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?"

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 with your family. Kindly do not bring this

about this before? An excuse!It must be.A lie he weaved

take the reins of the state of affairs and share the seat of power between themselves

Military Governor, dreamed of her own Cinderella story

profoundly agitated to hear that the man

to believe it to

and could 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

who wishes to marry you is me, Shae 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

stunned at Shae's lack

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

face in defiance and eyed the Chief

that her own

of humble beginnings in antiquity who pursued

into affluence, she found nothing untoward in taking the initiative to attain her own happiness. Clifford, surprisingly, did not chide Shae for her indiscretion. Rather, he was more interested in what Nathan had to say. Nathan look upon the woman with

have claimed to long admired a man whose

sheer absurdity of it

was one who would

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

statement had Shae's

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

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