Chapter 5

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

he works for me,” Thomas Dunn 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

accept any punishment.” Thomas

once you've returned to camp. You are not

shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said humbly

won a nod of approval from Nathan for

waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees

their knees, groveling for forgiveness at

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

“Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our

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

as it pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's lips curved into a rare, tender

made

she had already forgiven them. “What are you

“Scram!”

the door in feverish haste with their fat

Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend

Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan with

the trio

beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm

in a tone full of

listened quietly from the side with tears rolling down her

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center

dilapidated building

no elevators

climbed

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

dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading

mum, Leah Smith, was making dinner in the

surprised Benson to see his daughter bringing a man

time Penny had ever brought a guy

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

down his papers and walked up

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

little Queenie had already answered in her

mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into

rare fit of rage when he discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who

come and look for her! I

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

little Queenie

back her mother with all her might.

tightly to her body, Leah could

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

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

a roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

Leah's wild

her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He

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

me, I know the torment Penny went

be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess, and I'll make sure that they have the whole world under their

life? A path paved with

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

vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for his honeyed

leave!” Leah bawled at

police

Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to

on her face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum, please let

What?

stared incredulously

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