Chapter 257 Why Are You Speaking Up For Them


    At Penny''s angered shout, the Smiths'' heads swiveled to look at her.


    Contrary to how friendly and warm he looked days ago when he had sold thend to her, Sean''s face


    was now cold and indifferent.


    In a casual tone, he said, "Penny, how could you not greet your elders upon meeting them? Losing


    your temper like a child, how disrespectful!”


    Enraged, Penny used, "Grandpa, you clearly know that the plot ofnd at Phoenix could not be


    used, so why did you sell it to me? Aren''t you setting me up by doing this?"


    "Why can''t it be used? I don''t know anything about that," Sean replied with a shrug.


    "Thatnd is an ecological reserve and can''t be developed. Don''t tell me none of you know about this."


    Blinking his eyes, the old man answered, "Oh, really? I honestly don''t know anything


    about that."


    Penny waspletely speechless at how despicable and shameless they were being. Even now, they


    insisted on not knowing the truth about that plot ofnd.


    Taking in a deep breath, she struggled to contain her fury. Forcing as much calm into her voice as she


    could, she stated, "Grandpa, since thatnd cannot be developed, I wish to formally cancel the deal we


    made. We''ll return thend to you and you refund ourpany. How does that sound?"


    In an instant, Sean''s expression darkened. "A deal''s a deal. There''s no room for regrets now."


    "But thend...”


    He cut her off, "That''s your problem. I was only responsible for selling you thend, I never made any


    guarantee that it was a developmentnd."


    Tears sprung to Penny''s eyes as she cried in desperation, "Grandpa, you deliberately


    tricked me!"


    Fed up with ying coy, he sneered as he answered, "So what if I did? Business is business. There


    can be no personal feelings involved, not even consideration for family. Besides, I''ve never really been


    fond of you.


    "I wanted some of yourpany''s shares, yet you kept refusing me. What''s wrong with me tricking you


    then? If you''re so indignant about it, you can try and sue me. However, I can assure you that you''ll not


    win a court case against me. Hahaha!"


    Everyone else present burst into smugughter.


    Samuel mocked, "Oh, our sweet and gullible Penny. You really can''t me us for what we did. You can


    only me yourself for being such a fool. By the way, we earned two hundred million from the deal so


    we''ll be having a celebratory dinner tonight at Jade Hall. Would you like to join us?"


    With that, the Smiths chortled mirthfully again.


    Penny could only shake in impotent rage. There was nothing more she could do here.


    Just as she was about to flee in humiliation, a familiar voice rang out from outside.


    "Honey, I was wondering where you went."


    Penny and the Smiths'' heads spun to look in the direction of the voice. As they watched, a well-built


    figure walked inside.


    It was Nathan.


    The solid warmth of his chest soothed her and the hurt she had been feeling lessened just a bit.


    Wrapping his arms around her, he stroked her silky hair gently as he murmured,


    "What''s wrong?"


    "They''re bullying me!" she choked out.  Draмa?ovеls.cом


    That set the Smiths off and they instantly started shouting about how it was a consensual deal and how


    unfair it was to call it bullying.


    Penny''s head snapped up as she stared in shock at Nathan. In a quavering voice, she demanded,


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    "Nathan, why are you speaking up forthem?"