My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 1824

“I’ll keep that in mind for next time!”

Colby had a glum look on his face as he hung up the phone.

A guard grabbed Colby’s phone from him. “Governor Petro, your every move will be under surveillance from now on!”

“Morty, could you let me make another phone call? I want to tell my family what happened!”

Colby wanted to call his grandfather.

Who knew? His grandfather might be able to put his connections to good use and help him out.

An aggrieved look appeared on Morty Zamber's face. “I’m sorry, but the rules state that your right to freedom is now restricted, and you aren’t allowed access to any communicative devices!”

“In that case, could you contact the Petro family's patriarch on my behalf and tell him that I’m in trouble?”

Colby was hoping that he could get Chekov to inform his grandfather of his predicament.

If his grandfather was willing to speak up, there was no way that Frederic Petro would sit back and ignore him.

Seeing that Morty was still not budging in his resolve, Colby decided to appeal to his sentimental side. “Morty, I’ve been quite kind to you over the years, haven’t I? Wasn’t I the one who organized the fundraiser when your grandmother fell gravely ill?”

“Well…”

Morty felt his resolve wavering.

Colby was kind to him, but he could not break the rules!

“Do you know how you managed to purchase a house near that high-ranking public school three years ago?”

Morty gave Colby an astonished look.

It turned out the governor had played a massive role in helping him secure that house.

“Besides, the rules state that individuals can make supervised phone calls while still awaiting sentencing!” Colby continued wheedling.

However, Morty remained steadfast. “That rule only applies to government officials at the third rank or below. The Inspection Department came out with a new rule last August. Government officials at the second rank and above are not allowed to make private calls while investigations are still ongoing!”

“Private!”

Colby emphasized that word before continuing, “So, I wouldn’t be making a private call if I did it in front of the head of security, right?”