His Wife Calls The Shots
Chapter 1292 Announcing Alliance Marriage, Public Opinion Changes_1

Chapter 1292: Chapter 1292 Announcing Alliance Marriage, Public Opinion Changes_1

Chapter 1292

A stalemate suddenly emerged on both sides.

Master York had initially planned to respond to Master Foster’s betrothal gift list immediately, announce the marriage news of Alexander and Mane as soon as possible, and settle the matter. These new developments, however, left him hesitant.

After much contemplation, he personally called Master Foster and briefly discussed the matter with him.

Having briefly explained the situation, he asked gravely, "Now, tell me, what should I do? My queen-like daughter practically squandered her dignity for me!"

Master Foster was rather calm, even able to laugh, replied, "Master York, stay cool. This isn’t difficult to deal with. Don’t let the little girl’s small tricks get to you, or you’ll fall right into her trap."

"So tell me, what should we do now?"

"In my opinion, you guys shouldn’t bother with what that girl does; just ignore it. If no one pays her any attention, no matter how hard she tries, it will all be in vain."

Upon calming down and giving it some thought, Master York realised that this did make sense. If his daughter had ignored the issue this time, she wouldn’t have given Chloe Collins the chance to put pressure on the Yorks or for herself to be criticized online for lacking an upper-crust demeanor. All this, too, was the same logic.

He said, "But now the public opinion is irreversible and it’s too late for your advice!"

"It’s not too late, not late at all. Rest assured, I’ll announce the marriage alliance in time, you just wait and see."

Perhaps it was Master Foster’s naturally persuasive voice, but after this phone call, Master York was considerably more relieved.

He immediately sent a message to the queen, clarifying the house-arrest situation, and then released Chloe Collins, promptly cutting the losses. He also instructed Mane to issue an apology, using the excuse of a mother’s heartbreak causing confusion, so as to pacify the netizens.

An hour after these two steps were taken, public opinion indeed began to shift.

Most netizens expressed understanding towards Mrs. York’s actions, saying that if she had taken no action at all, she wouldn’t be fit to be a mother. Consequently, they began to point their criticisms towards Chloe Collins, accusing her of disregarding the friendship between the two countries and, even though it was a competition, she shouldn’t have been so harsh and should’ve known when to stop.

Seeing the public opinion gradually favoring their side, Master York discreetly released photographs of Mane being injured. They played the sympathy card and then quietly withdrew, refraining from further attacking Chloe Collins.

Three hours after the photos were released, exactly at dusk, people online seemed to have forgotten about the house-arrest and Mrs. York’s actions, which involved hiring thugs to act against Chloe Collins. It was if everyone was blaming Chloe Collins for her excessive behaviour and demanded an immediate apology to salvage the friendship between the two countries.

Soon, a new piece of gossip circulated suggesting that the root of the problem was both women fighting over one man, but it was unknown as to who was the third party.

Interestingly enough, not long after this focus emerged, news came from Grearon stating that the male party’s family had confirmed the impending marriage.

Shortly after, Duke’s Mansion responded to this piece of news from afar, confirming Mane York’s impending nuptials with the son of the Fosters.

Resourceful netizens immediately dug up the man’s information; Alexander Foster, from Grearon, him being from the prestigious and honorable Foster family which was known as the "number one wealthy family." At the age of merely 26, he was already worth over a hundred billion, owning assets in various fields such as electronics, finance, machinery, chemistry, real estate, and transportation. He was certainly a privileged son of heaven, but his love life was extraordinarily scandal-free. There was zero gossip about him, and he had never been suspected of being homosexual because he never had any public romantic entanglements with anyone.

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