âI see.
â Riley sighed.
âI stayed in touch with Zoe until we suddenly lost contact a few days ago.
Then, I couldnât get through to her.
I had a bad feeling that something happened to her, but I had no idea that something so grave happened to the new building.
â
âItâs not your fault, Riley,â I comforted her gently.
âAfter the fire broke out in the new building, Zoe sprang into action and saved a lot of people.
In the process, she inhaled too much smoke and fell into a coma.
Fortunately, sheâs fine now.
Sheâs just been resting in the hospital, which is why she hasnât been in contact with anyone these past few days.
â
Riley breathed a sigh of relief.
âOh, thank God sheâs okay!â
âRiley, too much has happened lately.
I canât call the shots by myself at this point.
Thatâs why I called you; I need help in solving all these problems,â I admitted helplessly.
âOf course Iâll help you,â Riley agreed without hesitation.
After discussing the matters at hand, Riley thought for a while and then spoke her mind.
âDebra, I think whoeverâs in charge of construction is unreliable.
Maybe heâll even take this as an opportunity to raise the price of construction.
I think we should find a way around him in order to complete the construction of the new district.
We canât pin our hopes on one bad egg.
â
âYouâre right.
â I nodded in agreement.
Indeed, I shared the same sentiments as Riley.
We couldnât rely on the contractor from the Thorn Edge Pack, or else weâd be left helpless.
Kane clearly wasnât someone to be trusted.
If his construction team made yet another grave mistake, theyâd put more innocent people at risk.
However, kicking Kane out of the picture was easier said than done.
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After all, the only other contractor in the Thorn Edge Pack who couldâve taken on the construction of the new district was the Barton family, whom we had completely severed ties with.
No other contractor except for Kane would be willing to take on this project.
In this case, what could I do to protect the rights and interests of Roz Town?
I mulled over it carefully for a while, and suddenly, a thought occurred to me.
âRiley, maybe Roz Town can help us.
Iâm sure the residents would be more than willing to help with the construction of the new district, and Iâd feel a lot better we had our own people on the construction team.
Theyâll make sure nothing goes wrong with the construction as well as ensure that the project stays on schedule.
â
âDebra, thatâs a great idea!â Rileyâs eyes lit up happily.
âIâll call for a town meeting right now.
Weâll form a team of reliable people who are willing to help and send them over there as soon as possible.
â
âThank you so much, Riley!â
The gloom that had accumulated over the past few days gradually dissipated.