Chapter 1673
Chapter 1673
Raeleigh remained silent. She knew a lot of things. Since there was no need for her to stay, she didn't want to ask so many questions. Even if she knew, she did not want to show him that she knew.
After watching TV for a while, Raeleigh leaned on the side and began to look forward to Jacky's speech.
Deanna was seated offstage, her face exquisitely made up. She gazed at Jacky calmly.
She was looking forward to this. Even if her family didn't support him, it was enough that she did.
Deanna hadn't spent a single cent of the Whalen family fortune for the past three years. Starting from the year that Raeleigh had left, Deanna had cut ties with the Whalen family because they hadn't supported Jacky to be the mayor of Capital City. She'd even moved out and had been living in Waverly Village.
At first, Deanna specialized in designing cars, but she made a lot of decisions in that year. One of them was that she gave up on car designing and changed her profession to medicine. She was now an orthopedic surgeon. This was amazing and shocking.
The Whalen family did not understand this at all. Of all occupations, why would she get herself into medicine? Being a car designer was a cushy job, and the Whalen family had plenty of resources for her. Thanks to the Richards family's monopoly in the automobile industry, being a car designer was like a status symbol.
What more for members of the Whalen family, who were either car designers or jewellery designers.
How could she be a doctor, and an orthopaedic surgeon to boot?
The Whalen family did not know what Deanna was thinking, and they firmly disagreed on this matter. However, Deanna was insistent, saying that she was no longer living off of the Whalen family so they had no right to control her. She'd do whatever she wanted to.
Rayan said that if Deanna insisted on doing this, he would completely cut off her finances. Deanna refused to give in and started working to support herself.
Deanna didn't even use Jacky's money. Her income was already more than enough for herself.
She was designing cars for many companies on a freelance basis and was even helping her juniors in university. The money she earned was more than enough to feed herself.
Over the past three years, Deanna had learned many things and had also learned to think quietly before acting.
At this moment, Deanna was here for Jacky, so she only needed to silently support him from below.
However, this time, she would make sure that Jacky would win the election. She didn't care who stood in her way, whether they were her family or not. The Whalen family was keeping her children from her and stopping her from getting married.
She'd tried many times to persuade them, but since they refused to give in, she'd just go on like this.
When she got pregnant in the future, she would walk down the aisle with her swollen belly.
After Jacky stepped onto the stage, Deanna waved at him. Jacky smiled and looked at everyone present, including his opponent.
He said, "Thank you, everyone, for coming here and allowing me to run for mayor. Thank you."
His voice was calm. As all eyes fell on him, he remained calm, but the profoundness in his eyes was as clear as day.
Most of the people seated offstage were influential people. The people involved in politics were seated in front, followed by the reporters. Jacky stood on stage with someone from the Moore family.
As for the other people, they were all former politicians.
There was nothing more to be said about Jacky's short speech.
The competitor from the Moore family took out a bunch of papers and started to elaborate on his plans.
However, in comparison with Jacky, this competitor was no match for him in terms of appearance and carriage. People weren't even paying attention to him, almost as if they already knew that he was merely making empty promises.
When the member of the Moore family was done, the reporters immediately started throwing questions at Jacky.
Jacky stood there, dressed in a neat suit. With his tall stature and handsome face, he was the centre of attention.
"Excuse me, can we find out a bit more about your background, Mr. Scott? It's rumoured that you're linked to some powerful people, and these powerful people once stopped you from entering Capital City and caused you to miss out on the last election. We heard that you came with glowing recommendations, but it fell through in the end."
A pretty reporter stood up and asked this question. Jacky hesitated for a moment, looking gentle and indifferent.
"I don't know what you're hinting at, but all I can say is that I was born and raised in Waverly Village. It's my home."
"No matter where I am and what I'm doing, there's no way I'll leave my home behind."
"When I was a child, I like to get into fights. As I grew older, I started becoming more and more well- known in Waverly Village and somehow ended up becoming the spearhead of the village."
"Perhaps all of you think that I come from a rough background."
"It's true, in a way."
"But it's who I am, and I accept it wholeheartedly."
"As for someone being in my way, I have to disagree with that. I'm from Waverly Village, but I'm also part of Capital City. Waverly Village is one of the most important paths leading to Capital City, and the only difference between me being here and there is that instead of doing things to solely profit Waverly Village, I'll be doing things to profit both Capital City and Waverly Village."
"I'm not highly educated, so I'm not good at all those flowery words. Telling the truth is all I know."
"Firstly, I came to Capital City to protect Waverly Village."
"It's a small place, but it's like the Silk Road of Capital City. It may not be the most developed place at the moment, but I'm sure that it will reach greater heights during my time. It will reach a stage where people will be fighting to get control of it."
"What I need to do, is protect Waverly Village from harm and exploitation." NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.
"Waverly Village is a county under Capital City, so Capital City is obligated to oversee the village."
"I'm not sure about everything else, but I don't want anyone else to be able to override me and make any changes to Waverly Village."
"This is why I want to become a part of Capital City."
"I have also planned to establish a mutual business relationship between the village and the city." "I can't make you any promises. To me, nothing can get in the way of Waverly Village's proper development regardless of the amount of money that's offered. I want something that goes both ways."
"I want Waverly Village to have its own primary school, middle school, high school, and even university. In fact, all of this is part of a choice. The children in Capital City will be able to study in Waverly Village and receive the same level of education that Capital City is able to offer. However, I won't allow anyone to just develop the village in any which way."