Chapter 170 Indecent Proposal

Claire furrowed her brows. Was the Mayor demanding a bribe to approve her license applications? "What are you talking about, Elias? It's your job as Mayor-in-charge to approve the licenses, regardless of whether they profit you. You should be concerned about the city's well-being, not yours!" Elias scoffed and took another puff of his cigar. He made intricate circles with the smoke and smirked. "Are you new to Springfield, Claire? Did Mayor Gunderson approve projects without bribes?" His words silenced the billionaire goddess. She had to pay the Gunderson family and the mafia plenty of bribes to get her projects approved. Springfield had always been a corrupt swamp with an extortionate bureaucracy. "But the Gundersons are dead," Victor said grimly. "Never to return. With their disappearance, corruption was eliminated from the city. I wonder what dangers await the family which intends to bring it back?" Elias winced at Victor, and his expression changed to one of resentment. He had been