Sheldon was about to retort at her when he saw a figure walking towards him.
Immediately, Sheldon hung up the phone in a hurry.
It was Hogan.
Hogan had been looking for Sheldon. After a while of searching, he'd found Sheldon hiding in a corner with his phone in hand.
Just as he went over, Sheldon hung up.
Hogan's first response was to criticize him, "Mr. Hawls, as Mr. Tremaine's most trusted subordinate, you're incompetent. You have let the Cabinet and Nashaland down!"
Sheldon was speechless.
He disagreed with what Hogan said.
Sheldon immediately retorted, "That's wrong, Mr. Welmert. I've always been loyal to Nashaland. How could you say that?"
Hogan harrumphed. "Loyal? Why did you let Mr. Tremaine start making plans to marry such a woman? Explain that, Mr. Hawls!"
There was a second of silence.
Sheldon was flummoxed.
There was nothing he could have done.
He had tried persuading Tremaine, but Tremaine had never listened his advice. Besides, Tremaine had used the matter of his investigation to stop Sheldon every time he brought it up. How would he dare to persuade Tremaine when he had also done something equally bad?
"Mr. Tremaine has the right to pick whoever he wants to marry, Mr. Welmert," said Sheldon.
In his opinion, Hogan was making a mountain out of a molehill. As the president, didn't Tremaine have the right to choose his own wife? Even average citizens had that right.
Although Sheldon disagreed with Tremaine marrying Yesseca, he would not object to Tremaine's choice. He was not as radical as Hogan.
"Nonsense!" Hogan raged.
He glared at Sheldon. "Mr. Hawls, don't assume I don't know what you did! You'd better watch out, or else I'll gather the Cabinet, and you'll lose your job."
Sheldon's heart suddenly constricted..
His voice quivered. "What did I do?"
Hogan's gaze became sharper. "You know that woman, right? I've already found out that you and Mr. Tremaine were the ones who brought that woman to Nashaland together. Maybe you were the one who introduced that woman to Mr. Tremaine. What other reason would he have to pick a low-born woman?"
Sheldon was left speechless.
That wasn't even a crime.
The rage in Sheldon's heart was lit.
He was about to fly into a rage at Hogan when he suddenly saw a person standing in the distance.
It was Preslie.
She stood there in a daze, staring at Hogan and Sheldon.
Hogan also noticed Preslie.
With outsiders around, he had to keep his lips sealed. Hogan glared at Sheldon before leaving.
After Hogan left, Preslie approached Sheldon again.
The whole debacle with Yesseca had made her extremely anxious. She'd paced up and down the presidential palace. To her surprise, she met...
Preslie looked at Sheldon in disbelief. "Mr. Hawls, is what that man said true? Did you introduce that woman to Mr. Tremaine?"
Although Preslie did not know Hogan, she could tell he was a high-ranking governmental official.
A person of that status had no reason to lie.
Sheldon had already been pissed off by Hogan right before. At that moment, Preslie's questions kindled the flames of his anger even more.
He could not help the scowl that crossed his face when he glanced at Preslie.
However, that scowl seemed like an admission to Preslie.
Preslie bit her lip. "Mr. Hawls, how could you? Mr. Tremaine already has Yesseca. How could you still introduce someone to him after knowing that? That's wrong, Mr. Hawls. You can't do things like that."
Sheldon felt both angry and helpless after hearing what she'd said.
The stupidity of the woman in front of him was truly amazing.
Sheldon was amazed.
He glared at Preslie. "I'm impressed by your IQ. Your stupidity knows no bounds."
With those words, Sheldon turned around and left.
Preslie stood there shell- shocked. Her eyes inadvertently reddened.
When Sheldon said that, his voice had been full of disgust and contempt.
All of a sudden, Preslie felt upset.
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