Chapter 5

lying

acknowledged with shame, “His name is

gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other

mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn

resignation once you've returned to camp. You are not

you for your advice. I shall reflect

Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his

turned towards the 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 again, I'll make sure you won't live

to their knees, groveling for forgiveness

to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was

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 go, we beg

easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why

as it pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's lips curved into a rare,

made

she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter Zahn

“Scram!”

the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were

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

a knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and

as the trio made their way out of the

father. “Now that you're back, I'm

princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone

listened quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was

...

the center of the

lived in an old, dilapidated building that was located

elevators in the

his arms, Nathan climbed up

messy,” Penny invited Nathan in

Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading glasses

mum, Leah Smith, was

surprised Benson to see his daughter bringing a man

Penny had

that she would raise Queenie on her own,

set down his papers and walked up

looked puzzled when he saw

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

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

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 the one who had ruined her life by

can't believe 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

The sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to

mother with all her might. “Mum,

her body, Leah could not

of you that 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 brought her nothing but

usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny

let out a roar that

Leah's

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.

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

torment Penny went through all

be a path paved with diamonds. They

blissful life? A path paved with

to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people he

vulnerable ladies like Penny

husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get

to call the police if you insist on staying,” Benson

was that Benson 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

her face and said calmly, “Dad,

What?

Leah stared

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