Chapter 5

who were both lying half-dead on the floor.

acknowledged with shame, “His name is Walter

send out the

will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn

in your resignation once you've returned to camp. You

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

Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his positive

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

their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's

wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all

Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides,

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

reply made her flush

eyes that she had already forgiven them.

“Scram!”

haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were

Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known

eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left

Queenie in his arms as the trio made their way out

pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would dare

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

side with tears rolling down her

...

- the center of

an old, dilapidated building that was

no elevators in

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories

and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she

was reading the newspaper with his reading glasses

mum, Leah Smith, was making dinner in

Benson to see his daughter bringing a man home

was the first time Penny had ever brought a

had vowed to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking

papers and walked up to

gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he

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

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

none other than the culprit who

to come and look for her! I swear I'll chop off your

out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah

shocked little Queenie to the core, and

back her mother with all her might. “Mum,

to her body, Leah could not

at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's

see that his usual calm and orderly world had been

roar that was uncharacteristic of his

brought Leah's

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 and torture.

Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up

torment Penny went

be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess, and I'll make sure

paved with diamonds? The whole world under their

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

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny

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

call the police if you insist

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

her face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum, please

What?

Leah stared incredulously at

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