The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me novel Chapter 46

“Do you really mean it?”

Joey wasn’t fully convinced. She remembered that John Walter had said the same thing in the president’s office several days ago. Yet he had broken his promise and molested her on a couple of occasions.

“Of course, I mean it. Who do you think I am? You are not that special to me after all.”

John Walter looked at her with indifference. He had restored himself to Mr. John Walter the president who was always arrogant and bossy.

“All right then. Then our drive will be my witness.”

Joey carefully sat down and stared at the foreview the whole time. In this way she could watch his every move. If he broke his promise again, she would have to jump out of the car to prove her innocence, only for real this time.

John Walter leaned backwards and closed his eyes. He had meant it when he promised to keep his hands off her from now on.

Joey’s mind was gradually at ease.

However, she failed to notice his wicked and cruel smile when he closed his eyes.

What he had said was that he would leave her alone unless she came to him someday.

It sounded like a promise, but it could imply something else, which was, if Joey came to him first, he wouldn't say no to her.

For now, Joey would in no way accept his offer. But he believed that he would certainly be able to find a way to make her come to him first someday.

“Wait and see, Joey, I’ll eventually get my way with you!”

He swore to himself…

They took the highway all the way and the car drove very fast. An hour later, they arrived in the neighboring city. However, the Village of Giant Salamanders was located in remote mountainous areas. The car drove through mountain roads mud pits. It took them another five hours to vaguely recognize the rising waves of smoke from cooking fires in the village.

However, the road was too narrow for cars to get through. They had to get off the car to walk.

She would never ask him for help.

Sarah observed that something was going on between John Walter and Joey. But somehow she couldn’t put her finger on it.

She had no idea that during the hours of her sleep, Joey had had a narrow escape due to John Walter’s sexual assault.

Joey bit her lips and walked on. She was now shockingly determined.

She made up her mind to quit her job once she went back home.

Of course, she wouldn’t tell anyone about it now. She was afraid that John Walter would be so infuriated that he probably would leave her alone in the remote mountainous areas. In that case, she would be stranded and helpless.

About an hour later, they finally arrived at the village.

Ahead of them were plain wooden houses surrounded by bamboo fences, ancient utensils hung on external walls of these wooden houses and mountain people in simple robes doing their chores in their yards. Joey had an illusion that she had travelled back in time. It felt like standing in ancient wooded mountains and watching the human world at its earliest stage.