The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 362

Chapter 362

"Oh? Really? Well, congratulations!" Alex exclaimed, genuinely startled.

"I didn't see that coming."

"Neither did I," Sophia said with a relieved sigh, pulling out a chair and sitting down.

"Everything was so sudden, chaotic even, but somehow, in the end, it all fell into place perfectly."

"Care to share the details?" Alex asked, pulling out a couple of instant drinks and offering her one.

"Well, first things first," Sophia began, leaning forward with excitement.

“My marriage to Gilbert Guise has been officially registered with the government. There's even a peculiar clause stating that, as his legal wife, I inherit everything from the Guise family-including the governor's seat, which has passed down for generations."

She clearly looked thrilled knowing Gilbert was already dead—and she didn't have to marry anyone now.

All she had to do was accept everything the Gusie family owned.

There was an old saying: if a man hurt a woman terribly but later died and left her all his money, he was practically forgiven-especially if the fortune was large.

People believed women were simple beings, as money could make them forgive almost anything.

And if the man died miserably, her forgiveness seemed even more genuine.

Alex nodded thoughtfully.

He had personally seen to the removal of every other potential Guise heir, unknowingly paving the way for Sophia.

"So, you're Mrs. Guise now?"

Sophia shook her head and laughed softly.

"Actually, not quite. My grandfather, Abraham Lancaster, married Betty Montclair. My grandmother came from a matriarchal line. When she married, she dropped her surname."

"But now, after the recent attack on the Chicago Lords severely weakened the Montclair family, the elders are desperate. They've asked my grandmother's side to step back into leadership. And that means they've asked me to lead the Montclair family."

"Because you're also inheriting Paris's governorship, they see an advantage in backing you," Alex concluded.

"Exactly." Sophia snapped her fingers with a satisfied smile.

remains-I'm not yet officially the governor of Paris. Or, at least, a

checks out legally, with the Montclair family's backing,

on.

said, eyes shining

I imagine

the heir, she knew her claim to

something strange happening in our country,"

king and the government from choosing someone loyal to them as the

tradition, insisting that the governorship must pass

He had never orchestrated Sophia's rise—yet here she was, poised to rule

for this, and somehow

life had been a roller coaster-wild ups, crushing lows... and

make an exceptional

chin playfully,

now that I have this power, you'd better start flattering me, Alex, or

laughing, amused by Sophia's

name still confuses me-Lancaster, Guise, or Montclair. But one thing's

dramatically placed a hand behind his back, bowed theatrically, and extended his other hand

Governor. What can I

Alex's hand,

silent moment, their gazes held a storm

to that unforgettable night they

supposed to have been drunk, and neither was meant

hoped desperately that the

the silence, leaving their true feelings buried beneath a fragile façade of

Governor of Paris, I be even more powerful than Jasmine Kingston,” Sophia

Alex, I'll protect

in Jasmine's

the chance to inherit the Paris Governor's position,

competing for Alex filled her

in life,

envisioned growing old together, building a life filled with

her heart even

"Alex..." she whispered softly.

was tender, his eyes meeting hers,

and meaningful between them.

bit her lower lip nervously.

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