Chapter 1756 What the Governor Thinks

Thud!

Phil slumped to the ground, looking at Lucas in devastation.

Then, he desperately turned his pleading eyes to Trent and shouted, “Mr. Fuller, say something! If I remember correctly, Mr. Cooper used to work under you, right?”

Trent felt embarrassed at the words.

He served as the mayor of Lilyrose for twenty years and worked with countless colleagues.

Lucas had indeed worked in Lilyrose under him before, but he had since been promoted to the provincial level.

“Lucas, why didn’t you catch up with me and have some tea if you were in Lilyrose?”

Trent cleared his throat and tried to make small talk.

The Mountain Dew project started while he was still in office, but it was later abandoned.

There were undoubtedly some shady dealings involved, and his good personal relationship with Phil was also established during that time.

Therefore, he had to stand up for Phil.

Otherwise, if some old issues were dug up, even he might get implicated.

Lucas said respectfully, “I’ve been busy