Chapter 5

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

Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name is

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

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

camp. You are not fit for the post!”

you for your advice. I shall reflect on my

Thomas Dunn won a nod of

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

and his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness

my wife and daughter.”

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

her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides,

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

cheeky reply made her flush

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

“Scram!”

and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with

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

Thomas Dunn disappeared

carried Queenie in his arms as the trio made their way out

Papa.” Little Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would

full of indulgence. “Papa will never let

with tears rolling down

...

- the center of the

in an old, dilapidated building that

were no elevators

climbed up six-stories to get to

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny

was reading the newspaper with his reading glasses

was making dinner in the

Benson to see his daughter bringing

time Penny had ever brought a

had vowed to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing

his papers and walked up

this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie

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

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

believe you have the audacity to come and look

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

shocked little Queenie to the core, and she started

with all her

clinging tightly to her body, Leah could

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 pain. You're worse than

world had been upturned by

a roar that was uncharacteristic of his

effectively brought Leah's wild

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. We've had enough

Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was reflected

torment Penny went through all

a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess, and I'll make sure

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds?

guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the

ladies like Penny

just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her tone was harsh and

call the police if you insist on staying,” Benson

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

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

What?

and Leah stared incredulously at

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