A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 433 433: Bluffing

"Have you finished discussing?"

Blossom Haney pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray and asked.

Dirk Carter turned around and said, "We've discussed it. She leaves, I stay!"

Blossom picked up her phone from the coffee table, dialed a number, and said, "Manager Zhang, let the one named Arden Rivers go now, do not obstruct her, understand?"

After saying this.

Blossom pointed to the office door and said to Arden Rivers, "You can go now."

With every step, she looked back three times.

Arden Rivers opened the door.

Dirk Carter pushed her out.

Then closed the door.

At this moment, only Dirk Carter and Blossom were left in the room.

What's more fatal, Blossom was completely naked.

She didn't seem to care at all about not wearing clothes.

She made a cup of tea and brought it to Dirk Carter, asking, "Regret it? If you regret it, I can still call someone to bring her back."

Dirk Carter smiled slightly.

He said, "The one who should regret it isn't me, it should be you, Blossom."

"Oh? How do you explain that?"

Blossom inquired.

Dirk Carter calmly said, "No rush, let's give it some time. I estimate half an hour, someone will come to take me away."

"Hahaha, what is your name?"

Blossom asked.

"Dirk Carter!"

"Dirk Carter? From your accent, you're not a local."

"That's right, I'm from Serenity State."

"That explains it..."

Blossom sighed and said.

Dirk Carter was taken aback and asked, "Explains what?"

"Explains why you think you can leave in half an hour. It seems you know nothing about my reputation, Blossom. I say no one in Rexton City can take you away, then no one can take you away."

While saying this.

Blossom's tone remained confident.

Dirk Carter smiled and asked, "Not even Secretary Fabian Vincent?"

Upon hearing this name.

Blossom shuddered slightly.

Who is Fabian Vincent?

Fabian Vincent is the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee who was just mentioned by Secretary Zhang as relentlessly pursuing Cornell Morgan.

She suddenly looked at Dirk Carter and asked, "Who are you really?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. Didn't you say no one can take me away?"

Seeing Dirk Carter still so confident.

Blossom suddenly stood up.

With that intense movement, her breasts jiggled again.

The area below was also completely exposed to Dirk Carter.

It didn't matter at all.

She seemed to realize something and asked, "Are you one of Fabian Vincent's people?"

Dirk Carter didn't answer.

This was exactly the effect he wanted.

He wanted Blossom to mistakenly believe he was sent by Fabian Vincent.

Just as she was about to grab the phone on the coffee table, a rapid knock on the door sounded.

"What's the matter?"

Blossom asked.

A voice outside said, "Blossom, Secretary Fabian Vincent is here, and he brought quite a few police officers, saying it's a routine inspection."

As soon as the words fell.

Dirk Carter stood up, looked at his watch, and said, "Eighteen minutes, much faster than the estimated half hour."

At that moment.

Blossom's puzzled expression gradually relaxed.

She walked over to Dirk Carter.

Almost nose to nose.

Her soft, ample breasts pressed right under Dirk Carter's eyes. If he extended his hand, he could grip those mounds.

"I heard there's a new organization department minister in Koryn City, who's also reporting these days. I heard he's from Serenity State, right?"

Blossom asked.

As expected of a smart person.

Truly knowledgeable about Rexton City's political landscape.

Since she already guessed it.

Dirk Carter had no need to hide anymore.

He nodded with a smile and said, "I am that new arrival from Serenity State."

A hint of shock flashed across Blossom's face.

But she quickly regained her composure, smiling, and said, "If Minister Carter had revealed his identity earlier, I might not have dared to stop you, right?"

"That's different. Hiding behind the curtains, I overheard things I shouldn't have. Revealing my identity too early wouldn't matter to me, but I was afraid you'd use Arden Rivers against me..."

"It seems Minister Carter is very meticulous, planning every step without any mistakes."

"Likewise, although I don't know much about Blossom, even Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary Wayne Ford is so respectful to you. I must be cautious, being new to the scene."

"New to the scene? If so, how does Minister Carter know Deputy Secretary Fabian Vincent isn't on good terms with me?"

Blossom asked.

It sounded like a simple question.

In reality, each question was probing Dirk Carter, trying to find out his real purpose—whether it was to save someone or not.

"I just said I overheard things I shouldn't have. Although I don't understand the whole situation, I can tell Secretary Fabian gives you a headache. Since he's your arch-enemy, I had Arden Rivers call him and say Secretary Wayne Ford is here indulging with ladies. Do you think he'd be interested?"

These words, in fact, were true.

Dirk Carter didn't know Fabian Vincent nor Discipline Inspection Secretary Wayne Ford.

The tangled relationships were all cues Dirk Carter picked up from their conversation.

But the more he talked like this, the more it seemed like he was distancing himself, and Blossom naturally grew suspicious.

Smart people tend to overthink.

Could Dirk Carter truly analyze the situation just from a few words?

Blossom didn't believe it.

Dirk Carter didn't need her to believe.

After all, making her think he was Fabian Vincent's man was the best way to escape.

"Alright, since Minister Carter refuses to say, then so be it. Let's reintroduce ourselves, Blossom Haney, but people usually call me Blossom."

Blossom extended a hand to Dirk Carter.

Dirk Carter didn't hesitate, shook her hand, and said, "Dirk Carter!"

After releasing the handshake.

Blossom's hand suddenly slid up Dirk Carter's neck.

Her soft, bouncy breasts pressed against Dirk Carter, deforming under pressure.

With a sweet, coquettish voice, she said, "Minister Carter, what a trickster. Next time we meet, don't bully women like this, okay?"

"I, Dirk, always know how to cherish beauty. Today was a feast for the eyes. Much appreciated."

Dirk Carter said.

"Alright, then see you another day?"

"Until we meet again."

After saying this.

Dirk Carter pushed open the office door.

Manager Zhang and others at the door immediately blocked Dirk Carter.

At this moment.

Blossom, wrapped in a bath towel, opened the door and said, "Let him go."

Manager Zhang didn't argue and made way.

Watching Dirk Carter disappear at the stairway.

Blossom's gaze turned gloomy.

"Did Secretary Zhang's arrangements go as planned?"

She asked.

Manager Zhang nodded and said, "He's already arranged to leave through the back door."

Blossom nodded and said, "You go down to entertain Fabian Vincent first. I'll change clothes and come down."

Once again closing the door.

Blossom shuddered, a look of regret crossing her face, and she muttered to herself, "Damn, fooled by Dirk Carter. If he were really Fabian Vincent's man, Wayne Ford couldn't have walked away unharmed today."

Thinking of Dirk Carter's earlier words about who should regret.

Her eyes grew dark again.

This feeling of being played with was really unpleasant.

At this time.

Dirk Carter had already exited through the back door.

Just as he rounded into an alley.

A figure suddenly emerged from the darkness, tapping him on the shoulder.

Startled, Dirk Carter turned to see Arden Rivers' worried face.

Relieved, he asked, "Why are you still here?"

"I was afraid you couldn't get out!"

Arden Rivers said, her face full of concern.

Dirk Carter laughed and said, "Silly, I told you if I said I could get out, I definitely would?"

"Mm!"

Arden Rivers nodded vigorously. At that moment, her eyes reddened again, and she murmured, "As you said, I used a public phone to report Wayne Ford for soliciting at the Marriott, did I do it right?"

"Yes, you did very well."

Dirk Carter pulled Arden Rivers close and said, "Alright, it's over. Let's go..."