Chapter 5

and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are

Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name is Walter

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

was my mistake, Sir. I will accept

your resignation once you've returned to camp. You

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

nod of approval from Nathan

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

their knees,

my wife and daughter.” Nathan was

was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have mercy on us and

her 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 a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented?

you, my dear.” Nathan's lips

reply made her

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

“Scram!”

the door in feverish haste with their fat

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

knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left

his arms as the trio made their way out of

Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would dare to bully Mama and me

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

rolling down her cheeks.

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lived in an old, dilapidated building that was

no elevators in

arms, Nathan climbed up

is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in

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

Smith, was

see his daughter bringing

was the first time Penny had ever brought a

had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own,

and

He looked puzzled when

a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered

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

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 and letting her raise their child on her

and look for

the kitchen,

her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and she started

mother with all her might. “Mum, please

to her body, Leah could not

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 her nothing but pain.

had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny

enough!” Benson let out a roar that

effectively brought Leah's wild

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

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

me, I know the torment

be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my

life? A path paved with diamonds? The

empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would

Penny would fall for his honeyed

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

right. I'm going to call the police if you

was that Benson would have already done so when he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless,

face and said calmly,

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously at

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