Chapter 5

were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they

Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name is

out

my mistake, Sir. I will accept

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

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

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

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

Zahn and his wife clambered to their

wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

front of Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our

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 like they have genuinely

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

reply made

could tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter Zahn and

“Scram!”

and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow,

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

his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan with

as the

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

tone full of

rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a

...

the center

lived in an old, dilapidated building that

elevators in the

his arms, Nathan climbed

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited

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

was making

surprised Benson to see his daughter bringing

was the first time Penny had

that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing

down his papers and walked up to greet

puzzled when he saw Queenie in Nathan's

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

beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So

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

audacity to come and look for her!

from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly.

The sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to

back her mother with all her might. “Mum, please

to her body, Leah could not

Benson's dad.” 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! You're

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

out a roar that was uncharacteristic

effectively brought Leah's

house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The hurt you've inflicted on

met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his

I know the torment Penny went

blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess, and I'll make sure that they have the whole world

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The

guy full of crap would say such things, and

Penny would fall for his honeyed

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

call the police if you insist

would have already done so when he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his

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

What?

stared incredulously at their

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