"Do you only care about where it's snowing?" Ezra said irritably. "The new leadership lineup has been decided—"

Ray quickly cut him off with a smile. "No need to tell me all that. I'm just an ordinary citizen. I don't care about national affairs. I'll just stay on my own little patch of land and mind my own business."

Ezra couldn't help but laugh and curse under his breath.

He had always tried to stir up Ray's sense of responsibility, hoping he would contribute more to the country. Yet Ray wa