CHAPTER 42
VICTOR
Victor climbed the stairs and entered the plane. Sitting at a small conference table were Kena, Renee, and Nate, his Senior Campaign Strategist. He tossed his briefcase in a seat and walked over. When none of them looked up, Victor knew something was wrong.
“What is it?”
Kena, the brave one, looked up. “There’s good news and there’s bad news, Governor.”
Victor unbuttoned his suit coat and sat in one of the plush leather seats. “Give me the bad news first.”
“Okay. First, we were able to remove the footage of you and Mrs. Creed from the internet. Unfortunately, there’s just no way to erase it completely. It’s been downloaded. It’s been downloaded a lot.”
“Fuck!” Victor roared.
He didn’t give two shits about embarrassing footage of him on the internet.
But the fact that his wife was in the video left him enraged.
He’d spoken to Jaysen about the video, and it pleased him to no end when he found out that his brother had attached a virus that would wreak havoc on any computer used to open the file.
Victor sighed. “What’s the good news?”
Kena smiled. “The DNA results are back, and as expected, Nicole’s son is not yours.”
“I’ve already put out a press release,” Renee informed.
“My numbers haven't dropped one point since Nicole’s allegation. The American people knew that was bullshit.”
“Well, having proof doesn’t hurt,” Nate countered.
Victor let out frustrated breath. He couldn’t wait for the campaign to be over. He was exhausted. “Where are we going?”
Kena smiled. “You’ll tour Indiana for two days, stopping first in Indianapolis.”
“Where’s my wife?”
“She’s in Atlanta,” Kena offered. “She’ll be meeting you in Indy. From there, the two of you will be going to your family’s compound where you can rest up until election day.”
“Rest?” Victor asked with a raised brow. “What’s that?”
Kena smiled. “You’ll find out soon. Now, buckle up so we can get outta here.”