Disqualified

(Lester’s POV) I sat in my office, my eyes glued to the television screen as the news anchor announced my disqualification from the upcoming elections. The words echoed in my mind, each syllable digging deeper into my pride like a blade. […as per the overwhelming request of the public, Lester Agravante has been disqualified from the election due to widespread allegations of fraud and corruption…] My jaw tightened. This is all Camilla’s doing. I know that she searched for all those people I buried in the past just to bring me down like this! My hands gripped the arms of my leather chair so hard my knuckles turned white. I already expected opposition, but not this. Not to be publicly humiliated and removed from the race like a common criminal. The audacity of those who dared to cross me… Don't they know who I am?!! My vision blurred with rage, and in a sudden fit of anger, I swept everything off my desk. Papers, pens, and my glass of whiskey crashed to the floor. The sound of shattering