Chapter 5

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

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

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

will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was

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

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

a nod of approval from Nathan

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

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

and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to

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

her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides, they have already received

you, my dear.” Nathan's

cheeky reply made her

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

“Scram!”

in feverish haste with their fat son in tow,

party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire

look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan with

in his arms as the

at her father. “Now that you're

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

from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a sight to

...

- the center of

an old, dilapidated building that

no elevators

his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to

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

Penny's dad, was reading the

mum, Leah Smith, was

Benson to see his daughter bringing

the first 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 had arranged for

set down his papers and walked up to greet

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

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

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

that the man standing in front of him was none

have the audacity to come and look for her! I swear

when a woman ran out from the

little Queenie to the core, and

held back her mother with all her might.

to her body, Leah could

pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat,

Benson to 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 uncharacteristic of his

Leah's wild

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

his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was reflected in his solemn

know the torment Penny went through

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, and I'll make sure that they have the whole

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole

Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people he

like Penny

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

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

was the homeless man who had raped

the tears on her face and said calmly,

What?

and Leah stared incredulously

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