Chapter 5

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

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

instantly flew into a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to parade

will accept any punishment.”

to camp.

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

to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for

still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again, I'll make

and his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at

and apologize to my wife and

Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded

Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they

pleases you, my dear.”

cheeky reply made her

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

“Scram!”

to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they

lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected

look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn

as the trio made

Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now

said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will

tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was

...

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in an old, dilapidated building that was

were no elevators in the

in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as

Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the

Smith, was making dinner

daughter bringing

was the first time Penny had ever brought a guy

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

and walked up to greet

who is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when

structure a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa, Grandpa. My Papa

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

of rage when he discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who

can't believe you have the audacity to come and look for her! I swear I'll chop

penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the

outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and she started

with all her

to her body, Leah

of you 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

aggravated Benson to see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned

let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his

Leah's wild emotions

opportunity to take 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,

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

I know the torment Penny went through all these

and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are

life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world

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

Penny would fall

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

the police if you insist

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

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

What?

Leah stared incredulously

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