Chapter 5
his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?” he asked
Dunn acknowledged
into a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the
I will accept any punishment.” Thomas
once you've returned to camp. You are not
Thank you for your advice. I shall reflect on
nod
towards the couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your
Zahn and his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's
wife and daughter.” Nathan
“Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by
at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides, they have already received the punishment
long as it pleases you, my dear.”
reply made her
softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter Zahn and his
“Scram!”
in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away from a huge
but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to
Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan with his
in his arms as the trio made their way out
at her father. “Now that
said in a tone full of indulgence.
side with tears rolling down her
...
- the center of
in an old, dilapidated building that was located downtown
no elevators
arms, Nathan climbed up
cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she
dad, was reading the newspaper
Smith, was making dinner in
his daughter bringing a
was the first time Penny had ever
Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to
set down his papers and walked up to
looked puzzled when he saw Queenie
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
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
the audacity to come and look for her! I swear
the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging
little Queenie
mother with all her might. “Mum, please
clinging tightly 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 her nothing but pain. You're worse than a
orderly world had been upturned by
enough!” Benson let out a roar that
bellow effectively brought Leah's wild emotions under
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
not leave.” Nathan met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to
me, I know the torment Penny
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
life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world
him, only a guy full of crap would
ladies like Penny would fall for his
to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her
police if
done so when he found out that Nathan was 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, please let
What?
Benson and Leah stared
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