Everyone at the scene had their eyes on Nathan, waiting for an answer.
Nathan had an odd expression on his face. He didn't know how to answer all of a sudden.
At that moment, Penny suddenly smiled prettily and said, "If I'm not wrong, this is definitely because of Nathan's dad's influence."
Nathan's dad?
Sean and the rest of the bunch couldn't help but think of the head of Cross Family of Northania, Zayn Cross at Penny's words.
All of them had confused expressions on their faces!
Sean said with an uncertain tone, "Hasn't Nathan been emancipated from the Cross Family in Northania a long time ago? Also, if I recall correctly, Nathan has a really bad relationship with Zayn, right? How is it possible that he is riding on the coattails of Zayn?"
Penny held Nathan's hand in her own and said, "Grandpa, there's something that you don't know. The Cross family has changed. Zayn regrets leaving his wife and son behind back then. He even begged for forgiveness in front of Nathan's mom's grave. Also, the Cross family has given us a lot of help when Cross Group was expanding its markets in Northania."
This time, the Smiths weren't the only people who were stunned.
Even Nathan himself was stunned!
Nathan looked at Penny. "How did you know Zayn had a change in mindset? And how did you know he went seeking my mom's forgiveness at her grave? I have not told you any of this before!"
Penny berated, "You weren't willing to tell me about this, but your dad called and told me about everything."
Nathan got on his guard, "What did he say to you?"
Penny said, "He didn't tell me much, really.
But he did say he was wrong back then. Now he just wants to make it up to you. He's even willing to let you inherit his properties, which are worth a few billion. He also asked me to persuade you into forgiving him."
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