"If General Oppel knew that our Prince merely considered him a replaceable tool, I wonder what expression he would have."
Mathilde, with her face below the nose concealed by an ivory fan, revealed a playful expression.
Oppel's behavior of ignoring Mathilde at the party clearly left Mathilde "bearing a grudge."
Jerome Bonaparte shrugged, spread his hands, and said in a flat tone, "I think Oppel would gladly accept it!"
"Hmm?" Mathilde looked at Jerome Bonaparte quizzically, her eyes full of "I need an explanation."
"For a politician dedicated to the French political arena, there are two deaths he must experience in his lifetime! One is actual death, and the other is political death." Jerome Bonaparte paused and continued:
