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Jia sneered “You exist as a fortunate accident of our history There are several of us that are working to disn entirely, which would eliain”

Mehdi laughed “I certainly hope you all succeed I would like to enjoy living in a house ofat some point Besides, the palace is a waste of resources We all know that I hope you and your teah, Jia”

Jia simmered at his words, clearly miffed that her comments hadn’t hurt him Mehdi nodded politely to her and then turned his back on her, effectively ending the exchange before she could get the final word in He knew that would leave her just as angry as anything, and he grinned to himself as he took his seat

Still, seeing Jia was a stark ree had been beyondher best to control andjust caotten her position in parliahable She told the people she had garnered extensive experience working for the state while she lived in the palace

They didn’t seem to care that she had only been there e was dissolved Nor did they see the estate or govern words and beautiful face, though if that wasn’t politics in a nutshell, as?

The gavel was struck and roll call was taken, and parliaan their session A few bills were proposed that Mehdi wasn’t concerned with, and the ones that he wanted to pass were passed, admittedly with a few stares in his direction as senators placed their votes

Mehdi bit back a ses directly, he certainly held influence over those who did Sometimes that certainly came in handy

“I would like to make a motion”

Jia’s clear voice rang across the floor, which fell silent as the senators waited for her to continue She glanced up at Mehdi with venom in her eyes

“Ifor the royal family be revoked and returned to the people’s fund of El Farah That money is useful to us, and there is no reason to use it to fund an ancient landmark that involves so much upkeep”

Several senators glanced nervously at Mehdi, who held a perfectly neutral gaze as he watched Jia try to upheave him for the