Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 86

At night, Nathan and Penny were playing games with Queenie when Penny suddenly received a call from Lulu.

"Penny, I can't believe that you've started your own company, became the CEO, even getting your hands on one of the city's most important projects! And yet you were pretending to be poor by eating cheap fast food? How could you trick your old friend in such a way?” Lulu berated.

Penny laughed wryly, "Lulu, you've misunderstood. My company just started out and is still very green. There's still a long way to go."

"Also, the company has plenty of debt to be paid off. I wasn't pretending to be poor, nor was I trying to trick you."

Lulu laughed, "Alright, I was only joking around with you."

"Oh right! There's a Channing alumni gathering at the Empire Hotel tomorrow night. A lot of our fellow schoolmates will be there. You must join us!"

Penny froze. She was not accustomed to joining these type of alumni gatherings and so she automatically rejected it. "I don't know if I have the time..."

Lulu quickly jumped in, "The gathering is at night, not during the day. Why wouldn't you be free? Unless you're looking down on us poor people because you've hit the jackpot.”

Penny quickly denied it, "Of course not!"

"Then that's settled. Remember, it's tomorrow night at nine, at the Empire Hotel. Don't be late!" Lulu smiled before hanging up quickly, not allowing Penny another chance to reject the invitation.

Nathan saw Penny's look of defeat. "What's wrong?"

"It was Lulu McDonald, the girl from yesterday. She's said that there's an alumni gathering tomorrow night and insists that I join. And if I don't, then apparently I'm looking down on the rest of them," answered Penny resignedly.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, as she looked to Nathan expectantly, "Why don't you go with me tomorrow night?”

"It's your alumni gathering. Would it be appropriate for me to go?” Nathan asked.