Chapter 5
wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?”
for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with
instantly flew into a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other
accept
you've returned to camp.
you for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas
won a nod of approval from Nathan for his positive
floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again, I'll make sure you
his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's
and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to
hastily to kneel in front of Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault.
initial 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 chance, since they look like
as long as it pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's lips
reply made
had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter Zahn
“Scram!”
with their fat son in tow, as if they were
throw a lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known
Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly
Queenie in his arms as the trio made their way out of the
beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back,
Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you and Mama
side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a
...
the center of the
dilapidated building that was located
elevators in
in his arms, Nathan climbed up
cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she
room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper
mum, Leah Smith, was making dinner in the
to see his daughter bringing a man
first time Penny had ever brought a guy
to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing
set down his papers and walked up to
this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when
a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's
who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you
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 her life by impregnating
to come and look for her!
air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body was
outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie
held back her mother with all
her body,
mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and brought her
his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The
Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of
Leah's wild emotions
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 on my daughter is irreparable. We've had enough of
not leave.” Nathan met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was
know the torment Penny went through all
happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are
blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world under
a guy full of crap would
young, vulnerable ladies like Penny
you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her tone was
to call the police if
would have already 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
face
What?
Leah stared
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