Ethan Sterling leaned back in the upscale chair of the restaurant, not touching a single bite of the food on the table. His gaze was fixed on the phone placed on the table, his expression somewhat grim.
Don’t even mention overachieving the task, today the phone surprisingly hasn’t rung once.
What a wild rose indeed.
Look away for a moment and she’s up to mischief again.
Ethan clenched his fist and propped his chin, showing dissatisfaction in his eyes. He didn’t hear a word of what the person next to him was saying, let alone react.
Ethan first tapped the phone to unlock it, then watched it lock again, tapped it again, and it locked once more.
After repeating this three times, he finally picked up the phone and dialed the number that made him grit his teeth.
A minute passed, Seraphina Redgrave didn’t answer. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel✦fire.net
Well done, truly worthy of a wild rose!
Ethan wanted to dial again when Nathan Ayers rushed into the restaurant with the phone in hand: "Young Master Sterling, something happened."
Ethan spoke with displeasure.
"It’s about Miss Redgrave," Nathan quickly added.
Upon hearing this, Ethan immediately looked up at Nathan, who was holding up the phone. The message was clearly on it.
Nathan immediately handed the phone to Ethan.
Ethan took the phone, and the screen was on a domestic live-stream channel, the background noise was chaotic, but the streamer’s voice was almost hoarse.
"Oh my God! This is insane! The transfer student just confronted Councilman Redgrave during his speech, and she’s holding a megaphone, not afraid at all of Councilman Redgrave cutting her mic. My God, I’m already speechless, you’ll know once you see it."
"Guys, send more gifts, I’m going to the front to stream live for everyone!"
The phone used for the live broadcast seemed like an ordinary phone, without any stable camera function, and because the streamer was too excited, the camera kept swaying.
But even with such an unstable camera, the large screen on the stage could be seen.
"This is insane! A video of Jonathan Redgrave taking bribes is playing directly! My God! This is incredible! Jonathan Redgrave is still facing the audience, unaware, boasting about his achievements; he has the nerve to talk!"
The camera suddenly shook, then became clear again, showing two people on stage.
More accurately, one was standing and the other was sitting.
In one glance, Ethan recognized the one sitting as Seraphina Redgrave; she was too eye-catching.
The streamer zoomed in, making Seraphina’s figure clearer, dressed in all-white sportswear, sans makeup, pure yet commanding.
"Councilman Redgrave, did you reach your position with the sincere votes of the people?"
She spoke again, her question incredibly sharp.
Jonathan Redgrave stood on stage, his expression nasty as hell.
Nathan stood beside Ethan, observing Ethan’s emotional change with peripheral vision, speaking in a very low voice: "Miss has really done something incredible this time."
Previously, making Mia Redgrave kowtow and apologize in Kaelor, now forcing Jonathan Redgrave to step down from the stage.
Watching that striking white figure on the phone, his gaze gradually cooled, and his grip tightened until his knuckles whitened: "She wants to run."
Nathan was stunned, looking at the screen, expressing disbelief: "No way?"
How could he tell? Wasn’t everything she was doing aimed at taking revenge on the Redgrave Family?
Why say she wants to run?
"You go back immediately. If Seraphina Redgrave really leaves Sovereign, you roll with her."
Ethan tossed the phone back, his amber eyes gradually turning dark.
He had originally thought Seraphina went to Sovereign College for her studies, but he had underestimated her; she had always aimed for Jonathan Redgrave’s speech today.
She had always been seeking revenge.
What she would do after accomplishing her revenge was obvious.
"Understood, Young Master Sterling."
There was no way Nathan dared to disobey Ethan’s order, he turned and intended to leave.
Ethan remained seated, playing with the silverware on the table, twirling a knife with his fingers, but his heart was increasingly agitated.
As soon as he left, she plotted to run.
Suddenly, Ethan plunged the knife into the table, standing up and turning to leave.
Everyone was watching Ethan, even Nathan, who hadn’t left yet, turned his head: "Young Master Sterling?"
Why did Ethan look like he was about to leave? The business wasn’t settled yet.
Moreover, he had appointments to meet other big business figures later.
"I need to go back and teach her a lesson."
Ethan picked up the coat hanging on the chair back and spun it in the air, slipping it on.
He casually straightened his collar, his expression icy.
At this moment, Seraphina was standing on the stage at Sovereign University, speaking again: "Councilman Redgrave, why aren’t you speaking? I’m asking you a question."
Seraphina held the megaphone, a smile in her eyes, staring unblinkingly at Jonathan Redgrave.
Jonathan Redgrave still didn’t understand what had happened, his gaze at Seraphina very odd, yet the students below had already erupted, shouting something too jumbled to understand.
Mia Redgrave looked at the big screen, her face ashen, watching as it played a clip of bodyguards holding guns to voters’ heads, forcing them to vote, while Jonathan Redgrave watched with satisfaction from the side.
The next moment, Mia dashed to the front of the stage, shouting hoarsely: "Dad! Look behind you! Seraphina has tampered with it! There’s a video playing."
Jonathan Redgrave turned to look at the big screen; though there was only a bit of footage, he could roughly guess what methods Seraphina had used, turning back to glare fiercely at her.
"Councilman Redgrave, why aren’t you speaking?"
Seraphina smiled coldly, her eyes full of vengeful satisfaction.
Jonathan Redgrave took a deep breath and plastered on a friendly smile again: "Students, don’t listen to one side of the story. She’s here to create public opinion; the videos are all fake. I believe each of you has the ability to discern right from wrong and won’t be led by a little girl. Someone, take her down, I’m suing her!"
Stabilizing the situation was most important right now.
All the staff swarmed to seize Seraphina.
Though Ronan Yates tried hard to stop them, he couldn’t withstand the multitude.
The staff rushed to seize Seraphina. She calmly stood up, kicked her chair back, instantly knocking over two staffers.
"Jonathan Redgrave, you want to deal with me just because things are revealed? Do you want to treat me like you did the farmers and voters in the video? Do you even deserve the title of councilman?"
Standing on stage, holding the megaphone, Seraphina nonchalantly dealt with the approaching staff.
Not one of these big guys could match Seraphina.
Leo Lynch watched the girl on stage, eyes wide; is this really Seraphina Redgrave?
"Bullshit! Get her out! Quickly!"
Jonathan Redgrave was so angry he forgot to maintain his facial expressions; no matter what, Seraphina couldn’t continue speaking!
Jonathan Redgrave also realized he couldn’t continue his speech, turning to leave, but Seraphina smiled and spoke: "The disciplinary officer is arriving soon. Since Councilman Redgrave is so confident in his innocence, why not stay and face the confrontation first? Anyway... you can’t escape."