Chapter 5

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

me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame,

who gave you the authority to send out the armed

I will accept any

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

advice. I shall reflect on my

Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his

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

and his wife clambered to their knees,

to my wife and daughter.”

Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by

suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we

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

cheeky reply made

forgiven them. “What are you two

“Scram!”

haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away

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

eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan

Queenie in his arms as the trio made their

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

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

side with tears rolling down

...

the center of

dilapidated building

were no elevators

climbed up six-stories to get to

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

mum, Leah Smith, was making dinner in

surprised Benson to see his daughter bringing a man

was the first time Penny

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

down his papers and walked up to greet

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he

reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice,

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

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 daughter five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her life by

you have the audacity to come and look for

when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver

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

with all her

tightly to her body, Leah

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

and orderly world had been

roar that was uncharacteristic of his

bellow effectively brought Leah's wild emotions under

arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face

not leave.” Nathan met his gaze 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 and sincere

me, I know the torment Penny went

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

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

only a guy full of

vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for

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

police

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

her face and said calmly,

What?

and Leah stared incredulously at their

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