Chapter 5

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

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

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

my mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was full

returned to camp.

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

a nod of approval from Nathan for

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

wife clambered to their knees,

apologize to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive

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

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

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

made her

already forgiven them. “What are

“Scram!”

with their fat son in tow, as

the latter rejected his

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

in his arms as the

father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would dare to bully Mama

a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never

down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was

...

center of

old, dilapidated building that was

elevators in the

arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories

messy,” Penny invited

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

Smith, was making dinner

daughter bringing a man home

first time Penny had ever

insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly

down his papers and walked up to

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw

a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa, Grandpa. My

my daughter five years ago? So it's

when he discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter

audacity to come and look for her!

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

grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core,

mother with all her

her body, Leah could

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 Penny's life utterly and brought her nothing

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

roar that was uncharacteristic of

Leah's wild emotions under

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

look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family

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 family, my queen

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

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

ladies like Penny would fall

bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!”

the police if you insist

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

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

What?

Leah stared

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