Chapter 62: Fell Into A Trap

George’s assistant passed the tablet to him on a rare free moment in the day. “What is it?” the older man asked gruffly, not even looking at the screen. “An expose was done on Senator Barns' project. While there are no names taken, it is easy to figure out who the article is talking about.” George snatched the tablet and read through the article presented to him. “This has been out for over an hour. Why didn’t you inform me about this before?” he barked. The assistant hung his head. “You asked to delay the report unless it was an emergency,” he said lightly. Actually, the news about Barns was not urgent for Colton Group. But George had a feeling that things were going to blow out of proportion and the company’s name would be dragged into it. He knew an old fox like Barns wouldn’t be phased by something of this intensity. Instead, he would throw the hot potato for someone else to handle. He had done this several times to his political opponents and was still standing firm. “Call Wi