Chapter 5

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

works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name

out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to

Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas

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

reflect on my mistake,” Thomas

nod of approval

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

his wife clambered to their

my wife and daughter.” Nathan was

to kneel in front of Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our

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

as long as it pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's

cheeky reply made her

had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter

“Scram!”

the door in feverish haste with

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

in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared

arms as the trio made their way

Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that

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

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

...

- the center of

old, dilapidated building that was located downtown

elevators in

arms, Nathan climbed up

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

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

mum, Leah Smith, was making dinner in

daughter bringing a man home

the first time Penny had ever brought

stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on

down his papers and walked up

looked puzzled

little Queenie had already answered

you're the beast who raped my daughter five years

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 five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her life by impregnating her and letting

come and

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

sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and she

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

clinging tightly to her body, Leah could

dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined

see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden

out a roar that was uncharacteristic of

Leah's wild emotions under

our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The hurt

Queenie in his arms, his insistence

the torment Penny went through all these

and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess, and I'll make

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds?

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

Penny would

bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out

call the police if you insist on staying,” Benson

Benson would have already done so 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

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

What?

Leah stared incredulously at their

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