Salute To The General

Chapter 1476 You Are Not Worthy Of My Salute

Jasper turned his head to face Hayden and asked curiously, "Sir, why are we travelling all the way here to Channing from Mayberry?"

Hayden, a good-looking man with a dignified stature, replied smilingly, "To meet a friend."

Jasper was intrigued. "Is your friend a girl?"

"How did you know?" He blurted in surprise.

Jasper teased, "It's your girlfriend, isn't it?”

"You're talking nonsense!"

Jasper shot him a meaningful smile. "Sir, you can't hide anything from me. If you're not here to meet your girlfriend, why are you all dressed up? You even polished your leather shoes and used cologne today!"

Hayden shot him a resigned smile. "It really is just a friend. I knew her a few years ago when I was the military instructor in her university."

"I understand now. But Sir, you're a handsome and successful man with a military background... You're a lady-killer! It's as easy as snapping your fingers to make her your girlfriend," Jasper said, giving him a playful punch on the arm.

Hayden reminded him, "You can fool around out here, but don't speak out of line in front of her. Don't spoil my chances.”

"Fine. But why didn't you chase after her at that time? Why did you wait until now?" asked Jasper.

reminisced for a while before pouring out the whole story to Jasper, "At that time, she was still a university student and I was her instructor; it was inappropriate for a teacher to date his student. I went back to the military base after the military training ended. She was always at the back of my mind even when I was occupied with heavy training missions.

is Penny Smith. She's the CEO of Cross Group, but I guess you

had heard of her; she was a big cheese in the business world, known as the Business Goddess.

know. She's the only daughter in her family, so she was forced to find her parents a live-in son-in-law. That's why she married herself to a kept man. I don't care

You don't?

hearing his words. He was about to ask whether Hayden was going after Penny's hundred billion net worth, but he managed to swallow his words as it was better for him to not lay

definitely get

smile on his face, he remarked, "Sir, it looks like you truly

and a dozen of his

on Penny

also filthy rich. I can get both wealth and a beautiful lady in my arms once she

grin, he approached their

to see Hayden. She exclaimed,

has been a long time since we last saw each other!" Hayden held out his hand for a

My husband doesn't like it when I shake

then went on to introduce Nathan, "This is my

regarded Nathan with total contempt. "So, you're Penny's husband? Mr. Cross, what do you do for a living? Why didn't you order some better dishes when

toward him; his

calmly, "I'm just a

A soldier?