Chapter 5

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

Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name

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

was my mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was full of

you've returned to camp. You

advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas

Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his

you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my

their knees, groveling for forgiveness

apologize to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

hastily to 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

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

my dear.” Nathan's lips curved

made her flush

softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What

“Scram!”

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

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

a knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left

the trio made their way

Papa.” Little Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would

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

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

...

the center of

in an old, dilapidated building

no elevators

his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny

Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading

Smith, was making dinner

daughter bringing a man home

first time Penny had ever brought

insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend

his papers and

gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he

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

none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her life by

audacity to come and

woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a

shocked little Queenie to the core, and

mother with all her might. “Mum,

to her body, Leah could not

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

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

roar

Leah's wild

seized the 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

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

I know the torment Penny went through all these

deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path

life? A path paved with

guy full of crap would say such things, and

like Penny would fall for his honeyed

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

to call the police if you insist on staying,”

who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing

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

What?

Leah stared

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