Chapter 5

were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?”

works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with

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

I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn

your resignation once you've returned to camp. You

advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,”

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

“What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If

and his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness

wife and daughter.” Nathan was

Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our

had recovered from 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,

you, my dear.” Nathan's lips curved into a rare,

made her flush

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

“Scram!”

haste with their fat son in tow,

throw a lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known

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

as the

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

my princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let

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

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center

an old, dilapidated

were no elevators

Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to

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

Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the

Smith, was

Benson to see his daughter bringing a man

first time Penny had ever brought a guy

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

papers and

who is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie

had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa,

who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our

was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her

the audacity to come and look for her! I

the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly.

grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and she started

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

her body,

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! You're

world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny and Queenie's wails almost drove

out a roar that

bellow effectively brought Leah's wild emotions under

her into his arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan

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

the torment Penny went through all

will never let them 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

paved with diamonds? The whole world under their

a guy full of crap would say such things, and those

ladies like Penny would

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

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

who had raped

Penny wiped the tears on her face and said

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously at

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