Chapter 5

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

Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His

flew into a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces

my mistake, Sir. I will accept

returned to camp. You are not

shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said humbly and

good to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan

“Get on

clambered to their knees, groveling for

and apologize to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was

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

shock and fear. Her kind-hearted nature was easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a

it pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's lips

made her flush

forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at

“Scram!”

the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their

party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time with his family

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

the trio made their way out of

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

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

rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a

...

the center

old, dilapidated building

elevators in the

climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's

and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in

was reading the newspaper

Smith, was making dinner in the

Benson to see his daughter bringing a man

the first time Penny had ever brought

had vowed to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own,

and walked

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

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

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

none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five

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

out from the kitchen, swinging

little Queenie to the

held back her mother with all her might. “Mum, please

her body, Leah could

dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan

see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned

Benson let out a roar that

brought Leah's wild emotions

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,

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

torment Penny

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

path paved with diamonds? The whole

like mere empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap

Penny would fall

you, didn't you hear what my husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan,

the police

Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to let Penny go

tears on her face

What?

Leah stared incredulously at their

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