Chapter 5

who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?”

Thomas Dunn acknowledged

a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed

was my mistake, Sir. I will accept any

once you've returned to camp. You are not fit for the

Sir. Thank you for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said

hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of

towards the couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on

their knees, groveling for

to my wife and daughter.” Nathan

to kneel in 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 go, we beg

kind-hearted nature was easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we

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

made

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

“Scram!”

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

welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time

Dunn disappeared

the

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

a tone full of indulgence.

side with tears rolling down her

...

center of the

old, dilapidated

no elevators

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories

and messy,” Penny invited Nathan

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

Leah Smith, was making dinner in

Benson to see his daughter bringing a man

time Penny had

raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they had arranged for

his papers and walked up to

who is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled

reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly

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 the one who had ruined her life by impregnating

come and look

voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly.

little Queenie to the core, and

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

her body, Leah could

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 worse than a beast!

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

enough!” Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

Leah's

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

gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his

the torment Penny went through all these

a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path

path paved with

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

Penny

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

the police if you insist on staying,”

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 to let Penny go through the

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

What?

and Leah stared

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