Chapter 5

who were both lying half-dead on the floor.

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

the authority to send out the armed

I will accept any

resignation once you've returned to camp.

reflect on my

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

towards the couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again, I'll make sure

his wife clambered to their

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

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

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

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

made

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

“Scram!”

to the door in feverish haste with their

the latter rejected

a knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

in his arms as the trio made their way out

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

full of indulgence. “Papa will

with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face

...

the center of the

in an old, dilapidated building that was located

elevators

climbed up six-stories

cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan

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

mum, Leah Smith, was making

Benson to see his daughter bringing a

the first time Penny had ever brought a

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

down his papers and walked up to

gentleman?” He looked puzzled when

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

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

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

audacity to come and look for her! I swear I'll chop off your

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

her grandparents shocked little

with all her might. “Mum,

Penny clinging tightly to her body, Leah could not

mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly

aggravated Benson to see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny

Benson let out a roar that

Leah's

his arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The hurt you've

not leave.” Nathan met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family

I know the torment Penny went through all these

is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen

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

ladies like Penny

asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her tone was harsh

police if

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

tears on her face and said calmly,

What?

stared incredulously

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