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 with your family. Kindly do not bring this

Why haven't we heard about this before? An excuse!It must be.A

the Chief Military Governor's refusal. The strong aligning with the strong to take the reins of the state of affairs and share the seat of power between themselves throughout

the Chief Military Governor, dreamed of

agitated to hear that the

to believe it to be anything more than

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

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.

stunned at Shae's lack of reservation in

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

lifted her pretty face in defiance and eyed the Chief Military Governor with a sense of

was not in the opinion that her own conduct

who pursued their love with gusto became

taking the initiative to attain her own happiness. Clifford, surprisingly, did not

she have claimed to long admired a man

absurdity of it

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

I said, I'm already

statement had

for Sophia, who smirked at witnessing the rejection: If I can't marry the Chief Military

wanted to