Salute To The General

Chapter 779 I Will Not Let This End Here

At the Cote family mansion in Moonlight Bay.

In the study was a rotund man with slicked-back hair, bushy eyebrows, and thick lips. Sausage-like fingers clenching a cigarette, Charlus Cote had a puzzled look on his face when he uttered, "What? The mysterious man who'd used ten billion to buy Jade Hotel from us was Nathan Cross?"

Dressed in a butler's uniform, Simon Horton answered, "To be precise, it was actually Nathan's father, Zayn Cross." Charlus frowned. "Zayn Cross... As in the patriarch of the Northania Cross family?" "That's him!" Simon nodded.

Sneering, Charlus muttered, "Here | was, saying that | was going to teach Nathan Cross a lesson. I'd planned on letting them go homeless, in Glyngarth. Yet, that sly old fox actually hid his identity and bought over my hotel at such an exorbitant rate, just so his son could have a place to stay. What a slap in the face! If only I'd known, | wouldn't have sold off the hotel!”

Simon shook his head. "We didn't know it was Zayn at the time. In addition to that, with the rate that he was willing to pay for it, any businessman would've signed the deal!"

"We might've earned some money, but we were humiliated in the process. | won't allow the father and son to run scot-free!" Charlus harrumphed angrily.

Timidly, Simon piped up, "Sir, the Cross family is one of Northania's aristocrats. Their influence is no simple matter. Do you think it's wise to butt heads with them?"

is in Northania. In Glyngarth, my territory, they'll have to do as | say. If | say kneel, they'd better ask, for how

of course! I'm certain that they wouldn't dare to

changed the subject, "By the way, do my words carry no weight anymore? Why haven't the police released my son yet? How long do

were originally going to detain him for ten days. However, for your sake, they've decided to release him

exploded in rage, once more, "What the f***? The Crosses must've threatened the police. Otherwise, they would've released my son ages ago! That

to rain heavily in the morning. This put a damper on everyone's moods, as their vacation plan was ruined. However, Glyngarth was an old

the various buildings while holding umbrellas. It was certainly an

released by the police. He swaggered out of

Aman in exquisitely done makeup was in the lead. This

greeting. There was a smile on his face as he teased, "Wow, dude, how did

was a famous celebrity, while the other was a notorious playboy, they still got

remind me! | was played as a fool, by a bunch of outsiders. If it hadn't been for my dad, I'd probably be detained for a

could that have happened with your family connections?" Cory exclaimed. Stephen growled, "That Nathan Cross b****** is