Chapter 5

who were both lying half-dead on the

works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged

you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason,

mistake, Sir. I will accept any

returned to camp. You are

for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas

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

on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again, I'll make

to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at

and apologize to my wife and daughter.”

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

initial shock 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

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

cheeky reply made her

already forgiven them. “What

“Scram!”

with their fat son in tow, as if

lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time

eyes, Thomas Dunn

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

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

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

side with tears rolling down

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center

in an old, dilapidated building that was located downtown

elevators in the

climbed

the place is pretty cramped and messy,”

Penny's dad, was

Smith, was making dinner

see his daughter bringing a man home

time Penny had ever brought a

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

set down his papers and walked up to greet

who is 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, Grandpa.

my daughter five years ago? So it's

Smith was a soft-spoken, humble man who hardly raised his voice. He flew into a rare fit of rage when he discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who had raped her

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 kitchen,

little Queenie to the core, and

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

to her

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

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

Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his

bellow effectively brought Leah's

seized 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

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

know the torment Penny went through all these

be a path paved with

path paved with diamonds? The whole world

To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people he

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for his

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

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

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

the tears on her face and said calmly, “Dad,

What?

Leah stared incredulously

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