My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey)

"How could he be so bold? Isn't the mushroom cloud banned globally? Also, hasn't Nashaland always had a powerful military? There's no need for him to risk developing the mushroom cloud!"

Matthew's voice was grim. "Selina, have you heard of Sarcus?"

Selina replied, "Yes, of course. It's the country that was invaded by a stronger nation in order to get to their natural oil resources, right? I heard that their people are still suffering to this day."

Matthew explained, "I think that's the reason Tremaine initiated Plan X. He wants to avoid Nashaland from ending up like Sarcus."

Selina found it hard to believe. "That's impossible. Isn't Nashaland's military one of the most powerful in the world?"

"I've heard that Nashaland's military force isn't as strong as the rumours say it is, and with Tremaine having launched Plan X, that gives those rumours some credibility. Restoring Nashaland's military might is too time-consuming, and developing the mushroom cloud is the fastest, most efficient way for them to protect themselves because they already have some knowledge on this..."This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

Selina was stunned to hear this.

She could not understand what Matthew was talking about.

All she could gather from him was that Tremaine had acted much too rashly!

He had only just become the president!

It was also rumoured that his family was so weak that they could not provide him with the support he needed. Yet he had acted so boldly! "He's much too bold and vicious!" Selina could not help muttering.

"You're right. The Quartley family's unable to give him any support, yet he's still able to become the president. That's more than enough to prove how vicious he can be. He probably made his way to the presidential office by stepping on countless dead bodies."

Selina was shocked. "Then there's no way we can allow Yesseca to be with him! She can't be with someone so vicious."

Matthew did not agree with that.

He said, "Selina, sometimes the more vicious a person is, the more loyal they could be to their other half. It's much too unfair for you to just decide on things like that."

This made Selina unhappy.

She raised her voice. "Why does it sound like you're defending Tremaine?"

"I'm not, I'm just being objective."

"No, I think you're defending Tremaine!"

Matthew sighed.

However, his number one principle in life was that his wife was always right. If ever there was a time that she was wrong, he would have to remember principle number one.

Therefore, Matthew corrected himself. "You're right, Yesseca cannot be with such a person."

Selina was satisfied with that. "Yesseca and Kyi in are perfect for each other. I need to make sure they pick up the pace so that things between Yesseca and Tremaine end for good!"

In Nashaland.

Tremaine and his ten cab members were still having a meeting.

Tremaine made himself very clear.

Plan X was to proceed as planned without delay, especially at such a critical moment.

Especially at a critical time like this.

Since word had gotten out about them developing the mushroom cloud, it was indirectly proving that their military was not as powerful as before. It was highly likely that other nations would take the opportunity to pull something off!

"It's a dog-eat-dog world. With Nashaland's rich natural oil reserves, if we don't become stronger, we won't be able to keep other nations at bay and we'll be taken over in no time! Plan X has to go on!" Tremaine said.

One of the members objected to this.

"Several other countries have now threatened to sue us, though. Even if they don't actually follow through with their threats, we wouldn't be able to bear the pressure from so many countries."

Tremaine sneered.

His eyes gleamed coldly. "If we can't bear the pressure, we'll have to shut them up so that they'll leave us alone and pretend like none of this ever happened!"

After a brief pause, Tremaine added, "We'll be able to wrap up Plan X within two years, and all of these nations' dissent will mean nothing."

Another cab member stood up,

so enraged that his beard billowed as he spoke. "Sir, do you think that these nations will give us two years just because we ask for it? I'm sure that military court will send

someone to arrest us by this ve

afternoon. I never would've expected you to say something so immature, sir!"

The others began to speak up as well.

"That's right, sir. It's impossible that they'll let us go! You know how they've had their eye on Nashaland for ages.'

"Sir, we have to put a stop to Plan X, or else we're all going to go down with this sinking ship!"

"You have to stop it!"

While everyone was expressing their disapproval, one person remained silent.

It was Sheldon.

In this secret meeting, apart from a few trustworthy cab members, Sheldon was there as well.

Sheldon looked at Tremaine.

Tremaine stood there looking as arrogant as ever.

The other nations would never agree to sit idly by and give Nashaland two years to complete their development of the mushroom cloud. It would be too late to do anything after two years.

Though Sheldon felt that Tremaine was thinking of doing the impossible, he still found himself believing him.

He had been working for Tremaine for a long time, and Tremaine had always been this arrogant. Yet there had never been a single occasion that Tremaine had failed to do the things he had planned.

There was a plausible reason for his arrogance.

The commotion in the conference room was growing.

The cab members were even starting to doubt whether they had made the right choice in choosing Tremaine to be their president. After all, his words were so outlandish that they could not help doubting his ability.

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Suddenly, Tremaine slammed his fist on the table.

His aura was oppressive enough to make them all fall silent at once.

His gaze swept over each and every one of them.

"None of you believe me? Let me tell you that I never fight a losing battle," Tremaine said.

fools."

One of the cab members said solemnly, "It's not that we don't trust you, sir. It's just much too farfetched. These people are leaders of nations, not

Tremaine smited coldly. When he

spoke, his voice was filled with

inborn arrogance. "When I initiated

Plan X, I foresaw that something like

this would happen. That's why prepared for this in advance

Everyone was shocked to hear this.

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They were surprised to learn what he had done.

Tremaine had placed spies at many years ago.

all the large nations

They had collected plenty of secrets about these nations' incumbent leaders.

They could not afford for any of these secrets to be leaked, or else they would be doomed.

Tremaine was going to use these secrets against them and threaten them to keep their mouths shut about Nashaland developing the mushroom

cloud.