Chapter 5

lying half-dead on

acknowledged with shame,

“Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out

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

your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are not

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

hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan

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

his wife clambered to their knees,

and apologize to my wife and

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

before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides, they have

it pleases you, my dear.”

reply made her

that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still

“Scram!”

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

rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality

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

his arms as the

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

a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you

from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was

...

center of the

lived in an old, dilapidated building that was

were no elevators in

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she opened the

Penny's dad, was reading

Leah Smith, was making dinner

his daughter

first time Penny had ever brought a

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

and walked

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

answered in her bubbly

raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into a living

was none other than the culprit who

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

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

grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and she

held back her mother with all

Penny clinging tightly to her

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

Benson to see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned

Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic

brought Leah's wild emotions

from Leah's hands. He pulled her into his arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your

eyes. With Queenie in his

the torment Penny went through all these

let them suffer in silence anymore. They deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds?

like mere empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people he disliked

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for his

husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the

to call the police if you

man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to let Penny

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

What?

Leah stared

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