Chapter 5

Walter Zahn and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?” he asked Thomas

acknowledged with shame,

“Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no

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

you've returned to camp.

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

Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan

“What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on

their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's

wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please

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

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

made her

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

“Scram!”

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

but the latter rejected his offer, making

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

arms as the trio made their way out of

as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm

said in a tone full of indulgence.

side with tears rolling down her

...

the center

an old, dilapidated

were no elevators in the

arms, Nathan climbed up

place is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in

was reading the newspaper with his reading

Smith, was making dinner

surprised Benson to see his daughter

the first time Penny had ever

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

set down his papers and walked up

puzzled when he saw Queenie in

already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa, Grandpa. My Papa is

who raped my daughter five years ago?

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

you have the audacity to come and look for

voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen,

outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie

held back her mother with all her might. “Mum,

to her

pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life

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

roar that was uncharacteristic of his

Leah's wild emotions

the cleaver away from Leah's hands. He pulled 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. We've had enough of the pain

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

me, I know the torment Penny went

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

life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole

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

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for

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

the police if you insist on

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

Penny wiped the tears on her face and said calmly, “Dad,

What?

Leah stared incredulously at

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