Chapter 5

at Walter Zahn and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are

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

to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to parade them

was my mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.”

returned to camp. You are not fit for the post!”

advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said humbly and

won a nod of approval from Nathan

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

to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's

my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive

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 go,

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 they have genuinely repented? Besides,

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

reply made her

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

“Scram!”

haste with their fat son in tow,

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

Dunn disappeared promptly

as the trio made

as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would dare to

full of indulgence. “Papa will never

the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's

...

center

dilapidated

elevators in

climbed up six-stories

cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she

living room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading glasses

was

see his daughter bringing

the first time Penny had ever brought a

to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they had arranged

set down his papers and walked up

who is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he

Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa,

years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into

a 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 her daughter five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her life by impregnating her and letting

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

out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body

The sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little

with all her might. “Mum, please don't----” she

to her body, Leah could not

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 pain. You're

been upturned by Nathan's

a roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

brought Leah's wild

our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The

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

torment Penny went through all these

silence anymore. They deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my

A path paved with diamonds? The whole world under their

a guy full of crap would

vulnerable ladies like Penny

said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!”

call the police if you

had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could

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

What?

stared incredulously at their

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