Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 2520

Soon, Jemma and her people slinked away.

Penny then whispered to Nathan, “Hubby, why did you come?”

Nathan chuckled, “Colin told me that Ariarica has sent people for the negotiation with Cross Group, so I came over to take a look. I wasn't expecting those robbers to be that conceited.”

A bitter laugh escaped Penny at that. “Thank god you appeared. You've helped Cross Group through its crisis and stood up for me. Still, we didn't get to solve the root of this issue. I'm afraid that she'll definitely lie about some details when she reports to her superior. It's likely that Ariarica would try to take revenge on us for this.”

Nathan laughed. “We'll take one step at a time. All we need to do is to go with the flow.”

Affected by Nathan's optimism, Penny's gloominess seeped away a little. She then held Nathan's hand and smiled. “You're right. Even if Cross Group's overseas businesses are forced to close, our market stocks plummet, and we lose a tremendous amount of money, we must our and the county's honor. We must not sign Ariarica's oppressive contract and lower ourselves for meager things like these.”

Nathan chuckled. “Indeed. If we stand firm on this principle, Ariarica won't be able to do anything to us. However, we can't sit on our hands either. We can't just abandon all our overseas businesses without trying to defend ourselves. The best case scenario would be that we could protect our dignity and our overseas businesses.”

Penny chuckled. “This will be up to you.”

In the meantime, Jemma and her people scurried to Alberesque in the

South.

They came to Ariarica's embassy in Eurasia. There, she saw her superior, who was also the famous Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jessica.

Jessica had gathered a group of talented individuals from the business department, as well as elite soldiers from the army, to form a negotiation team. They were planning to meet the Eurasian representative, Zion, to discuss Ariarica's plan to sanction a well-known Eurasian business.

Jessica was in her fifties, and she was known in Ariarica for her aggression and ruthlessness.

Before she arrived, she had already sent Jemma and the others for the first round of negotiation at Cross Group's office.

If Cross Group agreed to Ariarica's terms, then her meeting with Zion would go much smoother.

After all, by then, they would have already taken advantage of Cross Group. All they needed to do next was to do Zion a favor by saying that they would stop the sanction on Eurasian companies. Once that was done, she would have accomplished her task.

Yet, to her surprise, Jemma had failed to get Cross Group to agree to their terms.

Not only did Cross Group stubbornly reject Ariarica's terms, but they had even humiliated Jemma and injured Ariarica's military personnel.

At that moment, the middle-aged woman in a black suit and gelled hair, Jessica, was coldly staring at Jemma, who was quaking in her boots.

Jarek furrowed his brows a little and emphasized, “Ms. Pattinson, I’m now Ariarican, not Eurasian.”

Jessica smiled. “I know. You don't need to remind me about that.”

Jarek fell silent.

Jessica continued, “Do you feel like your talents are going to waste? You've become a permanent resident in Ariarica, but still, you're not being viewed as a valuable member of society. Barely anyone sees your worth, and you’re feeling upset about it, right?”

Jarek hastily replied, “Ms. Pattinson, I...”

Jessica cut him off, “Don’t be in such a haste to deny that. That is the truth. If you want to assimilate into society, then you must show us your capabilities. You need to do something that makes me look at you differently. To put it simply, you have to show me your loyalty. Only then, I will be able to trust you and think of you as a valuable member by my side. Now, I'm going to give you a chance to prove your loyalty. Deal with Nathan. I want you to present me with his head; I want you to intimidate Cross Group and frighten the other companies who refuse to cooperate with us into submission. Do you have the confidence to do this well?”

Jarek's eyes lit up, and he replied, “I've heard about how great Nathan Cross, the God of War of the North, is, and I've been wanting to fight with him since a long time ago. Now that you've given me the chance to, Ms. Pattinson, I'd be delighted to take the task.”

Jessica nodded. “Good. You have three days to get his head and hand it over to me. If you need any help, feel free to pick anyone from the elite soldiers I've brought along.”

Jarek loudly answered, “Yes, ma'am!”