Chapter 1549

Roman's face darkened in an instant. "Was it about your resignation?" Rosalia quietly wiped the tears from her eyes, but Wesley simply smiled and said, "Since when would a county administrator talk to someone who's about to be fired?" Roman thought that Wesley made a good point. He was stunned for a moment before asking, "Then… Why did he look for you?" Rosalia also looked at Wesley. He kept them in suspense for a few seconds before finally saying, "If everything proceeds smoothly, I might be promoted to Arabelle's deputy town mayor." "What?" Roman's fork slipped from his fingers and clattered to the floor. Stuttering, he asked, "What did you just say, Wes?" Rosalia was also trembling. "I thought you were going to get fired. Why did you get a promotion instead?" Wesley barked out a laugh before explaining, "I don't know either, but I'm guessing that it has something to do with the flood prevention efforts from two days ago." He then told Roman and Rosalia everything that he had