Chapter 569 My Heart Aches For My Hubby


    When the Smiths heard this, looks of realization appeared on their faces as they thought that all of the


    credit belonged to Chris!


    Everyone surrounded Chris and showered him withpliments. They were all gushing over him, even


    saying that Ferlyn was blessed to be able to find such a cool boyfriend.


    Ferlyn had never thought very highly of Chris, but right now, she was seeing him in a new light.


    She gazed admiringly at Chris and said excitedly, "Chris, you''re amazing. You managed to get the


    mayor and policemander-in-chief of Channing, as well as Major-General Wilson to help us. You''re


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    my idol!"


    Chris'' cheeks were flushed, and he felt unbearably embarrassed.


    It was because he knew that Nathan was the one who brought forth arge number of troops to defeat


    Damon Griffin, and all the credit belonged to him.


    He was only a lowly navy captain and didn''t have such power.


    A broad smile had also taken residence on Sean''s face. "Haha! Chris, you''re indeed a son-inw


    worthy of the Smiths!"


    Samuel echoed his father''s words, "Yes. We can finally have a decent son-inw. Unlike someone who


    pretended to be capable and tried taking credit for something he yed no part in."


    Samuel was obviously targeting Nathan with this remark.


    When the Smiths saw Nathan authoritatively order the men around earlier, they thought that he was the


    one who called over Major-General Franklin and the rest.


    When they found out that Chris was the one who gathered the reinforcements, they instantly jeered at


    Nathan.


    They said that Nathan was ipetent, but acted the opposite by taking all the credit for himself when


    it belonged to


    Chris.


    Their derogatory remarks made Penny, Benson, and Leah feel embarrassed.


    Kylie refused to take this lying down and mustered up the courage to yell, "It''s all thanks to my brother-


    inw that the crisis has been resolved and we''re safe! He deserves the most credit!"


    Ferlyn''s lips curled in disdain as she scoffed, "Credit? Credit for doing what? Bragging?"


    Penny couldn''t help but step forward to defend her husband as she solemnly said, "Ferlyn, how can


    you say that? Forget about everything else, I''m sure you remember how scary the Griffins were, right?


    If it wasn''t for Nathan stepping forward to defeat the Griffins'' four generals, perhaps we would''ve been


    dead or severely injured before reinforcements arrived. Nathan had risked his life trying to protect us,


    but now that you''re all safe and sound, you forget his efforts and take a dig at him. Do any of you have


    a conscience?"


    What Penny said knocked the Smiths'' arrogance down a notch.


    Sean awkwardly cleared his throat and said, "Alright, alright. Nathan deserves some credit too, but


    most of the credit goes to Chris."


    Then, he cast a look around before saying, "The house is in a mess. Let''s go to the Grand Hyatt Hotel


    to have a celebratory meal, and to also express our gratitude to Chris.


    Paul, Samuel, and the others enthusiastically agreed with Sean''s suggestion.


    However, Penny was dissatisfied with them for treating Nathan like this. On top of that, she was


    exhausted after a whole day of being gued by fear and panic.


    Hence, she said, "Since all is well now, we won''t be joining the celebration. We''re all tired, so we''ll be


    going home to rest."


    That was all she said before grabbing Nathan and leaving with her family to go back home.


    When Sean saw his granddaughter leave, his brows furrowed slightly. "You all shouldn''t haveughed


    at Nathan just now."


    Ferlyn leaned against Chris and scoffed with disdain. "He has been a useless crap all along. You know


    it, I know it. Everyone knows it. We owe it to Chris this time."


    Once again, everyone''s attention fell onto Chris. They excitedly surrounded him, then went to the hotel


    to celebrate their victory.


    Nathan and Penny had reached home just then. Leah took care of Queenie, while Penny personally


    cooked dinner for all of them.


    With a gentle smile, Nathan went into the kitchen to help. "Honey, all of you had a great scare today.


    We could''ve joined them for dinner at the hotel. That way, you wouldn''t need to trouble yourself with


    cooking."


    In truth, Nathan wasn''t offended by the Smiths'' ridicule and insults at all, because their views and


    opinions never mattered to him.


    Seeing an aggrieved Penny, whose eyes were reddened by anger, standing up for him, a warm and


    fuzzy feeling swelled in Nathan''s chest.


    He was touched by her concern, and his eyes filled with tender love as he watched her side profile.


    Penny ranted to herself, but before she could finish, Nathan abruptly hugged her from behind. Co?tent


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    Nathan didn''t listen, but instead leaned close to her ear and whispered sweetly, "Honey?"


    "Hmm?"


    "I love you.”


    Penny''s body trembled slightly when she heard those three wordse from his lips. Her face dazzled


    like blossoming flowers under the sunlight; she resembled a spring in its full bloom.