Sonya went up to Quentin and thanked him. After all, the fundraising gala worked so well tonight, and it was mainly because Quentin took the lead in donating and encouraging the guests.
The fundraising gala would never have raised this much money without him.
“No, Mayor Lewis… It’s actually you to make this happened. It’s a good thing that you’re here tonight, or I couldn’t have handled it on my own,” Sonya said with a smile.
Quentin nodded and said, “It’s okay. It’s okay. It’s what I’m supposed to do. The slum’s governance should have been my problem, but I put you in charge of it now. I should be the one to thank you. ”
“You’re too kind, Mayor Lewis…” The smile on Sonya’s face widened.
Quentin did not hold him back on the slum’s governance and provided great support to Sonya, so he deserved Sonya’s gratitude.
Sonya did have a good impression of Quentin.
The mayor was pretty good. He was not brilliant, but at least he was responsible.
“You’ve got to watch out for the Walker family, the Stewart family, and the Lambert family. The three families were humiliated tonight because of you. And their heirs are still locked up in jail. They’re not pushovers and won’t take this lying down,” Quentin said earnestly.
“Yes, I’ll be careful…” Sonya nodded again.
Then Quentin added, “And, by the way… Stop by the mayor’s residence tomorrow if you have time. We can discuss the slum’s governance plan.”
“That’s what I want too. I’ll come over tomorrow morning,” Sonya agreed without hesitation.
Then Sonya said to the city defense soldiers, “Escort Mayor Lewis and Ms. Lewis back to their residence.”
Sonya sat down once he was back in his office, and Rose brought him a cup of tea.
“Commander, tonight’s fundraiser turned out very well. With your action and this gala, I think the problem of the poor will be properly solved,” Rose said happily.
Rose’s life before joining the army was ordinary. One could even call it poverty, so he felt deep sympathy for the poor people with bad living conditions. He would be pleased that there was hope that the slum issue could be dealt with.
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