Chapter 5

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

for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged

authority to send out the armed forces for

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

to camp. You are

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

won a nod of approval

then turned 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 you won't live

to their

and apologize to my wife and daughter.” Nathan

to kneel in front of Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have mercy on us and let us go, we

to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides, they have already received the punishment

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

made her flush

softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you

“Scram!”

with their fat son in tow,

Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time

his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and

the trio made their way

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

my princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence.

listened quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks.

...

the center

old, dilapidated building that

no elevators in the

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

and messy,” Penny invited Nathan

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

Leah Smith, was making dinner in the

see his daughter

was the first time Penny had ever brought a

stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her

papers and walked up

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in Nathan's

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

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

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

can't believe you have the audacity to come and look for

when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a

her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and she started

all her might.

Penny clinging tightly to her body, Leah could not

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! You're

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

out a roar that was uncharacteristic

Leah's

take the cleaver 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 shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The hurt you've inflicted on my daughter is irreparable. We've

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

I know the torment Penny went

will be a path paved with

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole

sounded like mere empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of

Penny would

bawled at Nathan, “Now

right. I'm going to call the police if you

Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to let Penny go through the torment

wiped the tears on her face and said calmly,

What?

and Leah stared incredulously at

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