Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 127

In the open hall on the ground floor, the pudgy boy's father was holding a bowl and trying to coax him into eating more food. "If you want to grow up to be as cool as those soldiers, then you'll have to eat your food."

"Did you know? Those soldiers are so brave and strong and great at fighting! No one is able to lay a finger on them..."

The father hadn't even finished his sentence when cries of agony filled the hall. He looked up and saw Jackson and his men tumbling down the stairs, one by one.

The father and the pudgy boy, and all the other patrons in the restaurant had their jaws dropped in awe as they stared on speechlessly.

The pudgy boy noticed Jackson's swollen face as well as the others who were being thrown down the stairs. Terror filled his little face and he shook his head fervently. "I don't want to be a soldier anymore!"

Jackson overheard the little boy's frantic pleas as he struggled to stand up. He felt his face burning out of pain and humiliation.

His comrades were also looking equally pathetic and embarrassed.

They helped each other up, before turning to Jackson. "Quelch, Nathan is way more capable than we imagined. What do we do now?”

Jackson tilted his head and looked up the stairs, seething with anger. "Retreat. We need another plan.”

Benson and Leah were still in shock. They turned to Nathan, "What just happened?"

Nathan replied calmly, "A pompous rich guy tried to take advantage of Penn earlier, so I beat him up. These idiots were probably trying to help him settle the score."

Penny could tell that Jackson and his men were there to avenge the insult on Jerry

Zabinski. It was a good thing Nathan was able to take care of them.

Benson and Leah could only gasp at the appalling behaviors of the ruthless rich. Then, they nagged at Penny and Nathan to watch their safety and to call the police if anything else happened.

Ultimately, their night of celebration was dampened by the arrival of Jackson and his men.

So they decided to just call it a night seeing that they had pretty much finished eating.

When they arrived home, Nathan walked out onto the balcony and gave Colin Dunne a call, asking him to fortify the protection for his family.