Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 1578

You think too little of me, Phoebe! Do you think I'm the sort of person who would keep grudges?” Santiago mused.

“Of course not. You're the type of person that has both brains, brawns, and courage to boot,” Phoebe replied with a chuckle.

Indeed, Santiago was regarded as the pride and joy of his family after the series of unfortunate events struck them.

He immediately adapted to his situation and took the initiative to call off the engagement in exchange for beneficial conditions. He basically single-handedly halted the decline of the Lieberman family and had actually started making them rise once again in recent years.

Anyone that had that kind of ability would

definitely be regarded as a genius.

Nevertheless, Santiago only gave a slight smile in response to the compliments.

“We haven't met in ten years now. I'm sure you're not just here to have a drink with me, right?” Phoebe said with an awkward smile while fiddling with her glass.

“What happened to my family ten years ago made it clear that the princess of the Davier family was out of my league. So I annulled the engagement to not implicate your family as well,” Santiago replied.

“Truth be told, at the time, I didn't wish for the engagement to be called off,” he continued.

“What about now?” Phoebe asked with a grin.

“Now? I see a man and a woman who are both still single. Hence, I do not wish to leave behind any regrets, nor do I want to delay this any further. I want to marry you,” Santiago calmly said.

“Do you really want to marry me? Or do you want to get back into the circle?” Phoebe teased.

“Both!” Santiago declared.

Phoebe flashed a look of surprise on her face. Marriages between distinguished families were rarely pure and were commonly associated with mutual benefits for the families involved.

However, for Santiago to say it outright that he wanted both to marry her and also use her family's connections to further his own agenda came as a surprise for her.

Santiago's eyes lit up with a burning passion upon hearing her words.

The current President's term is almost over, and the candidates closest to being elected next are Clifford Davier and Boris Tucker. If Clifford really does become the next President, I could make use of my status as their son-in-law and ascend to the top! We would truly be a family of officials!

Midnight, at a house in Riverside Garden.

Penny was laying on the bed with Nathan in their bedroom having some pillow talk.

“Nathan, I heard that Phoebe is Mr. Davier's daughter, and she came all the way from Brimmopolis to cause trouble. Is this the last we'll hear of her?” Penny whispered.

“It'll be fine. I've already told Mr. Davier about what happened. I'm sure he'll stop her from causing too much trouble. Plus, I've also warned the fathers of the Excalibur members. They should keep their precious children in check from now on,” Nathan reassured her.

“Okay then,” Penny replied.

But what Nathan and Penny didn't know was that not only had Phoebe not given up, she even enlisted the help of Santiago. Together, they schemed to use even more ruthless methods to get what they wanted...