Salute To The General

Chapter 193 Talk Later

Nathan had just finished his call when Penny knocked on the door and came in, her delicate features NôvelDrama.Org © content.

pinched in worry.

She had come to persuade him to stop getting too reckless and causing a bigger mess by arguing with

the director of MEM. Luke was clearly targeting Cross Corporation; so if Nathan offended the director

too, then the company would be in serious trouble.

A small smile played on his lips as he stated, "You're too late; I've already called Luther Ortis."

Her eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. "Wait, what? What did you say to him?"

"Nothing much, I just told him that I wanted him to come over for tea and have a talk about how his

team of investigators has a grudge against our company."

Penny felt her knees weaken at his words. She called out in a panicked voice, "Nathan Cross, you!

Ugh, forget it! I need to come up with a way to salvage all this. Perhaps I should apologize to Mr. Ortis

personally."

She spun around and got ready to drive to Luther Ortis' place so she could apologize.

At that moment, her secretary, Jenny, rushed into the office. Her face was anxious as she reported,

"President Smith, there's someone here from MEM again."

Puzzled, Penny asked, "Is it Mr. Harper again?"

Her secretary shook her head. "It's not him. It's Director Ortis. He says he's here because Mr. Cross

has invited him over for tea."

Penny's face went pale drastically. She thought Luther was here for revenge because Nathan had

pissed him off.

She hurried out of Nathan's office with Jenny intending to welcome Luther.

She had just arrived at the reception area of Cross Corporation when an overweight middle-aged man

appeared, a box of tea leaves clutched in his pudgy hands. There was an eager smile on his face as he

asked, "Where's Mr. Cross?"

Penny made her way over swiftly as she greeted him, "Good day, Director Ortis. What a surprise to see

you here!”

A grin stretched his lips as he asked, "President Smith, where's Mr. Cross?"

She fidgeted and replied, "Director Ortis, I apologize if my husband had said anything to offend you

earlier. Please don't be mad at him."

Luther blinked in confusion. "Offend me? Apologize? Hahaha, President Smith, I think you have a

misunderstanding! I'm here to have tea with Mr. Cross. See? I have even brought the best tea leaves I

have."

Everyone nearby who had heard his words were taken aback.

Just half an hour ago, Luke had come here aggressively to announce that Cross Corporation had to go

on indefinite hiatus. However, the director himself was here, behaving like an eager puppy at the

prospect of having tea with Nathan.

Just what was going on?

Impatient to meet with Nathan, Luther reiterated his earlier question, "Where's Mr. Cross?"

No matter how many times it happened, Penny still could not understand how a phone call from Nathan

could cause people to react so respectfully towards him and by extension, her too.

With a little difficulty, she managed to say, "He's in his office. Please follow me."

When they reached Nathan's office, Luther was both intimidated and excited. "Mr. Cross, I'm the

director of MEM, Luther Ortis. When I heard you wanted to have tea with me, I brought the very best

tea leaves I have."

With that said, he placed the box of tea leaves on the table before Nathan respectfully.

Standing up, Nathan reached out to shake his hand. There was a polite smile on his face as he

responded, "Director Ortis, thank you for coming. We have some questions regarding the results your

team of investigators gave us and also about the way they handled our case. I hope you don't mind

addressing some of our concerns?"

Not expecting the esteemed general to shake his hand, Luther was over the moon. "Of course!"

While Nathan invited the director to sit down on the couch, Penny went to brew some tea using the

leaves the latter had brought.

Soon, she returned with two cups of steaming tea that she carefully placed before the two men.

Luther kept shifting in his seat, not entirely comfortable as he sat there. He chose his next words

carefully, "Mr. Cross, I was in a city council meeting this morning, so I have not had a chance to see the

report from my team just yet. May I ask what are

the questions you have?"

Picking up the report Luke had left behind, Nathan handed it over to Luther. "I'm not in a hurry. We can

talk after you've taken a look."