Chapter 5

and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?” he asked

me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His

out the armed forces

was my mistake, Sir. I will accept any

to camp. You are

I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas

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

waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees

Zahn and his wife clambered to their

and daughter.” Nathan was impassive

was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have mercy

suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look

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

reply made her

tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting

“Scram!”

frantic couple seized 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

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

in his arms as the

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

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

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

...

- the center of

in an old, dilapidated building

were no elevators in the

in his arms, Nathan climbed

the place is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as

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

Leah Smith, was making dinner

Benson to see his daughter bringing a man home with

Penny

Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing

set down his papers and walked up to

this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when

to structure a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my

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

soft-spoken, humble man who hardly raised his voice. He 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 letting

have the audacity to come and

voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah

her grandparents shocked little Queenie

with all her might. “Mum,

tightly to her body, Leah

her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and

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

Benson let out a roar that

effectively brought Leah's

out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully,

Queenie in his arms, his

the torment Penny went

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

paved with diamonds? The whole world

To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people he

Penny would fall for

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

police if you

when he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could

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

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously at

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