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?"

posited my stance on this issue before and I'll reiterate it again 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

we heard about this before? An excuse!It must

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

were transfixed upon the Chief Military Governor, dreamed of her own Cinderella

to hear that the man was already

too, did not want to believe it to be anything more

not restrain herself. "We've never heard of you mentioning this before, Chief Military Governor. Might it be because you think that I'm not good enough for

Davier, and not 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 long, Chief Military Governor. Could I ask for

at Shae's lack

expression in the room on her face was Sophia Davier. She trembled helplessly in the corner where she sat when

eyed the Chief Military

that her own conduct

antiquity who pursued their love with

found nothing untoward in taking the initiative to attain her own happiness. Clifford, surprisingly, did not chide Shae

she have claimed to long admired a man whose face she had

sheer absurdity

would forsake her

you. Like I said, I'm already married, and

simple statement had Shae's

faces of other members of the family as well. All except for Sophia, who smirked at witnessing the rejection: If

to