Salute To The General

Nathan laughed. "Mr. Gammon, since you think of us as friends, there's no need to address me as Chief Cross. Please call me by my name."

"All right," Gammon exclaimed with a chuckle. "I'll refer to you as Mr. Cross then."

"May I know the reason for your call?" Nathan asked curiously.

"Ah, here's why I called you. You see, amongst all my daughters, Sofie is my youngest. In fact, the two of you met before, though I'm not sure if you still recall the encounter," Gammon explained. Sofie? The name rings a bell. She must be Gammon's favorite daughter. In the past, I met her at the Remdik Palace. "Of course, I remember her. Mr.

Gammon, your daughter's intelligence and wittiness left me with a lasting impression," Nathan said.

"I actually called you to talk about Sofie," Gammon said.

"What's the matter?" Nathan questioned in earnest.

"Recently, she has been planning to fly abroad for her studies. Initially, she deliberated between Ariarica and Eurasia. But after meeting you, she grew curious about Eurasia. Hence, she chose to continue her studies there." Here, Gammon paused before he continued, "She's planning to go to Channing University. According to her schedule, she should be arriving at Channing Airport today."

Sofie?" "There's no need for that!" Gammon blurted out in a hurry. "I don't wish for my children to leverage on my status. Besides, I have many enemies plotting my demise. I prefer

I

for her studies. I'm afraid that she'd have trouble adapting to Eurasia's environment. Hence, I wanted

Nathan chuckled. "Coincidentally, I

away from my residence," he replied good-naturedly. "How about this? If Princess- Ms. Sofie doesn't mind, she can spend the weekend

ecstatic to hear

Gammon knew Sofie like the back of his hand. Not

even picked

she choose

academic rankings. It was obvious that Nathan

daughter was at the adolescent age where she had her admiring sights

bearing charmed her to no end. As a result,

is the best possible

Nathan