A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 14: Backlash


"Boss, you're here."

Seeing Dirk Carter enter the room.

Steam rising, the beauty emerged from the bath.

Her wet, long hair, her flushed little face from the heat.

And the revealing curves of her body, slowly appeared before Dirk Carter.

The woman looked very young, just in her early twenties, even without a trace of makeup, her beauty was still striking.

The most eye-catching thing wasn't her face.

But the swimsuit she was wearing.

It's no exaggeration to say, the material used for the whole swimsuit wouldn't cover the area of two masks.

Barely concealing the crucial parts.

The woman deliberately twisted her body.

She walked up to Dirk Carter, extended her slender fingers, and began to unbutton his shirt.

Dirk Carter did not refuse.

Soon.

The clothes were smoothly removed.

The woman held Dirk Carter's hand, turning her head back with every step as they went down to the hot spring.

Her body pressed tightly against Dirk Carter's, picking up a towel, she began to wipe his body.

Initially, the woman's hands roamed around Dirk Carter's shoulders and back, seeing he didn't resist, her courage grew slightly, starting to inadvertently touch some private areas.

In such a tantalizing scene.

If Dirk Carter had no reaction, he wouldn't be considered a man.

Seeing the foreplay was over.

Next was to draw the bow and shoot the arrow.

The woman leaned into Dirk Carter's ear, breathing gently, whispering: "Why don't we go into the bedroom, sister can provide you with better service."

"What kind of better service?"

Dirk Carter opened his eyes and asked.

The woman shyly smiled, gently pounding his shoulder: "Oh, you know, that kind of thing..."

"Which kind of thing is that?"

Dirk Carter asked again.

Seeing this, the woman held Dirk Carter's hand, guiding it towards her chest.

Just then.

Dirk Carter's hand suddenly changed direction, grabbing her neck tightly.

For a moment.

The woman thought Dirk Carter was just teasing.

But she was wrong.

The hand gripping her neck suddenly exerted force, her head was pressed hard into the hot spring by Dirk Carter.

How could the woman have expected such a result, she was utterly unprepared, allowing the hot water to pour violently into her nasal cavity, her hands constantly pushing against Dirk Carter's body, her feet helplessly paddling the water's surface.

A young girl, how could she be a match for a man.

About ten seconds later.

Dirk Carter pulled her head back above the water's surface.

Without time to shout for help.

She was pressed down again by Dirk Carter.

Repeating this three times, the woman was completely drained of energy, like a wilting flower lifted by Dirk Carter, gasping for air.

"Answer me whatever I ask, or you'll be dead."

Dirk Carter said sternly.

If such words were said normally, no one would believe them.

But this woman believed him, because she had just taken a trip to the gates of hell.

With eyes full of fear, she nodded her head.

"What's your name?" Dirk Carter asked.

The woman coughed twice and said, "My name is Catherine, Catherine Sawyer."

"Who told you to harm me? How much did they give you?"

After Dirk Carter asked this question, the terror in Catherine Sawyer's eyes intensified, she pursed her lips, hesitated for a long time, and said, "It was a boss with the surname Zhang, he gave me twenty thousand, to have a relationship with you, as long as we're doing it, the police will come in to raid."

A boss with the surname Zhang?

It was undoubtedly Victor Ford.

No need to think, it was surely designed to catch him in a prostitution sting.

In this way, Dirk Carter's career would be completely ruined.

Moreover, his reputation would be shattered, with no chance of recovery.

Malicious! Very malicious indeed!

At such a moment.

Dirk Carter's mind flashed with a thought.

No, it wasn't right.

He had worked with Victor Ford for several years.

He knew Victor Ford quite well.

Victor Ford was petty, but not shrewd enough. This scheme tonight couldn't have been devised by him.

A dinner plus the twenty thousand reward now wasn't something Victor Ford would splurge on.

More importantly, this involved police conducting a prostitution raid.

No matter how capable Victor Ford was, he couldn't command the police; there must be someone higher up orchestrating this secretly.

Who could this person be?

In a flash.

Dirk Carter thought of someone.

Deputy Mayor Shane Vincent.

No surprise, Lauren Radford must have revealed Hilliard Hall's affair to Shane Vincent.

Shane Vincent surely wanted to use this way to put Dirk Carter in jail, and when he was left with no choice, interrogate him about how he knew about Hilliard Hall.

Not only to silence him.

But also to completely eliminate this threat.

Logically, only this made the most sense.

Finally, he faced the backlash.

Before using Hilliard Hall's affair as leverage against Lauren Radford, Dirk Carter had thought of this possibility.

Dirk Carter didn't fear Shane Vincent's move against him, after all, he held the leverage, just didn't expect him to go around and buy off Victor Ford.

Victor Ford had conflicts with him originally.

Even if he framed him, Dirk Carter wouldn't associate it with Shane Vincent.

When he appeared as someone who could help bail him out, with a mix of coercion and inducement, Dirk Carter might even have to be thankful.

What a clever chain trick.

After pondering for a moment.

Dirk Carter poured Catherine Sawyer a glass of water.

He said, "Catherine, I see your technique is unfamiliar, you haven't been in this line of work for long, right?"

Catherine Sawyer froze.

Slightly nodded, and said, "To be honest, boss, I was just a regular technician before, this kind of thing is my first time."

"Is it because you're short on money?"

"Yes, I need money."

Dirk Carter sighed deeply, and said, "Catherine, have you ever thought, if we're caught while having a relationship, you'd be labeled as a prostitute, is earning this money worth it?"

Catherine Sawyer was silent for a while, then said, "My brother is dating a girl, she wants a bride price of eighteen thousand, if we can't provide it, the marriage will be off, there's nothing I can do."

In what age are we still having sisters raise money for their brothers' marriages?

"How much more do you need?"

"I have ten thousand now, with the twenty thousand from Mr. Zhang, I'm still short six thousand."

Dirk Carter was silent for a while.

Paused, took out his wallet from his pocket, he pulled out a card and placed it into Catherine Sawyer's hand, saying, "I have ten thousand in this card, I will give it all to you, will that be enough?"

Catherine Sawyer was stunned.

This handsome man in front of her, knowing she was trying to frame him, yet he helped her instead, how could there be such a kindness in the world?

"No no no, boss, I can't take this money, Catherine just tried to harm you, I'm already lucky if you don't blame me."

Seeing Catherine Sawyer's repeated refusals.

Dirk Carter forced it into her hand.

He said, "You won't take this money for free, let me ask you, does Mr. Zhang come here often?"

"He comes often, he has a girlfriend here, also my friend named Juan Juan, Juan Juan introduced me to Mr. Zhang."

Catherine Sawyer replied.

"He comes often? Then it seems there'll be a good show to watch."

Dirk Carter smiled knowingly, a plan forming in his mind.

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