Chapter 5

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

me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name is Walter

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

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

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

for your advice. I shall reflect on my

won a nod of

at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again, I'll make sure you won't live to

Zahn and his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for

and daughter.” Nathan

scrambled hastily to kneel in front of Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all

easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they

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

reply made her flush

that she had already forgiven them. “What

“Scram!”

the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were

welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer,

eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan

the

gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm

in a tone full of

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

...

the center

lived in an old, dilapidated building that was located

no elevators in the

Nathan climbed

and messy,” Penny

room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading

Smith, was

to see his daughter bringing a man home with

first time Penny had ever brought a guy

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

set down his papers and walked up to greet

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when

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

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

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

to come and look

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

from her grandparents shocked little

with all

to her body, Leah

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

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

enough!” Benson let out a roar

bellow effectively brought 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

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

the torment

a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess,

A path paved with diamonds? The whole

only a guy full of crap would

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny would

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

call the police if you

the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to let Penny go through the

tears on her face

What?

Leah stared incredulously at

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