Chapter 5

who were both lying half-dead on the floor.

Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His

instantly flew into a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for

I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn

in your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are not fit for the post!”

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

nod of approval from Nathan for his positive

for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again, I'll make

wife clambered to their knees,

to my wife and daughter.” Nathan

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 foolishness. Please have mercy on us and let us go, we

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? Besides, they have already

pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's

reply made

Dunn could tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting

“Scram!”

door in feverish haste with their fat son in

a lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some

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

the trio made

as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're

said in a tone full of

down

...

- the center

lived in an old, dilapidated building that was

no elevators in the

Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to

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

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

was making dinner in the

his daughter bringing a

time Penny had ever

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

and walked up to greet

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw

little Queenie had already answered in

years ago? So it's you

was a soft-spoken, humble man 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

have the audacity to come and look

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

from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core,

all her might.

tightly to her

because of you 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

orderly world had been

out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his

bellow effectively brought Leah's wild emotions under

seized 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

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

torment Penny went through all these

suffer in 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

and blissful life? A path paved with diamonds?

sounded like mere empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say

like Penny would fall

bawled at

going to call the police if you insist on

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

Penny wiped the tears on her face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum, please let

What?

Leah stared incredulously at their

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