Chapter 188: Uninvited Guest (1)
"Yes... sir," Michaela Williams, John’s secretary of guild affairs, murmured. "The DRA arrested Madam Eudora, accusing her of conspiring against Shinon Flintlock."
Michaela waited, but no response came from the other side, just her boss’s angry huffing. It wasn’t a secret that John and Eudora shared a marriage of convenience, which she knew very well after spending most of her nights wrapped around John. So she didn’t expect him to get so mad about the news.
And she was correct. John wasn’t enraged because of Eudora’s arrest but because his plan to get rid of Shinon had failed, and now he was at the risk of getting into legal trouble.
’I can’t let her open her mouth in custody,’ John thought, ’But I know that bitch wouldn’t hesitate before blurting everything out.’
In many ways, Eudora was similar to him. That’s why John knew what she was capable of and wanted to silence her before things got out of hand.
But how? Eudora was already under DRA protection, and no matter how influential John was, he couldn’t mess with the DRA without risking serious trouble.
While John couldn’t get rid of Eudora inside DRA custody, he could ensure his safety by throwing some money.
’DRA is a mighty organisation, but it’s also rotten to the core. As long as I pay the right people at the right places, my name won’t be mentioned in any reports.’
However, merely getting his name off the reports won’t be enough. Even though he’s a big shot in America, with influence over the government, he still needs someone to clear his name in the court of public opinion.
John couldn’t risk having a stain on his reputation, especially since everyone sees him as a hero.
"Michaela, reach out to Ross and Jones’s firm. Pay them whatever they ask, but make sure my name stays out of the mess. Tell them to prioritise my case and drop everything else!"