Chapter 32 Just the Two of Us

Luther had made an outright threat. He assumed that, at this point, Michael would surely compromise. Contrary to his expectations, Michael remained silent for a few seconds before replying firmly, "My sincere apologies, Mr. Strudwick, but I'm afraid it can't be done." Before Luther could go on another rant, Michael ended the call. When Luther heard the dial tone on the other end, he was stunned. Did Michael just say that it couldn't be done? How dare a mere hospital director hang up on him? "What's wrong?" Natasha asked tentatively from next to him. "This Tristan guy… Who exactly is he? Is even Mr. Thornton unable to fire him?" Luther looked as if he'd swallowed a lemon. How would he know who Tristan was? Still, he couldn't embarrass himself in front of the Ashworths. He snorted and replied with forced calm, "He's just an ordinary doctor. What kind of background could he have? Mr. Thornton simply made a blunder trying to protect his own people. This isn't over." Despite his