Chapter 5

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

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

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

mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was full of

resignation once you've returned to camp. You are not fit

reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said humbly and

won a nod of approval from Nathan for his positive

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

their knees, groveling

to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to

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

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 them a chance, since they look

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

cheeky reply made

forgiven them. “What

“Scram!”

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

Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time with his family

Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan

the trio made their way out of the

awesome, Papa.” Little Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that

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

quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face

...

- the center of the

in an old, dilapidated

were no elevators

Nathan climbed

is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny

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

Leah Smith, was making dinner in

his daughter bringing a man home

time Penny had ever brought a

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

set down his papers and walked

gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in Nathan's

tried to structure a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice,

five years ago? So it's

none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her life by impregnating

the audacity to come and

the kitchen,

grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and she

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

Penny clinging tightly to her

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

Benson to see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny and Queenie's

roar that

effectively brought Leah's wild emotions

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,

determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms,

I know the torment Penny went through

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

and blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The

promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the

like Penny

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

to call the police if you insist on staying,”

had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained

tears on her face and said

What?

and Leah stared

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