residence. It had to be Liam Martin—no question about it. "Fine, Chloe Bishop. Just you wait." She thought that by digging up a few dirt files, she could actually claim that seat? How naive. Even if she did sit in that chair, how many days could she last? John made a decision. He beckoned a secretary over. "Go to the conference room and tell them I'm suddenly unwell. I'll be taking a week off to rest at home." The secretary nodded and walked into the conference room. J

