Chapter 62: Gaining Confidence
Marcella paused by the door. Tony was silent and pondering. She calmed down. He told her that he was planning on running for Congress. His wife cannot be creating scenes in restaurants with possible opponents.
It was stupid of her to lose her cool like that. She couldn’t bear it because they were laughing at Tony. It still is not good. She should keep her belligerent side under bay.
She stood by the door staring at the floor.
If her father gained enemies by deciding to run for office, what will happen to Tony? Why would he still want to run? He doesn’t have to keep his promise to my dad.
And more importantly... why did Dad ask Tony to run?
Marcella inhaled sharply as she got a doubt. She looked at Tony. Out of nowhere, he mentioned the guy she was engaged with.
Could it be... Was I engaged with Tony?
She patted her heart which was beating erratically. She is losing her sense of reality a lot these days. It is impossible.
If the guy she was with was Tony, he wouldn’t have run away leaving her alone to deal with her father. She ruined herself that night. She cannot try and alter reality just because she is regretful.
Marcella heard Paul and the other guy chit-chatting about the current political landscape. Paul was expertly trying to acquire donations from the other guy.
Well, Gabriel Hemmingway is an oil tycoon. He is among the top five wealthiest men in the country. No wonder Paul was brownnosing him for donations. That guy could throw away millions just so he could get a lax law for extracting oil from the sea. He’s been trying to build more oil rigs in the sea but there were limitations in the law.
Not that Gabriel followed the law but he needed to bribe the officials for his greed. If the law changed, however, he would have no need to offer money and favors under the table.