Salute To The General

Chapter 2071



His last two statements made plain his intentions.

It would seem that he meant to retain the office of the Presidency, the seat of power, within the Daviers and the Crosses indefinitely. Nathan appeared calm on the surface but he was sneering inside.

To think that after his failed run at the Presidency, Clifford would still harbor wild ambitions of assuming the highest office in the land.

A pity for him then that Nathan would never allow himself to fall in with the likes of them.

Clifford watched in jittery anticipation as he awaited the Chief Military Governor's response.

The silence in the room deafens.

Nathan took his time, and lifted the glass to his mouth once more.

Only this time, he offered up no praise. "This wine has lost its flavor."

That drained the color from the faces of the Daviers.

A frown, too, formed between Clifford's eyes.

"Chief Military Governor?"

for the last time, just so we're clear. I'm already married to a woman who I love. Thus, I cannot agree to a marital union with your family. Kindly do not bring this

heard about this before? An excuse!It

the Chief Military Governor's refusal. The strong aligning with the strong to take the reins of the state

upon the Chief Military Governor, dreamed of

agitated to hear that the

want to believe it to

before, Chief Military Governor. Might it be because you think that

wanton woman Sophia. I implore you not to be mistaken that every girl in my family must be like my sister. I've admired you for so

stunned at Shae's lack of

awful expression in the room on her face was Sophia Davier. She trembled

her pretty face in defiance and eyed the Chief Military Governor with

was not in the opinion that

of humble beginnings in antiquity who pursued their love with gusto became the

the initiative to attain her own happiness. Clifford, surprisingly, did not chide Shae for her

have claimed to long admired a man whose

sheer absurdity of

to him that she was one who would forsake her own modesty just to advance her

I said, I'm already married, and you're not

statement

of other members of the family as well. All except for Sophia, who smirked at

wanted to continue