Elizabeth's hand holding the phone trembled slightly. Her expressionless voice said, "Go on. I'm listening."
"Your husband's current vote count is higher than Mayor Ryan's, and public support for him is also strong. But before the final results are announced, you can't let your guard down no matter how great your advantage is. You don't need me to explain such a simple principle, do you?"
"I have some things that can help you widen your advantage and further increase the gap between you and Mayor Ryan, winning even more public support for you."
"What things?"
"Sorry, but I can only let Mr. Peralez examine them in person."
Elizabeth had been born into better circumstances.
She didn't sympathize with society's underclass as deeply as Jefferson did.
Compared with Jefferson, a grassroots idealist who genuinely wanted to do something for the underprivileged—
Elizabeth was merely using it as a gimmick to win votes.
She didn't truly care about the interests of society's underclass.
Su Xiao was worried that after using the patients at Redwood Psychiatric Hospital, she would turn her back on them and tear down the bridge behind her.
Elizabeth hesitated.
Not just anyone knew her private number.
Since the other party had managed to obtain it—
He probably wouldn't deliberately lie, or be calling just out of boredom.
"Wait for me."
Not long afterward, another communication joined the call.
"I'm Jefferson Peralez. Elizabeth told me you have something to give me."
"Yes, Mr. Peralez. Well, I know you're very busy, so I'll skip the pleasantries. See for yourself."
With that, Su Xiao activated the video-sync function on his holo-phone.
That allowed Jefferson and Elizabeth to see what he was seeing.
When he had called Regina to ask for Jefferson's number, Su Xiao had already been heading toward the ward area.