Chapter 5

Zahn and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the

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

instantly flew into a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the

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

to camp. You are not

Sir. Thank you for your advice. I shall reflect on

Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan for his

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

to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at

wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to

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

initial shock 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 genuinely repented? Besides, they

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

made her

forgiven them. “What are you

“Scram!”

seized the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away from

the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time with his family

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

carried Queenie in his arms as the trio made their way out of the

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

of indulgence. “Papa will never let

tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated

...

- the center of

in an old, dilapidated building

were no elevators in the

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to

place is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny

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

was making

daughter bringing a

the first time Penny had

insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own,

set down his papers and walked up to greet

looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in Nathan's

had already answered in her bubbly voice,

years ago?

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

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

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

from her grandparents shocked little

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

Penny clinging tightly to her body,

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 but pain. You're worse than a beast!

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

out a roar that was uncharacteristic of

effectively brought Leah's wild

soothe 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.

will 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 was

know the torment Penny went through

their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They

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 such things, and

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny

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

right. I'm going to call the police if

was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he

face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum, please let him

What?

Benson and Leah stared

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