Arthur felt it was about time. He added, "I also question Ms. Peterson's ability in implementing this conspiracy. There must be someone behind this."
Claude sensed hope again and said, "Yes. She didn't dare to do this. She must be set up."
Arthur pretended to be in a dilemma, "But the evidence indicating it was Ms. Peterson. I have no choice but to targeting on Ms. Peterson. Ms. Peterson may not the person to plan all of this. But she definitely played a part in it."
Now Claude could see Arthur's purpose. Arthur from the beginning has never intended to forgive her daughter.
"What do you want? Please go straight to the point."
Arthur answered seriously, "Ms. Peterson can't stay in this city anymore. Or else my wife will be very unhappy."
Claude was irritated, "I only have one daughter. Who is going to care for me when I am old—"
Arthur didn't argue with him and stood up to leave, "Since you are not cooperative, I will have to disclose what your daughter did. And your good days as mayor will be over."
Arthur couldn't allow Judith to stay in this city. What if Judith wants to retaliate? The best solution was to send her to a foreign country. Out of sight, out of mind.
He didn't want to be ruthless. A cornered beast would do something desperate. He couldn't take the risk of him and Jean being the target of revenge.
But if Claude didn't agree to send away Judith, he wouldn't hesitate to unseat Claude.
"Wait!" Claude stopped him when he was about to step out. Reluctantly he said, "Give me some time. I will send her to another country."
Claude had no choice but to accept this request.
Separating from his daughter was hard, but at the moment it was the lesser of two evils. He had to put his job first.
"OK." Arthur freely struck a deal, "I will forget what happen between me and Ms. Peterson."
"Thanks…" Claude thanked him unwillingly.
Arthur added, "Don't you want to know who ask your daughter to do this?"
"Who it is?"
He must let the man pay the price for tricking his daughter into doing this.
"Mario," Arthur said his name.
Claude was shocked to hear his name. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's him!"
Mario is sort of famous in Zoshalor. Claude once put him on the list of the potential match for his daughter. But it was said that he had a close connection with Jean's father. Rumors about Jean's father trying to get two of them together were widespread.
"He set you up to spoil your marriage?" Mario's purpose was clear.
"Yes." Arthur handed him a file. "Inside are the accounts of his company. He is meticulous. In a normal situation, no one can detect the problems in his accounts. But I am not a normal person."
He was an expert in medicine, not law. But Ezra and Julian were business tycoons. Plus, he had Phil, one of the best lawyers in Zoshalor, who had seen a more prickly case.
Mario's tricks on the accounts were just a child's play for him.
The reason why Arthur handed these documents to Claude was that he was determined to give him a taste of his own medicine. Mario set him up by enticing Judith into seducing him. He could also retaliate against Mario by persuading Claude into destroying him.
Mario had the habit of hiding in the dark. He could also watch in the dark that his plan boomerangs himself.
Claude took up the file and glanced through it. With all the problems being underlined, Claude knew his con.
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