Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1893

Leland gritted his teeth.

"Gavin, the rivalry between us is an internal association matter. That's a minor issue."

"But deliberately making Caden lose on a global stage is a massive problem. You're committing treason!"

"How can you face our fellow citizens? How can you face our mentor?!"

At the mention of Quincy, Gavin flared up.

"I can't face him? How about how he treated me?!"

"My abilities were clearly superior to yours back then. On what grounds did he hand the association over to you instead of me?"

"Let me tell you, don't you dare bring him up to me. Bullshit about 'a mentor is a father for life'!"

"He didn't treat me like a son, yet he expects me to treat him like a father? I spit on that!"

Leland's breathing turned ragged with fury. Their mentor had been so good to him back then, only to end up raising a complete ingrate!

Putting the bigger picture first, Leland pushed down his anger and refused to argue about the past.

"Forget the past, let's talk about right now. Isn't the association already practically yours? You won our bet, and you'll take over as president as soon as you return."

"If you intentionally let Caden lose now, you aren't just humiliating our citizens and our mentor, you're humiliating the association and yourself!"

But Gavin couldn't care less.

"Humiliating or not, I don't care. Regardless of whether Caden wins or loses, I will be the next president."

"If you have the free time to call me, you'd be better off checking on your precious student!"

"It's still a question whether Zander's hands will ever be usable again!"

"Oh, and hurry up and pack your things out of the president's office. If you haven't cleared out by the time I get back, I'm throwing it all in the trash!"

Leland panted heavily.

"Gavin, aren't you afraid that over a billion citizens will curse you as a traitor?!"

Gavin scoffed dismissively.

"On what grounds? Who has proof of my treason? It's perfectly normal for a contestant to falter under competition pressure."

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