Chapter 5

lying half-dead on

Dunn acknowledged with

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

was my mistake, Sir. I will accept

camp. You are not fit

for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,”

nod of approval from Nathan for

barked at them, “Get on your knees and

to their knees,

to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply

she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they

pleases you, my dear.”

reply made

in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He

“Scram!”

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

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

in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan

in his arms as the trio made their way out

“Now that you're back,

right, my princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully

listened quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's

...

- the center of

dilapidated building that was located downtown

elevators in

climbed up six-stories to

and messy,”

the living room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was

was making dinner

Benson to see his daughter bringing a man home

the first time Penny had

single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly

and walked

this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he

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

five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into a

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 their child

come and look for her!

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

The sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core,

mother with all her might. “Mum, please

Penny 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

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

Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic

Leah's

from Leah's hands. He pulled her into his arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your

his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was reflected in his solemn and

I know the torment Penny went through all these

never let them suffer in silence anymore. 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 my princess,

path paved with diamonds? The whole world under their

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

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for his

hear what my husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!”

police if you insist

homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from

Penny wiped the tears on her face and said calmly,

What?

stared

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