Escorted by several police and military cars, Isabel's car moved towards the main road which was now quite busy.
This time, each police car sounded its siren very loudly, signaling for cars to move aside briefly to give way.
This was protocol. Security was highly considered and prioritized until Isabel was sworn in. After all, bad things could happen. Even if the Armstrong Family has fallen and Isabel's enemies in politics are holding back, there is still the possibility of attacks from unknown parties.
Such attacks are unacceptable as they could cause the image of European governments to deteriorate in the eyes of the world.
Actually, even Jade as the driver seemed proud.
She was proud of being able to be the driver of a major figure, which meant she was not far from the top even though in terms of status she was only a maid.
No matter what, this was a very prestigious position.
There weren't many among Europe's 600 million-plus population that he needed to take seriously his profession as a minister's chauffeur.
At this moment, Isabel leaned her head on her hand, staring at the street where there were several groups watching.
Some of them were her political supporters, but there was really no shortage of opposition supporters.
They carried banners saying that Isabel was not that good.
Basically, they wanted to convince others that Isabel was not who they expected her to be.
No matter how good Isabel is as an official, it is impossible for everyone to believe her. A group of people will think of her as an antagonist and her enemies are the heroes trying to fight her.
Most of those who challenge her are conservatives who don't like policies that bring new ideas.
Isabel naturally did not take them seriously. There was no reaction at all on her face when she saw them.
When she was bored, she suddenly approached Arthur.
"What are you looking at?" she asked while staring at Arthur's cell phone.
She was so close that her shoulder met his while the scent of her perfume filled the air in front of Arthur.
For unknown reasons, Arthur felt a strange sensation when her body met his.
He thought Isabel was bothering him on purpose.
It wasn't that there was anything wrong with Isabel's brain for her to want something strange, but sometimes humans would get hooked on this thing called excitement.
Arthur could feel excitement with Isabel, and the latter undoubtedly felt it too.
It was only because Arthur was better at controlling himself that things seemed to stagnate for a while.
Otherwise, this kind of excitement could have become uncontrollable.
"Just playing a game," Arthur said in a low voice because that was what he was doing.
Carla and Jade who were sitting in the front glanced back as they felt Isabel's movement and heard Arthur's voice.
Of course, there was nothing strange about Isabel sitting too close to Arthur when she was trying to watch Arthur's cell phone.
Even Carla stared straight back at the front, not interested at all in watching them. It was only a short trip after all, what strange things might appear in this car.
Unfortunately, Carla did not see Isabel's smile when her eyes met Arthur's.
It was a truly indescribable smile, enough to make Arthur press his lips together.
"Aunt, do you really want something like that?" Arthur held his breath and asked in a low voice.
He actually used magic to create a faint wall between the front and back of the car so that Carla and Jade wouldn't notice anything.
Some things might be better talked about than avoided.
"No," Isabel replied surprisingly enough.
"So?" Arthur asked again because he didn't expect the answer.
"It's just a question, so I can answer however I want. However, how could I possibly know the answer to something like that. I actually wanted to ask why there is this kind of attraction between us?" Isabel said.
Why?
That was something Arthur couldn't answer because he didn't know.
Of course, the possibility was that each of them had such a high attraction that they forgot their true bond.
However, it could also be because of the family affection that had reached a new point.
Seeing that Arthur did not answer, Isabel who already knew that Carla and Jade would not notice anything got closer to Arthur's head.
She took his hand, bringing their palms together before resting her head on his shoulder.
It was enough to make Arthur want to return the gesture by hugging her waist.
"What's got you worried? There's nothing wrong with anything we do unless you're thinking of the one thing that's forbidden. Besides, nothing is off limits between us," she said. "After all, we are family."
Her smile became so charming when she said that.
Perhaps it was true that as a family they should show affection towards each other more often.
Unconsciously, Arthur's head tilted slightly towards hers.
"Remember Arthur, hug me when you want to hug me. And don't forbid me when I want to hug you. Don't make it seem as if we are not family," Isabel added.
Her gentle words touched Arthur's heart enough that he really wanted to hug her.
Fortunately this was really a short trip.
After a few turns, the Presidential Palace came into view from the road.
It was in front of a very wide road.
The gates were already fully open, guarded by many soldiers.
Before Isabel's entourage arrived, there were already many cars on the palace grounds. Most were cars of political figures, business figures were also invited, and some ambassadors of other countries.
Even the number of journalists in the courtyard was many times greater than those who came to Isabel's residence.
Many of them were senior journalists or those who had become presenters.
The majority of them were beautiful women of Isabel's age.
By this time, most of them were ready to go live.
Perhaps Isabel should approach them first before entering the palace. After all, she needs to inform the people who are watching her on TV, tell them her work plan, or at least guarantee that the bureaucratic affairs will be better when she becomes Minister of the Interior.
Quickly, Isabel's car entered the palace grounds.
It slowed down and several soldiers directed the car into the parking lot.
Arthur, who had come to the palace for the first time, looked around curiously.
He saw many hidden things such as CCTV and snipers, but none of them were spiritual objects.
As for Carla, she started photographing several spots of the palace grounds.
Jade was the first to get out of the car when it stopped.
She then walked to the back door to open Isabel's door.
Arthur and Carla also didn't need to open their own doors as some people did it for them.
Instantly, many cameras were pointed at the car.
If not for the soldiers blocking the reporters in front, Isabel might not have been able to get out of the car.
Isabel's appearance quickly shocked those who saw her no matter whether they were soldiers, reporters, or other officials watching from afar.
While it was already known by everyone that Isabel was a beautiful woman, her appearance on the day really reached the point of mesmerizing every man. She was so beautiful that people seemed to want to see her up close.
Far away in America, Suzune and Rebecca were actually watching European TV to see today's inauguration event.
Now, they finally saw Isabel after waiting for almost 30 minutes.
Even the two of them who could be said to be at the top of the ladies' world showed expressions of surprise.
"Ahhh, I guess you're not the most successful woman in the world," Suzune said suddenly, glancing at her mother sitting beside her.
However, her gaze was more drawn to the figure of Arthur standing on the other side of the car.
The man looked relaxed now.
Those who knew Arthur and didn't know his background now would definitely be surprised to see him coming with Isabel.
Rebecca didn't take offense at Suzune's words, she casually replied, "Minister of the European Ministry of the Interior is indeed a high position, but it doesn't have much influence on the economy, let alone the world economy. Perhaps we can be considered equal in terms of status, but I am still more feared."
Rebecca was so confident in her status that even to Isabel she did not feel inferior.
"Even so, when you meet her, you should greet her politely," Suzune replied, reminding Rebecca that there was one thing that made Isabel superior to her.
Rebecca glanced at Suzune, looking unhappy when she was reminded of that.
Actually, Raymond and Audrey were also watching tv right now. They were still lying on the bed where Audrey was lying on top of Raymond's body.
Being young, the two continued to do romantic things. Saying how much they love each other, promising to be together forever.
In fact, they are an ambitious couple where they want to have a huge influence so that they can decide the fate of many people.
When Isabel appeared on tv, Audrey showed admiration. She even said, "I want to be like her someday."
However, her face froze after she said that because she suddenly saw Arthur.
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