Back at the Smith family home, Henry and Sean were waiting for Penny to come and beg for forgiveness.
Soon, Marco Smith and Jacob Smith came back, but there was still no sign of Penny.
They appeared embarrassed and disheveled. Henry stared at them nervously and asked, "What happened to the two of you? Where's Penny?"
Marco looked shamefaced as he lowered his head and said, "Penny is sleeping, so she won't be coming."
Pointing at their limp and flaccid hands, Jacob Smith complained indignantly, "Mr. Smith, Penny's husband, Nathan, broke our hands!"
What?
Not only did Penny refuse to come, but her husband broke their hands too.
Henry's eyes widened in shock and anger.
Sean gave Henry a wry smile. "Mr. Smith, I was right. Penny is arrogant, and her husband is absurd."
Henry sneered, "How dare they put on a haughty front before the Smith Family! Who in the whole of Alberesque doesn't know my name!? Even the King of the South, Mr. Turner, respects and addresses me as Mr. Smith!”
Henry added, "Nathan and Penny probably didn't know I was the one who asked for them. That's why they have the guts to rebel against me!"
Sean and the others nodded their heads in agreement. Undoubtedly, Henry had a prominent status in Alberesque, so no one dared to offend him.
Henry felt smug that Sean and everyone present acknowledged his status. He took out his phone while asking for Nathan's number.
He was going to call Nathan personally so that Nathan and Penny would come over to apologize and receive their penalties on their knees.
Immediately, the call got through, and he could hear Nathan's voice on the other side of the phone, "Hello."
Henry tilted his head and said proudly, "Are you Nathan Cross? I'm Mr. Smith, and I want you to..."
Before Henry could finish speaking, Nathan was already feeling impatient as he said in an icy tone, "Who the hell are you? Get lost!"
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