Salute To The General

Chapter 2340



A banquet was taking place at the Smith residence in Channing.

Sean and his extended family of more than a hundred were crowding around Penny and Nathan's family.

Sean was glowing with pride as he sang praises about his granddaughter. "The honor of being awarded the World Peace Prize is not only Penny's - it is the honor of the whole Smith clan to be associated with this!"

Smiling broadly, he raised his glass and toasted, "Here's to you, Penny! Thank you for making our family

proud!"

Penny was blushing a little, overwhelmed by all the attention lavished on her. "This award is not solely my achievement. It would not have been possible without Nathan and the past efforts of my late father-in-law. We owe it all to the support and encouragement from our family and friends too! Thank you, Grandpa. And a big thank you to my dear family!"

She raised her glass respectfully toward her relatives to honor them as well.

The whole clan joyously did a bottoms-up and congratulated Penny.

Benson and Leah were beaming from ear to ear. They had always been insignificant in the eyes of their family, but because of their daughter and son-in-law's achievements, they had become the star and the pride of the Smith family.

the more they observed him, the

headed back to their seats, and the banquet officially

with one another when suddenly, a few uninvited people turned up. It was Tye Carlson, the retired deputy governor of

was the deputy governor, everyone

even the underworld bosses looked up to him and curried favor with him. His superior, the governor, was merely a figurehead. Tye was the one with the actual power and influence, and

an investigation was commissioned

retirement, rendering his glory days of being treated like

the top man in the South, he had built good relationships with many influential businessmen, both legitimate and dubious ones. When he was forced to retire, he made use of these connections to break into the commercial world and became a

family by surprise. They had no idea what made that top politician- turned-businessman pay them

badly wanted to curry favor and be associated with him. But unfortunately, Tye was surrounded by too

awe of Tye, given his past status. As such, with his family in tow, he hurriedly went up to greet Tye. "What an honor! Welcome, Mr. Carlson! You should have told us

Tye was

he was still

self-importance. "Sean, I remember

I

tried to sneak in through a small hole in the perimeter wall and get stuck in the hole. It was an entertaining sight for my

of that embarrassing event. He hummed and hawed a bit

care less

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