Chapter 5

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

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

a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to parade them around

accept any punishment.” Thomas

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

I shall reflect

won a nod of approval

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

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

wife and daughter.”

was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have mercy on us and let us go, we

was easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't

as it pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's lips

made her flush

Dunn could tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted

“Scram!”

with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away from a

Dunn offered to throw a lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time with his

knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

his arms as the trio made their

at her father. “Now that you're

tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully

tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated

...

- the center of the

lived in an old, dilapidated building

were no elevators

Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as

room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was

Leah Smith, was making dinner

Benson to see his daughter bringing

time Penny had

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

set down his papers and

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in

tried to structure a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's

daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned

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

believe you have the audacity to come and

from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body was

from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to

back her mother with all

tightly to her body, Leah could not

Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life

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

out a roar that was uncharacteristic

Leah's

Don't ever show your face again!” He

Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for

know the torment Penny

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, and I'll make

paved with diamonds? The whole

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

Penny would fall for his honeyed

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

right. I'm going to call the police if you

man who had raped

her face and said calmly,

What?

and Leah stared incredulously at their

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