Goodbye, My Love
Chapter 837

"I'm so sorry, but Rowan was just taken to another examination. You caught him at a bad time."

Klein could do nothing but nod, knowing that Rowan wasn't a close friend, so he couldn't ask for more. "Well, I'll come next time, then."

The other visitors viewed her with contempt. How could Loraine get to see Rowan while they couldn't? They were political officials.

A middle-aged man scoffed.

"Now isn't a convenient time? You're just some woman. Even if you have a good relationship with Rowan, you can't make any decisions for him, can you?"

His words almost exposed his satire on Loraine and Rowan's relationship.

She stared at the man with cold eyes. "Who are you?"

The man ignored her, sticking his chin in the air proudly.

Klein stepped in to diffuse the tension.

"Loraine, this is Ashton

Riley. He's the adjutant in the army."

Loraine looked the man up and down slowly. "Oh, you're the adjutant.

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Aren't you Rowan's subordinate? I heard that the municipal government has strict disciplinary rules. Is it proper for you to judge your superior?"

Ashton hated being called the adjutant, and his gaze darkened as he replied, "I am not Rowan's subordinate."

The onlookers gazed at Loraine, knowing about the conflict between

Ashton and Rowan.

Klein shook his head slightly to her, trying to ease the argument that might start between the two.

Loraine scoffed out an angered laugh. How could she swallow that kind of insult and humiliation? Ashton was being intentionally provocative.

"Oh? You're the adjutant. Doesn't that make you a subordinate?"

Ashton ground his teeth together.

"What do you know? Everyone here knows that I was supposed to be promoted. I don't know Rowan said or did, but he came back and stole my position!"

He worked for years to get where he was, but his promotion was stolen by the young man.

Ashton squinted his eyes as he looked to Loraine, suddenly smirking.