A proposal should be romantic, happening naturally once the feelings between both parties had reached a certain point. But the Great President's proposal was anything but romantic.
Isabella and the Great President had barely met a few times in total. Back when she had been by the general's side, she had seen the Great President several times—a man who had seemed very weak to her.
There was no emotional foundation between them. A brief phone call would not bring their hearts together.
The only thing that could connect them was mutual interest.
He did not try to play at romance with Isabella. He knew very well that even if he pretended to genuinely like her and wanted to pursue her, she would not believe him.
She was the Sapphire of Malori, an extremely intelligent woman. She would not mistake this for love, so his proposal strategy had been unusual from the very beginning.
He directly laid out most of the relevant circumstances. For example, if the two of them married, Isabella would nominally leap from being a "female warlord" to becoming the "Mother of the Nation."
That would be politically significant for her future development. At the same time, once she became the "Mother of the Nation," the Federals would take her more seriously and invest more resources in her.
The Great President had to be admitted to be a very hardworking man. Through careful observation and thought, he had found many factors Isabella could not refuse. He had even said that they would not have to live together after marriage—all he wanted was some money.
He would provide various political conveniences for Isabella's subsequent development, while Isabella would give him money. It was that simple.
On the surface, it seemed like nothing more than a political transaction. Yet the