Chapter 5
both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are
he works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with
gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to
mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn
to camp. You are not fit for the
reflect
good to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval
on
and his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at
and apologize to my wife and daughter.” Nathan
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
suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give
dear.” Nathan's lips curved into
reply made
in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at
“Scram!”
the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away
Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire
knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly
arms as the
gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure
full of indulgence. “Papa will never
from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a
...
the center of
dilapidated
elevators in the
in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's
messy,”
Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was
Smith, was making
Benson to see his daughter bringing a man home
Penny had ever brought
single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they had arranged for
his papers and walked up to greet
puzzled when he saw Queenie
reply, but little Queenie had already answered in
mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our
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 impregnating her
audacity to come and look for her! I swear I'll
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 Queenie to the core, and she started
mother with all her might.
to her body, Leah could not
kicked out of the family mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan
been upturned
Benson let out a roar
Leah's wild emotions
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
will not leave.” Nathan met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up
know the torment Penny went through
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 princess, and I'll make sure that they have the whole world
path paved with diamonds? The whole
him, only a guy full of crap
ladies like Penny would
asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of
call the police if you insist on staying,” Benson
had raped his daughter.
the tears on her face
What?
and Leah stared incredulously at
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