Chapter 582 - Corruption

"How dare you, Alex Ogden?!" That moment the Senator became enraged at Alex's rudeness.

She stood up quickly not wanting to be in such a mortifying situation. She wrapped her dress around her and tied it on the side to cover her exposed body while following Alex.

She walked fast and in a blink of an eye, she was able to block Alex's way with her hand outstretched.

Alex's eyes turned grim. "What do you want?"

"How can you be so disrespectful towards me?! Have you forgotten that I am a woman? And also a Senator?!" Her face is red in fury.

Alex smirked at her, "You have to have some respect towards yourself in order to gain my respect, Miss Senator." Then he walked passed by her brushing her shoulder.

Senator Rizza was dumbfounded.

"Damn you, Alex Ogden! One day you'll come to me begging on your knees to have you! You'll regret that you snub and humiliated me!" She cursed out behind his back.

"Good luck to that," Alex replied indifferently while waving his hand in the air not looking at her.

When Alex exits his office, he found the Senator's bodyguards standing in full alert. He just takes a look at them before he left. He found Jeric waiting for him in the lobby.

"Sir." Jeric approached him.

"Senator Paz wants to hire some assassins. Prepare the contract. Send her some novice assassins." Alex gave orders to Jeric as he continues to walk out of the lobby.

"I got it."

"And next time, I don't want to see that woman's face. If she insists, send one of your men instead."

Jeric nodded his head understanding that his Boss is in such a foul mood.

Once inside the car, Alex was quiet until the left the vicinity of the resort. "Isn't she back yet?" He asked not looking at Jeric's direction.

"Not yet," Jeric replied knowing that Alex is talking about J.

Alex's expression darkens. He knew that yesterday was J's birthday. He originally wanted to greet her personally but she has been missing in his radar since yesterday. He knew that Jacob takes her somewhere to celebrate but until now, they were not back at Lotus City yet.

"Call James, I need to talk to Jacob as soon as they are back."

"Yes, sir."

....

At the Loghouse, they were watching the interview of Secretary Philipp Eke.

"Secretary Eke, are you confirming the involvement of the officials in this scandal?" One of the reporters asked with a mic outstretched in front of the Secretary.

"Yes. It is all in this book as well as the amount of money given to each of them. It proves that these officials directly received money from Mr. Gold to protect him and his company. Therefore, we will be instituting legal proceedings against these officials." The secretary said with complacency.

"Is it true that Senator Rizza Paz is giving Mr. Gold special privileges in some of the government's large-scale projects." Another reporter asked.

"Yes." The Secretary nodded his head without inhibition. He doesn't care that he is going against some big names in the government. "And we have enough evidence to prove that."

"Are you saying that Senator Rizza is a corrupt government official?" One reporter probe the Secretary further.

The secretary just smiled at them. "Bribery and patronage is a means of corruption." He indirectly stated that the Senator is a corrupt official.

"What will happen now to Mr. Gold?" Someone asked from behind the group of reporters.

"He will be prosecuted for tax evasion, economic sabotage, bribery, and various other charges."

The interview continued on and the Secretary answers all the questions thrown at him without hesitation.

"They will check out their assets and liabilities," J commented while watching the news.

"I've already sent a copy of those official's statements of assets and liabilities before we have taken their money from their bank account to Secretary Eke anonymously." Mark Sloane said to J which J nodded her head.

Even if they checked it again now and found out that some amount of money was missing from their accounts before the scandal broke out, they will be accused of hiding the money.

She never doubts any member of the Society. They make sure that their every move has no flaws in it.

If upon investigation, it is found out that the public official has acquired property or an amount of money under her or his name or another person's name that is not proportioned to his salary during his or her incumbency, he or she might be subjected to dismissal or removal from his or her position.

And this is what Secretary Rizza feared the most, that is why she has already asked for her father's help. She was hoping that with their connection, she will be able to clear her name.