Chapter 243 Temptation, Part 2

• "I don't deny his abilities, but his two-year absence has dulled his ability to bring the men together. On the other hand, you are a natural leader. Why would you support a man who doesn't have the means to coordinate his troops? Don't tell me you're conceding to this because of blood ties."
• Maria saw herself in Xuntian's ocean eyes, a version of herself that would never acquiescent. That version of Maria was so strange, yet so real.
• "Look at that. That man is his everything. That man is more important than the family to him."