Chapter 5

Walter Zahn and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?” he

acknowledged with shame, “His name is Walter

flew into a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to parade them around like

my mistake, Sir. I will accept any

in your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are

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

Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his positive

turned towards the couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If

clambered to their knees, groveling for

and apologize to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to

in front of Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own

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? Besides, they have already received the

it pleases you, my dear.”

reply made her

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

“Scram!”

couple seized the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their

for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known

his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan

in his arms as the

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

princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of

the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was

...

center of the

old, dilapidated building that

no elevators in the

climbed up

cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she opened the

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

mum, Leah Smith, was making dinner in

his daughter bringing a

Penny had ever brought a guy

raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they

and walked

looked puzzled when he saw

reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa,

that mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago?

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

can't believe you have the audacity to come and look

a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah

grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and

all her might. “Mum,

to her body, Leah could

that we were kicked 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. You're worse than

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

enough!” Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

Leah's wild emotions under

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

leave.” Nathan met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was reflected in his solemn

I know the torment Penny went

life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my

and blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world

To him, only a guy full of crap

ladies like Penny would

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

police if you

who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to let Penny

on her face and said

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously at their

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