As Jonathan left the interrogation room, Stone immediately approached. Surveillance cameras were everywhere, and with others nearby, Stone couldn’t say much. He merely gave Jonathan a subtle look, then said,
“Mr. Jonathan, the General would like to meet with you.”
At this moment, Stone was speaking in an official capacity.
Jonathan understood instantly. He nodded. “Lead the way.”
Stone walked ahead silently. Neither of them spoke. Inside, Stone was anxious.
The General’s request to see Jonathan had come out of nowhere. He didn’t know why, but it likely had something to do with White’s comments earlier.
The chip technology was too tempting—everyone wanted a piece of it.
Stone worried for Jonathan. White had clearly created this situation to make things difficult. No matter how Jonathan responded, it would stir up trouble.
Jonathan knew Stone was worried, but with so many eyes on them, he couldn’t say much. Just before entering, he patted Stone’s arm and said, “I might be a while. Call Sierra and let her know she doesn’t need to worry.”
“Got it.” Seeing that Jonathan was calm, Stone settled down too.
For anyone else, this would’ve been a huge problem. But this was Jonathan.
There was nothing he couldn’t handle.
No one knew what Jonathan and the General discussed. The meeting lasted over two hours, and Stone waited outside the entire time.
When Jonathan finally emerged, Stone breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
He glanced at Jonathan’s face but couldn’t read anything from it, so he simply swallowed his unease.
Even though Stone had called Sierra ahead of time, the fact that Jonathan hadn’t come back yet left her uneasy.
It wasn’t until he returned safely that she could finally relax.
Once they were back in their room, Sierra asked about what had happened.
When she heard that White had offered the chip to Jonathan, her brows furrowed. “He’s trying to turn you into a target.”
With the chip in hand, White was a hot commodity.
Everyone wanted that technology, and now he had handed the reins to Jonathan. How would others react to that?
Never mind whether White would actually surrender the technology. Even if he did, it would only create more problems.
Who should the chip go to?
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