Chapter 5

who were both lying half-dead

for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His

me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to parade

Sir. I will accept

camp. You are not fit

Thank you for your advice. I shall reflect on

Thomas Dunn won a nod of

“What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and

his wife clambered to their knees,

and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to

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 us and let us

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 they have genuinely repented?

pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's lips

cheeky reply made her

could tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still

“Scram!”

opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their

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

knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

as the trio made their way out of the

“Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would dare to bully Mama and me

tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you and Mama

rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated

...

center of the

lived in an old, dilapidated building that was located downtown

elevators in the

arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to

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

room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was

was making dinner in

surprised Benson to see his daughter bringing a man home

time Penny had

on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they

and walked

looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in Nathan's

already answered in her bubbly

raped my daughter five years ago? So it's

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

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

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

grandparents shocked little Queenie

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

Penny clinging tightly to her body, Leah

we were kicked out of the family mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and

been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance.

out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

bellow effectively brought Leah's wild

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

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

the torment Penny went through all

is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds.

path paved with

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

Penny would

asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get

right. I'm going to call the police if you

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

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

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously

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