Chapter 5

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

me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged

the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other

Sir. I will accept any punishment.”

camp. You are

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

to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of

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 sure you won't live to

clambered to their

my wife and

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 us

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

dear.” Nathan's lips curved into a rare,

cheeky reply made her

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

“Scram!”

seized the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow,

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

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

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

Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're

my princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of

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

...

- the center of

an old, dilapidated

were no elevators in

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited

dad, was reading the newspaper

mum, Leah Smith, was making dinner in the

see his daughter bringing a

the first time Penny had ever

stay single 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

puzzled when he saw

answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa, Grandpa. My Papa

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

hardly raised his voice. 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 one who had ruined

you have the audacity to come and look for her!

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

her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and she

all her

Penny clinging tightly to her body,

at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and brought her nothing but

aggravated Benson to see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny and Queenie's wails

enough!” Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of

effectively brought Leah's wild emotions under

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

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

know the torment Penny

and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world under their

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

ladies like Penny

asked you to leave!” 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,” Benson

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

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

What?

Leah stared incredulously at their

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