Chapter 1712 

The Heard family was very influential in Jadeborough back then.

One could even say that they were as powerful as the Jadesons.

Had it not been for the scandal, the Heards could have surpassed the Jadesons.

"I remember how your grandfather refused to let me join the army and insisted that I stay at the White House.However, after the Heard family scandal broke out, he had a change of heart.Suddenly, he had no problem with me enlisting," explained Shin.

Upon hearing that, Sebastian raised an eyebrow curiously and put his teacup down.

"What scandal?"

"It was said that Mrs.White got pregnant before marriage, so the Heards moved mountains to cover the story up.However, she did stay out of public eyes for several months after word got out," answered Shin calmly.

The incident caused quite a stir in Jadeborough back then because of how renowned the Heards were.

The fact that it happened just before the election only made the predicament much worse for the family.

Jonathan was quite shocked when he heard the

the story around by convincing the public that Elizabeth had a tumor in her stomach and

hired a foreign doctor to make their story

city's upper class still found the

he decided to let Shin join the army because he knew the Heards would not stand a chance in the coming election, and

was that a young man named Alfred White from Xenhall would ascend to the White House

but Alfred also married Elizabeth.It turned out that the Heards

was the

Eddie's puppet.But you already know that, don't you? On top of that, his sickly son, Baylor, was an assassin

impressed by how

child now? Have you found him

in all honesty.Shin froze when he heard his son's response.No? So even Sebastian has bad days, huh? Because of how capable Sebastian always seemed, Shin found it surprising that his son had no answer to his

Sebastian's face turned

Eddie got Mrs.White pregnant because he only wanted to be a father.That child's

so obvious to

Shin grabbed the kettle and refilled

"Here.Have some more tea"

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