Chapter 5

Zahn and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your

Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name

the authority to send out the armed forces

Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn

your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are not fit for

for your advice. I shall reflect

Dunn won a nod of approval

towards the couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees

and his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at

my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive

kneel in front of 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

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,

dear.” Nathan's lips curved into

reply made her flush

that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter

“Scram!”

the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were

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

Thomas Dunn disappeared

carried Queenie in his arms as the trio made their way out

her father. “Now that you're

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

rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a

...

the center

lived in an old, dilapidated building that was located downtown

no elevators in

climbed up

in, the place is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she opened

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

was making dinner in

to see his daughter bringing a

time Penny had

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

papers and

gentleman?” He looked puzzled

but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly

the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into

He flew into a rare fit of rage 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

to come and look for her! I swear I'll chop

shrill voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's

shocked little Queenie to the core, and she started

her mother with all

clinging tightly to her body, Leah could not

you that we were kicked out of 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 nothing but pain. You're worse than a beast! You're a

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

Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his

brought Leah's wild emotions

his arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully,

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

I know the torment

be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and

life? A path paved with diamonds?

promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would

Penny would fall for his honeyed

husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell

I'm going to call the police

he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained

her face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum,

What?

and Leah stared incredulously at

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