Chapter 5

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

me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name

gave you the authority to send out the

I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was full of

to camp. You are not fit for the post!” ordered

advice. I shall reflect on

good to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for

“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 won't live

wife clambered to their knees, groveling for

apologize to my wife and daughter.”

Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our

recovered from her initial shock and fear. Her kind-hearted nature was easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides, they

you, my dear.” Nathan's lips curved into

cheeky reply made

she had already forgiven them. “What are

“Scram!”

in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as

to throw a lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his

knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

the trio made their way out of

Little Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would dare

of

rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was

...

- the center of

an old, dilapidated building that was located downtown

elevators in

in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she

the living room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading

mum, Leah Smith, was making

see his daughter bringing a man home

Penny had ever brought a guy

that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they had

papers and walked

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when

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

the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who

a rare fit of rage when he discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who had

to come and

shrill voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver

grandparents shocked little

back her mother with all her might. “Mum, please

clinging tightly to her body, Leah could not

the family mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and brought her

see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny and Queenie's

enough!” Benson let out a roar that was

Leah's wild emotions under

opportunity to take the cleaver away from Leah's hands. He pulled her into his arms to soothe 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 is irreparable. We've had enough of the pain and torture. Leave

met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make

know the torment Penny went through

They deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen

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

empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were

Penny would fall for his

Leah bawled at Nathan,

to call the police if you insist on staying,” Benson

have already done so when he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not

face and said calmly,

What?

and Leah stared

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