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?"

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 up

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

the reins of the state of affairs and share the

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

to hear

woman, too, did not want to believe it to be

was even more anxious than Clifford 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 good enough for you that you must come up with this

family must be like my sister. I've admired you for so long, Chief Military Governor. Could I ask for you to give me a chance? To try

present was stunned at Shae's lack of reservation in promoting

was Sophia Davier. She trembled

and eyed the Chief Military

not in the opinion that her own

who pursued their love with gusto became the

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 quiet

to long admired a man whose

absurdity of

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

said, I'm already married,

simple statement had

was apparent on the faces of other members of the family as well. All except for Sophia, who smirked at witnessing the rejection: If I can't marry the

wanted to