"I just knew it, how could they possibly separate..." Annie said with a disgruntled face, "If you ask me, this assassination attempt must have been Gan Yuan’s doing, to win over the Duke’s favor. This woman... is shameless to the extreme! By tomorrow morning, everyone will know about it. How can I compete with Gan Yuan then? She’s the future King’s woman. Who will choose me?"
"Enough!" Marquis Smith interjected displeased, "What’s the use of talking about this now? We need to quickly think of a way to deal with it. The Duke is no fool—he wouldn’t oppose the Royal Family just for a woman..."
He hadn’t finished speaking when the door was knocked.
One of his subordinates walked in and immediately reported the news they had gathered.
"An hour ago, the Duke personally went to the hotel where Moses was staying and brought back Miss Gan and her son."
"And now?" Annie pressed.
"Miss Gan and her son have been brought back to the hotel by him."
"I knew it!" Annie stood up furiously, "Dad, did you hear that? He’s already brought her back to his hotel. What does that tell you? They’re back together! With the Duke, and Moses helping her... how can I compete against her?"
"If they’re back together, so be it." Marquis Smith glared at his daughter, "Right now, the most important thing is your election!"
For him, whom his daughter married was only of import if they could bring him benefits. Love, being in love... in Marquis Smith’s view, it was all utter nonsense!
He waved his hand to signal the subordinate to leave, and Marquis Smith paced back and forth in the room.
"Even if they are back together, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good thing. Anyway, we must try our best to defeat Gan Yuan and move into the presidential race. As for the Duke and Gan Yuan..." Marquis Smith snorted lightly, "I believe there will be someone to help us deal with them."
Annie turned in confusion, "You mean?"
Marquis Smith smiled coldly, "Moses has invested so much in this woman; do you think he would simply allow her to return to someone else’s embrace?"
He was a man, and he understood men’s affairs. For Gan Yuan’s campaign, Moses had invested so much financial and material resources; he wouldn’t let Huangfu Jue reap the benefits.
Hearing this, Annie calmed down quite a bit. After pondering for a moment, she suddenly sneered.
"You’re right, if we stir up trouble between them, we could benefit from their fallout!"
With that, she leaned over to Marquis Smith and whispered.
"I have an idea that could ruin that woman’s reputation."
Marquis Smith looked at his daughter, "You mean?"
"Since Moses is so fond of her, why don’t we give him a hand?" Annie sneered as she leaned in to whisper in his ear, "...that way, we can kill two birds with one stone, not only causing Gan Yuan’s downfall but also disappointing the Duke greatly. Then, election or no election, man or no man, she won’t be able to have any!"
"Ha..." Marquis Smith laughed aloud, "That’s my good daughter! Alright, do as you suggest. I’ll make the arrangements."
Marquis Smith went to instruct someone to arrange Annie’s plan, while Annie sat back on the couch, lips curling into a cold smirk.
"Gan Yuan, you think you can have the love of two men at the same time? I’ll make sure your efforts end up being for naught! Let’s see how smug you can be then?"