Chapter 5

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

acknowledged with shame, “His

me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to

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

you've returned to camp.

Sir. Thank you for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said humbly

won a nod of approval from Nathan

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

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

my wife and daughter.” Nathan

of 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

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 repented? Besides, they have already received the

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

cheeky reply made her flush

Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you

“Scram!”

in feverish haste with their fat

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

Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan

Queenie in his arms as the trio

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

said in a tone full of indulgence.

side with tears rolling down her

...

center

an old, dilapidated

no elevators in the

in his arms, Nathan climbed up

in, the place is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she opened

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

Leah Smith, was

his daughter bringing a man home

Penny had ever

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

and walked up to greet

this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he

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

that mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our

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

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

from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver

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

mother with all her might. “Mum, please don't----” she

her body,

kicked out of the family mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she

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

out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his

effectively brought Leah's wild emotions

the 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, “The hurt you've inflicted on my daughter is irreparable. We've had enough of the pain and torture. Leave

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

me, I know the torment Penny

them suffer in silence anymore. They deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess, and I'll make sure that they have the

and blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole

to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap

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

I'm going to call the police if

the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing

point, Penny wiped the tears on her face

What?

and Leah stared incredulously at their

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