After Divorce, My General Husband Chasing Me Back

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Chapter 152 No Choice

Frederick turned to Nathan, who had remained silent, seated. calmly on the sofa. "An engagement? Father, you approve of this?"

The last time a scandalous video from the slums had surfaced, Nathan was resolute, stating he would never allow Claire to marry into the Hawthorne family.

Yet now, with Jane boldly mentioning an engagement in front of Nathan, it was evident he had given his consent.

Jane would never dare bring up such a topic otherwise.

If that were the case, then Nathan must have decided to give him

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Currently, with the presidential campaign in full swing, Nathan had two sons in the running-Frederick and Arthur. Of course, there were other candidates too; the Hawthorne family wasn't the only source of contenders.

But Nathan's shift in attitude toward him indicated something far more ominous: he had chosen to fully support Arthur and had decided to let Frederick fend for himself.

Although Nathan couldn't singlehandedly determine the outcome of the presidential race, his support for Arthur would spell disaster for Frederick. Chapter 152 No Choice

As the head of the Department of Defense and a senior

statesman of Anbusall politics, Nathan's influence carried immense weight.

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Thus, the decision on whether to get engaged to Claire became critical-it would unmistakably signal Nathan's stance.

Nathan ignored Frederick's question and asked instead, "What's the story with that woman at Halfmoon Manor-Caroline?"

She's Anna's younger sister. After Anna passed, she stayed

inquiry about Caroline came out of nowhere,

Andrew Prescott-the man who died

Yes." Frederick nodded,

a long time that nothing escaped Nathan's notice. Still, when faced with his father's probing, the

was far

seemed Frederick's years of keeping a low profile and biding his time had not

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things couldn't be rushed; patience was paramount. After years of endurance, no matter what happened,

you had to choose between Caroline and Claire to be your

with Frederick's honesty and deference, spoke in a tone that was noticeably less stern than before, even showing a hint of

choice." Frederick didn't hesitate, stepping closer to Nathan and

to worry about the arrangements. I'll handle it myself." Nathan smiled

obediently, his demeanor as mechanical

engagement doesn't

scrutinizing Frederick, his eyes betraying a subtle calculation.

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he rise, walking over to place a firm hand on his son's

instructed casually

Father," Frederick responded with

until now, cast a sharp glare at Frederick before

bed, his mind replaying

matter how he turned it over in his head, he couldn't piece it all together. Frustrated, he decided to let it

Nathan's a seasoned and commanding general. Without knowing

following Frederick's earlier suggestion, packed her things and returned

been left unaddressed by