Chapter 5

both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?” he asked

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

the authority to send out

will accept

in your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are

I shall reflect

a nod of approval

barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you

to their knees,

and daughter.”

grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We

and fear. Her kind-hearted nature was easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why

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

reply made her

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

“Scram!”

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

to throw a lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend

Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan with

carried Queenie in his arms as the trio made their way

Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody

Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never

tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a

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old, dilapidated

no elevators in

his arms, Nathan climbed up

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in

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

Smith, was making dinner

surprised Benson to see his daughter

first time Penny had

had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her

papers and walked up to greet

He looked puzzled when he saw

had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's

you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives

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

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

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

outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie

her mother with all her might. “Mum, please don't----”

tightly to her body, Leah

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 and brought her

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

roar that was uncharacteristic of

effectively brought Leah's wild emotions under

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

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

know the torment Penny went through all these

be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family,

A path paved with

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

vulnerable ladies like Penny

didn't you hear what my husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell

police if you insist on staying,”

Benson would have already done so when he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing

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

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously at

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