SWNOVELS Chapter 193 Talk Later
Chapter 193 Talk Later
Nathan had just finished his call when Penny knocked on the door and came in, her delicate features
pinched in worry.
She had come to persuade him to stop getting too reckless and causing a bigger mess by arguing with
the director of MEM. Luke was clearly targeting Cross Corporation; so if Nathan offended the director
too, then the company would be in serious trouble.
A small smile played on his lips as he stated, "You're too late; I've already called Luther Ortis."
Her eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. "Wait, what? What did you say to him?"
"Nothing much, I just told him that I wanted him to come over for tea and have a talk about how his
team of investigators has a grudge against our company."
Penny felt her knees weaken at his words. She called out in a panicked voice, "Nathan Cross, you!
Ugh, forget it! I need to come up with a way to salvage all this. Perhaps I should apologize to Mr. Ortis
personally."
She spun around and got ready to drive to Luther Ortis' place so she could apologize.
At that moment, her secretary, Jenny, rushed into the office. Her face was anxious as she reported,
"President Smith, there's someone here from MEM again."
Puzzled, Penny asked, "Is it Mr. Harper again?"
Her secretary shook her head. "It's not him. It's Director Ortis. He says he's here because Mr. Cross
has invited him over for tea."
Penny's face went pale drastically. She thought Luther was here for revenge because Nathan had
pissed him off.
She hurried out of Nathan's office with Jenny intending to welcome Luther.
She had just arrived at the reception area of Cross Corporation when an overweight middle-aged man
appeared, a box of tea leaves clutched in his pudgy hands. There was an eager smile on his face as he
asked, "Where's Mr. Cross?"
Penny made her way over swiftly as she greeted him, "Good day, Director Ortis. What a surprise to see
you here!”
A grin stretched his lips as he asked, "President Smith, where's Mr. Cross?"
She fidgeted and replied, "Director Ortis, I apologize if my husband had said anything to offend you
earlier. Please don't be mad at him."
Luther blinked in confusion. "Offend me? Apologize? Hahaha, President Smith, I think you have a
misunderstanding! I'm here to have tea with Mr. Cross. See? I have even brought the best tea leaves I
have."
Everyone nearby who had heard his words were taken aback.
Just half an hour ago, Luke had come here aggressively to announce that Cross Corporation had to go
on indefinite hiatus. However, the director himself was here, behaving like an eager puppy at the
prospect of having tea with Nathan.
Just what was going on?
Impatient to meet with Nathan, Luther reiterated his earlier question, "Where's Mr. Cross?"
No matter how many times it happened, Penny still could not understand how a phone call from Nathan
could cause people to react so respectfully towards him and by extension, her too.
With a little difficulty, she managed to say, "He's in his office. Please follow me."
When they reached Nathan's office, Luther was both intimidated and excited. "Mr. Cross, I'm the
director of MEM, Luther Ortis. When I heard you wanted to have tea with me, I brought the very best
tea leaves I have."
With that said, he placed the box of tea leaves on the table before Nathan respectfully.
Standing up, Nathan reached out to shake his hand. There was a polite smile on his face as he
responded, "Director Ortis, thank you for coming. We have some questions regarding the results your
team of investigators gave us and also about the way they handled our case. I hope you don't mind
addressing some of our concerns?"
Not expecting the esteemed general to shake his hand, Luther was over the moon. "Of course!"
While Nathan invited the director to sit down on the couch, Penny went to brew some tea using the
leaves the latter had brought.
Soon, she returned with two cups of steaming tea that she carefully placed before the two men.
Luther kept shifting in his seat, not entirely comfortable as he sat there. He chose his next words
carefully, "Mr. Cross, I was in a city council meeting this morning, so I have not had a chance to see the
report from my team just yet. May I ask what are
the questions you have?"
Picking up the report Luke had left behind, Nathan handed it over to Luther. "I'm not in a hurry. We can
talk after you've taken a look."