Chapter 5

both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your

he works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His

you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to parade them

was my mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas

camp. You are not fit for

advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said

good to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod

towards the couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again, I'll make sure you

his wife clambered to their knees, groveling

and apologize to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was

Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have mercy on us and let us go, we

Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides, they have already received

you, my dear.” Nathan's

made her flush

Dunn could tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What

“Scram!”

the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away from a huge

for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time with his family

knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

arms as the trio made their way out of

beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now

Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never

quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks.

...

the center

dilapidated

were no elevators

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to

messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she opened

Penny's dad, was reading the

Leah Smith, was making dinner in

see his daughter bringing a man home with

was the first time Penny

had vowed to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her

his papers and

gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in

had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa,

raped my daughter five years ago?

when he discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her life by impregnating her and letting her raise

you have the audacity to come and look for her! I swear

air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body was quivering with

outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core,

held back her mother with all

tightly to her body, Leah

of the family mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat,

aggravated Benson to see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned

roar that was uncharacteristic

Leah's

her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The hurt you've inflicted on my daughter

in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was reflected in his solemn and

know the torment Penny

a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world under

sounded like mere empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people he

Penny would fall for his honeyed

He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now

right. I'm going to call the police if you insist on staying,” Benson

that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his

Penny wiped the tears on her face and

What?

and Leah stared incredulously at

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