A Bumpy Road to Power Chapter 238: The Archvillain

"How much is Yorke Payne and Rand Quance's life worth?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Charlotte Ray smiled and said, "Dirk, don't try to test with such words. Do you think I'd be foolish enough to answer your question? I've shown myself this ti; as long as you hand them over to , I can pretend nothing happened."

Dirk Carter continued making tea.

Seeing Charlotte hadn't drunk it.

He emptied her teacup and filled it again.

He said, "Deputy Mayor Ray, you see, with tea, you have to drink it hot to truly savor its taste. Once it cools down, it doesn't taste good anymore."

"Are you determined to go against ?"

Charlotte Ray asked.

Dirk Carter gave a cold laugh and said, "Deputy Mayor Ray, you're joking. You're a deputy mayor at the deputy director-general level, whereas I'm rely a director at the formal division level. I don't know how many levels apart we are, and most importantly, there's a big shot behind you who could crush with just a flick of a finger. Even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to oppose you."

"Fine, since you're sensible, give Penn Vincent, and I'll make the people outside withdraw. What I promised you before, I can still give you."

Charlotte Ray said.

Dirk Carter sipped so tea and said, "Of course, I can give you Penn Vincent, but what use do you have for him?"

"What do you an?"

Charlotte Ray asked.

Dirk Carter let out a long sigh and said, "Penn Vincent has already confessed. I also know about those shady dealings between you and him."

"As long as you give him to , he will still be of use." Charlotte's expression changed, but she remained persistent.

Dirk Carter waved his hand and said, "It's no use. Evermore Education Group has already decided to postpone its investnt in Kenton County, which ans the Kenton Vocational and Technical College project might not comnce."

"What did you say?"

Charlotte Ray abruptly stood up.

Her incredulous gaze fell on Dirk Carter.

Dirk Carter smiled slightly, nodded again, and said, "I'm not joking. When Penn Vincent confessed, I connected a phone call to Gael Bishop, the chairman of Evermore Education Group. So, Chairman Bishop already knows about this matter, and he's already contacted the provincial education departnt. This investnt is on hold."

"Dirk Carter! You bastard!"

Charlotte Ray scread at Dirk Carter as if she had been provoked.

Her gaze turned blurry and sinister.

She then gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, fine, fine, Dirk Carter, you've got guts. You've ruined my plans. Just wait and see how I deal with you."

After saying that.

She coughed lightly.

Daniela Morgan, who had been silent behind her, suddenly took out a rubber glove from her pocket, put it on her right hand, then lifted her skirt.

On her thigh, there was actually a holster.

From the holster, she pulled out a gun.

It wasn't one of those homade guns but a genuine gun.

Daniela Morgan's gun was aid at Dirk Carter, her finger resting on the trigger.

This scene was sothing Dirk Carter hadn't anticipated.

He dared to speak privately with Charlotte Ray because he was a man, and the other two were won; no matter what, they couldn't be a match for him. But he never thought Daniela Morgan would actually have a gun on her.

"Do you dare to shoot here?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Charlotte Ray coldly asked, "Why wouldn't I dare?"

"With police outside, how would you explain it if you fired a shot?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Daniela Morgan's gaze was sinister and she said, "No need to explain. I will die for my leader. I killed you, it has nothing to do with the leader."

"Good tactics, truly good tactics. I've calculated everything, but I still missed one thing. How could a person who convinced Yorke Payne to willingly die not have other death warriors behind them? It's just that I didn't expect this warrior to be a weak woman. Unexpected, truly unexpected."

Dirk Carter clapped as he spoke.

Charlotte Ray's gaze turned vicious.

She said, "It's not too late to know this now. Rember in your next life, don't ddle in others' business. Curiosity killed the cat, you should understand that."

After saying that.

She told Daniela Morgan, "Do it now."

Just as Daniela Morgan cocked the gun, ready to fire, suddenly, the small door beside the tea room opened.

With a click.

Catching Daniela Morgan's alertness.

She swiftly pointed the gun in another direction.

When the door opened, and a familiar figure stepped out, Daniela Morgan was stunned, and Charlotte Ray was also stunned.

Standing at the small door entrance.

It was none other than Christina Ray.

"Tina, why are you here?"

Charlotte Ray asked in surprise.

At this mont, Christina's eyes were already full of tears, she was sobbing continuously, like a robot, she slowly walked over.

Charlotte Ray suddenly realized.

Looking at Dirk Carter, she said, "It's you, it must be you, you brought her here, didn't you? Daniela, kill Dirk Carter!"

Daniela Morgan's gun was once again aid at Dirk Carter.

But Christina suddenly spread her arms wide, blocking Dirk Carter, and said in a sobbing voice, "Mom, don't bla Dirk Carter. It's who ca to say goodbye to him, I just didn't expect, didn't expect... you..."

"Didn't I tell you not to go looking for Dirk Carter? Why didn't you listen to ?"

Charlotte Ray shouted.

Christina wiped her tears and said, "Mom, I know, you don't want the tragedy to repeat, but I like Dirk Carter, I really do. I just wanted to co and say goodbye, but... I really didn't expect, that you would be like this person, why? Why is it like this? Were those people really all killed by you? Are you still human? Sob sob sob..."

Seeing Christina's roaring appearance.

It was clear she was truly heartbroken.

Charlotte Ray stretched out her hand lovingly and said, "Tina, don't cry, co to Mom. Mom will protect your safety and won't let anything happen to you. Co quickly."

Christina shook her head and said, "No, I won't go over. You're too scary. You're a demon, a complete demonic murderer. I am ashad to have a mom like you..."

Such heartless words.

Broke Charlotte Ray's heart.

Her tears also gushed out.

She said, "Tina, anyone can say that about Mom, but not you. Everything Mom has done over these years has been for you. Do you know how much pain Mom has endured over the years? Being a mistress all her life, never having an official title, always living in shadows, under others' criticism. It's okay if my life rots, but I can't let yours rot too. From the mont you were born, Mom has been planning for you. I don't want you involved in politics, I will use all my strength to protect you..."

"I want to save money for you, lots and lots of money. With money, you won't have to worry about anything, live peacefully for a lifeti. You don't need to rely on n or anyone else. You can live any life you want, unlike Mom, living a life of concealnt, never being true to herself..."

Christina stopped crying.

Looking at Charlotte Ray, who seed delusional in front of her.

She asked, "Mom, do you really know what I want? Since I was born, I've been raised by nannies. Compared to kids my age, my mom wasn't around, and I didn't know who my dad was. Do you know what my biggest dream was then?"

"What was it?" Charlotte Ray asked.

Christina paused and said, "For you to accompany to school for parent-child activities, for you to attend my parent-teacher etings, for you to cuddle to sleep at ho. Have you seen any girl, over twenty years old, who still likes to cuddle with her mom to sleep? Have you seen it?"

These words, like a sudden thunder.

Made Charlotte Ray freeze on the spot.

This was the fact.

Before Dirk Carter appeared.

Every ti the mother and daughter t, Christina would always rush to cling to Charlotte Ray to sleep together.

But Charlotte Ray never thought about why.