Chapter 5

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

Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name is

out the armed forces

Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was full of

in your resignation once you've returned to camp.

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

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

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

his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's

my wife and

and 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 us

couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides, they have already received the punishment

my dear.” Nathan's

cheeky reply made her flush

the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you

“Scram!”

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

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

Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left

in his arms as the trio

as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would dare

of indulgence. “Papa will never

listened quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's

...

center of

lived in an old, dilapidated building that

were no elevators

his arms, Nathan climbed up

and messy,”

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

was making dinner in

surprised Benson to see his daughter bringing a man home with

time Penny had ever brought a

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

and walked

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled

reply, but little Queenie had already answered in

my daughter five years

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 and letting her raise their child

believe you have the audacity to come and look

air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body was quivering with

from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the

with all

to her

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!

his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny and Queenie's

enough!” Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic

effectively brought Leah's wild

the opportunity to take the 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 face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The hurt you've inflicted on my daughter is irreparable. We've had enough of

his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his

I know the torment Penny went through all

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

path paved with diamonds? The whole world under their

sounded like mere empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type

like Penny would fall

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

the police if you insist on

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 Penny go

the tears on her face and said

What?

and Leah stared incredulously at

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