Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 35

At night, Penny Smith dragged her tired body back home.

Benson and Leah had just prepared a sumptuous dinner for all of them, while Nathan Cross was playing with his daughter on the sofa.

When the little girl saw her mother, she immediately ran over and giggled, "Welcome home, Mama! Let's play!”

Penny Smith bent down to peck a kiss on her daughter's face. "Mama is really tired from work. Can we play during the weekends?" She whispered.

Queenie Smith nodded. "Alright then. Can you sit down, Mama? I'll ask Papa to give you a massage."

Queenie Smith pulled Penny Smith over to the sofa and started giving her a shoulder massage. "Papa, can you massage Mama's feet? Mama has been really busy earning money for us," requested Queenie Smith.

Penny Smith's face was scarlet, and she

tried to wave it off.

However, before she could protest, Nathan Cross had already yanked her high heels off her feet.

He placed her stockings-clad feet onto his lap and gently massaged them. "Queenie is right. Mama has been really busy, so Papa has to be nice to Mama.”

Penny Smith's face grew a shade darker, as she tried to wriggle herself out to no avail.

To her relief, Leah Smith emerged from the kitchen and yelled, "What are you up to?

It's time for dinner."

Penny Smith swung her legs off Nathan Cross's lap hurriedly and slipped into her high heels again. "Yeah, let's go eat."

Leah Smith smiled warmly and pretended to not see what was going on. She picked her granddaughter up and walked towards the dining room.

Penny Smith felt humiliated, and she

whispered to Nathan Cross, "It's all your fault! I bet Mom thinks we're weird now."