Chapter 5

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

me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with

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

mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.”

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

reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said

won a nod of approval from Nathan

on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again,

Zahn and his wife clambered to their knees,

wife and daughter.” Nathan was

“Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have mercy on us

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,

my dear.” Nathan's lips curved into

cheeky reply made her

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

“Scram!”

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

rejected his offer, making

Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan with

as the trio made

so awesome, Papa.” Little Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would

full of indulgence. “Papa

with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated

...

center of the

in an old, dilapidated

no elevators in the

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

and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as

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

Leah Smith, was making dinner

to see his daughter bringing a man home with

time Penny had ever brought

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

set down his papers and walked up

this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw

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

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

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

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

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

from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core,

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

tightly to her body, Leah

by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life

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

a roar that

effectively brought Leah's wild

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

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

know the torment Penny

life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path

with diamonds? The whole world under their

of crap would say such things, and those

ladies like Penny

leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out

I'm going to call the police if you insist

was that Benson would 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

the tears on her face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum, please let

What?

Benson and Leah stared

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