Salute To The General

Chapter 42 David Nelson

Early next morning, Nathan Cross and Penny Smith drove their daughter to her kindergarten as usual.

They parked their car near the entrance of the kindergarten and took their daughter to the gates

personally, taking a moment to talk with her teacher about their daughter's behavior in school.

When they returned to their car afterwards, they were horrified to find that their beloved BMW M760Li

xDrive had been smashed to pieces.

The rearview mirror, front lights and windows have all been reduced to glass shards that were strewn

across the ground.

A crowd had formed around the broken car, their quiet chatters filling the air.

Nathan Cross' face darkened at the sight of that.

"What happened? Who did this to our car?" Penny Smith yelled desperately.

At that moment, Penny Smith's phone rang. It was an unknown number.

She frowned and answered the call, "Hello?"

"This is Ms. Smith, am I right? I'm sure you've noticed that your car's been destroyed, yes?" A male

voice boomed from the other end of the line.

"You did it, didn't you?" Penny Smith screamed.

"I didn't say that," replied the man, scoffing.

and pressed it against his ear.

anything to me, so

Cross's voice. "I

If you don't go to Mr. Myers' place

ready to receive the

threatened.

mercy in half

warned Nathan Cross coldly.

half a day? What

finish his sentence,

he called Mia, the manager of the BMW showroom, and told her

replace his

with the paperwork and the wreckage in front

her with a BMW

her that

destroyed BMW M760Li xDrive.

She thanked him profusely.

Penny Smith left the scene with the new car that Mia

the

Penny Smith had contacted David Nelson, the director of the

to secure sponsorship from

agreed to meet and discuss the details of a potential

of them walked into Channing Bank and were immediately

bank. "How can I help?” She asked,

appointment with Director Nelson today regarding a

Smith

had told us to bring you to him once you arrive. Right

ushered Linda Brown.