Chapter 5

lying half-dead on the

he works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with

“Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no

I will accept

your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are

for your advice. I shall reflect

Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his positive

He barked at them, “Get on

their knees, groveling for forgiveness

my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to

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

Her kind-hearted nature was easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why

my dear.” Nathan's lips curved

reply made her flush

already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter Zahn and his

“Scram!”

with their fat son in tow, as if they were

rejected his

his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

in his arms as the trio

she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm

Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence.

rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's

...

the center of

old, dilapidated building

elevators in

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed up

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

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

Smith, was making dinner

to see his daughter bringing a man home

time Penny had ever

vowed to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they

his papers and walked up to

puzzled when

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

that mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into a living

him was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago. He

the audacity to come and look for

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

grandparents shocked little Queenie to the

her mother with all

to her body,

pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and brought

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

roar that was uncharacteristic of his

effectively brought Leah's wild emotions under

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 us

determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his

I know the torment Penny went through all

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

path paved with diamonds? The whole

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

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for his honeyed

Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her tone was harsh

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

the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to

the tears on her face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum, please let

What?

stared incredulously at their

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