Lance leaned against the car with a cigarette in his mouth, watching the pedestrians by the roadside.
The middle-class community had a strict access control system, and the security guard watched Lance with a wary eye, always feeling that this young man did not seem like a good person.
It wasn't that he possessed telepathy or mind-reading techniques, but simply that he didn't consider any non-homeowners to be good people, let alone someone as handsome as Lance.
Recently, Lance's business had gradually improved, and he had gotten to know some people and heard about Patricia's father's situation.
Patricia's father, Mr. William Lawrence, was a civil servant at City Hall who worked for the Mayor, an individual who wasn't quite outstanding but also wasn't the worst.
The Federation had three major parties: the Liberal Party, the Social Party, and the Federal Party; Mr. Lawrence was a member of the Federal Party.
