Chapter 5

his wife, who were both lying half-dead on

me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with

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 them around

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

once you've returned to camp. You are

your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,”

won a nod of approval from Nathan for his

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 live to see the next

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

and daughter.” Nathan was impassive

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

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 repented?

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

reply made her

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

“Scram!”

haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away from a huge

party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to

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

in his arms as the trio made their way out of the

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

tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you

side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a sight

...

center of

an old, dilapidated building that was

elevators

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to

and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as

was reading the newspaper with his

was making dinner in the

see his daughter bringing a man home

the first time Penny

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

his papers and walked

gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie

already answered in her bubbly voice,

that mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago?

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 their child

the audacity to come and look for her! I

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

her grandparents shocked little

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

clinging tightly to her body, Leah could

pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and brought her nothing

orderly world had been upturned by

a roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

effectively brought Leah's wild

“Get out of our house! Don't ever show

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

know the torment Penny went

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

A path paved with diamonds? The whole world under their

To him, only a guy full of

vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for his honeyed

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

I'm going to call the police if you insist on staying,” Benson

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

face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum,

What?

Leah stared incredulously at

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