Chapter 5

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

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

me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for

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

camp. You are not fit for

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

Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his positive

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

to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's

my wife and daughter.” Nathan

while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have

pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance,

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

reply made

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

“Scram!”

and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with

rejected his

in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan

as the trio made their

beamed with pride as she 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 anyone bully you and

down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a sight

...

- the center of the

in an old, dilapidated

elevators

arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to

is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in

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

Leah Smith, was making dinner in the

his daughter

first time Penny had ever brought

had vowed to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they

set down his papers and walked up to

looked puzzled when he saw

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

beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's

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 the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her life by impregnating her and letting her raise their child

can't believe you have the audacity to come and look for her! I swear

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

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

held back her mother with all her might. “Mum,

her body,

all 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 Penny's life utterly

calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's

roar

bellow effectively brought Leah's

her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The hurt you've inflicted on my daughter is irreparable. We've had enough of the pain and torture.

in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was reflected in

the torment Penny went

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

life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world

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

Penny would fall for

just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her tone

to call the police if you

found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless,

point, Penny wiped the tears on her face and said calmly,

What?

Leah stared

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