Chapter 5
Zahn and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are
me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame,
into a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the
my mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was
your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are not fit
Sir. Thank you for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said
hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his positive
couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir
to their knees, groveling for forgiveness
my wife and
it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have mercy on us and
Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides, they
long as it pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's lips curved into a rare, tender
made her
the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are
“Scram!”
opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away from a huge
for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to
knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan with
his arms as the trio made their
father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody
princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you
quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a sight to
...
- the center of the
in an old, dilapidated building that was
no elevators
in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories
cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she opened the
room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper with
was making dinner in
his daughter bringing a man home with
the first time Penny had ever brought
raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend
papers and walked up to
gentleman?” He looked puzzled when
structure a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice,
mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years
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
audacity to come and look for her! I swear I'll chop
shrill voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body was quivering with
outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and
mother with all
Penny clinging tightly to her body, Leah could
because of you that we were kicked out of the family mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat,
orderly world had been upturned
roar that was uncharacteristic of
effectively brought Leah's
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
Queenie in his arms, his
me, I know the torment Penny
They deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path
life? A path paved with diamonds? The
empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the
like Penny would fall
to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get
right. I'm going to call the police if
already done so when he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing
the tears on her face and said calmly,
What?
stared incredulously at
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