Chapter 5

lying half-dead on

for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name

gave you the authority to send out the

accept

camp. You are not

I shall reflect

Dunn won a nod

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, groveling

and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to

all our fault. We were simply

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

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

made her

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

“Scram!”

frantic couple seized the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away from a huge

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

knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

in his arms as the trio made

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

said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you and

tears rolling down her

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center

in an old, dilapidated building that was

no elevators

in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's

place is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in

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

was making

his daughter

the first time Penny had ever brought a guy

she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the

papers and walked up to greet

gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in

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

my daughter five years ago? So

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.

believe you have the audacity to come and look for her!

shrill voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body

sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to

back her mother with all her might. “Mum, please don't----”

her body,

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. You're worse than a beast!

usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by

a roar that was uncharacteristic of his

Leah's wild

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.

With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was

the torment Penny

is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds.

with diamonds?

Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people he

Penny would

to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her tone was harsh and

call the police if you insist on staying,”

already done so when he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to let

face and said calmly, “Dad,

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously

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