"When that person came to me back then, he said that as long as I helped him with this favor, he would find someone to promote you," Christine Lumanta reflected, her thoughts drifting far away. "At that time, we started from scratch, and it was not easy for you to enter this profession with no foundation; and with his background and repeated assurances, I... could only compromise."
Hearing this, Dion Rodgurez's expression gradually turned ugly.
"How... could you believe such things?"
"Don't I believe, don't I believe that you could get promoted so quickly?" Christine's eyes brimmed with tears as she grabbed Dion Rodgurez's hand. "We both came from the countryside, without a good family background. You finally got the chance to enter the world of politics. We were so poor, how could we compare with others?"
"Dion, all the promotions you got these years were because of the effort I made back then!"