It has been a year since the Prime Minister of Country F took office, and during this year, his political achievements have been remarkable.
The public approval rating has consistently remained as high as ninety-five percent, which shows the formidable skill in political maneuvering.
Led by the Prime Minister’s secretary, Thomas Shannon escorted Sophie Sullivan into the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
The decor of the Prime Minister’s Mansion continues the romantic style typical of Country F, exuding grandeur with a strong sense of romance amid the luxury.
Sophie looked around and found that nothing had changed; she used to often accompany her Daddy to visit the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
It’s just that it wasn’t the current His Excellency Prime Minister.
"What’s wrong?" Thomas Shannon asked softly, with a smile.
Sophie replied dismissively, "Nothing."
"Have you been here before?"
"Is it strange? You’re probably not unfamiliar with the Presidential Mansion of Country A, are you?"
Frankly speaking, almost half of Country F’s tax revenue comes from the Onassis Group.
Coupled with the international scarcity of oil, the wealth of the Onassis Family keeps multiplying.
Thomas Shannon just adored her proud little demeanor, and irresistibly lowered his head to kiss her cheek, "I underestimated you."
"Hmph." Miss Cecilia Branford wore a look of arrogance.
They were led by the secretary to the living room, where His Excellency, the Prime Minister, dressed in formal wear, stood up with a smile, took a few steps forward, and extended his hand, "Young Master Shannon, hello."
Thomas Shannon extended his hand and shook his, "Hello, Your Excellency Prime Minister."
"I must thank Young Master Shannon for gracing us with your presence at the banquet." The Prime Minister said as his gaze fell on Sophie’s face, and he immediately looked surprised: "Is this not our Miss Cecilia Branford? Young Master Shannon, I didn’t know you and Miss Cecilia are...?"
Sophie smiled faintly, with neither inferiority nor arrogance, in an elegant posture, "Your Excellency Prime Minister, we are friends."
"Cecilia is my girlfriend."
The two spoke almost simultaneously, and the Prime Minister’s smile paused. Having seen much in life, he quickly and subtly maneuvered around the topic, inviting them to the restaurant to dine.
In Country F, everyone knew that heiress Miss Cecilia Branford and Young Master Liam Donald of the Walton Clan were engaged, and now Thomas Shannon claimed Cecilia is his girlfriend.
Yet Cecilia denied it, making their relationship quite intriguing.
Cecilia had previously revealed to the media that the wedding date was near. Now... the female lead of an imminent wedding arrived at a banquet with another man.
At the table, the Prime Minister and Thomas Shannon were chatting and laughing, but Sophie alone couldn’t taste the food.
She was worried, concerned about the brief flash of surprise in the Prime Minister’s eyes, which did not escape her notice.
Now, bearing the title of Liam’s fiancée, attending a banquet so openly with another man truly is a slight to Liam.
What should she do to minimize the harm to Liam?
"I heard that Young Master Shannon intends to make a deal with Miss Cecilia’s uncle; is this true?"
Midway through dinner, His Excellency the Prime Minister finally steered the conversation to the main topic.
Thomas Shannon swirled the goblet, sipped the red wine, and then leisurely glanced at Sophie beside him, "Your Excellency Prime Minister’s information may be incorrect."
The Prime Minister put down his fork, clasped his hands together, and asked with great interest, "Oh? What do you mean?"
"I have no intention of making a deal with Cecilia’s uncle, if Cecilia is willing to marry me."