CH.22

Alex got busy with making plans to seize the power that was left vacant due to the death of President Bolting which was finally announced more than an hour ago.

He immediately left for the office after seeing his father and the mysterious lady off.

The ring of his cell phone sliced through the thick silence inside his office.

Alex glanced down at the caller ID and a knot twisted in his gut.

He motioned for his assistance to leave before answering with a curt, "Hello?"

"Alex." A familiar female rasped. “I just saw the news. People are going to start feeling sorry for her. You have to do something before she gains their sympathy."

Alex clenched his jaw. The irritation radiating off of him at the voice of the caller was palpable but he maintained his composure. "I know. I'm worried if this sympathy takes hold, her story might start seeming believable."

"Exactly!" the woman’s urgency crackled through the line. "You can't let her get out of this, Alex. I need you to call an emergency press