Chapter 5

Walter Zahn and his wife, who were both lying half-dead

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

me, who gave you the authority to send out the

will accept any

once you've returned to camp. You are not fit for the post!” ordered

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

Dunn won a nod of approval

the couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you

his wife clambered to their knees,

my wife and daughter.”

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

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

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

cheeky reply made

eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still

“Scram!”

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

party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer,

look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn

the trio made their way

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

a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never

down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a sight

...

the center of the

dilapidated

no elevators

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories

messy,” Penny invited Nathan in

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

Smith, was

Benson to see his daughter bringing a man home

was the first time Penny had ever brought a

stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own,

down his papers and walked

looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in

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

raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into a

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 her raise

audacity to come and look for her! I swear I'll chop off

air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body was

from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core,

her mother with all her might. “Mum,

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

usual calm and orderly world had been upturned

a roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

bellow effectively brought Leah's wild

soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The hurt you've inflicted

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

know the torment Penny went

will be a path paved with

with diamonds? The whole world under their

of crap would

ladies like Penny

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

call the police if you insist

he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his

wiped the tears on her face and said

What?

stared incredulously

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