Chapter 5

wife, who were both lying half-dead on the

Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame,

“Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out

I will accept any punishment.” Thomas

once you've returned to camp. You are not

I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said

hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his

barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my

to their knees, groveling for forgiveness

wife and daughter.” Nathan

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

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

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

made

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

“Scram!”

door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as

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

Dunn disappeared promptly

arms as the

Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure

Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you and Mama

from the side with tears rolling down her

...

- the center of the

in an old, dilapidated building that

no elevators in the

in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to

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

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

Leah Smith, was making dinner in

to see his daughter bringing

the first time Penny

on her own, blatantly refusing to

set down his papers and

looked puzzled

already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's

mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned

soft-spoken, humble man 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

come and look for

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

sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the

mother with all her might. “Mum,

clinging tightly to her body, Leah

her cleaver at Nathan as she spat,

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

a roar that was uncharacteristic of

Leah's wild emotions

pulled her into his arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at

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

know the torment Penny went through all these

let them suffer 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 world

with diamonds? The whole world under

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

Penny would fall for his

He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my

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

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

What?

and Leah stared incredulously

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